LGBT Politics
LGBT Politics USA
Trump’s SAVE Act Is Dead After GOP Senator Says Bill Won’t Pass
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News WASHINGTON — (March 17, 2026) — A key Republican senator says former President Donald Trump’s controversial voter identification proposal, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, may already be effectively stalled in the U.S. Senate. Senator Lisa Murkowski, widely considered a swing vote in closely divided legislative debates, told reporters Tuesday that she is not prepared to support [...]
Six Idaho Republicans Break Ranks on Transgender Bathroom Criminalization Bill
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | Idaho LGBT Politics BOISE, Idaho — (March 17, 2026) — The Idaho House of Representatives has approved controversial legislation that would impose criminal penalties on individuals [...]
Former DOGE Insider Says ChatGPT Helped Flag and Cancel LGBTQ+ Grants, Sparking Legal Battle
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (March 15, 2026) — Newly released deposition testimony in a lawsuit over federal grant cancellations reveals that artificial intelligence, including [...]
Pennsylvania House Panel Advances Bills to Strengthen LGBTQ Protections
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News HARRISBURG, Pa. — ( March 16, 2026 )— A Pennsylvania House committee has advanced a package of legislative proposals aimed at expanding civil rights protections [...]
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Names Taylor Brown to Lead First Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | New York LGBT News NEW YORK, NY — (March 15, 2026) — In a historic move for LGBTQ leadership in municipal government, Zohran Mamdani announced plans to establish New [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Viral Iran War Cost Tracker Explained: What the Live Ticker Is Really Showing
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics & Global Affairs LAS VEGAS — (March 3, 2026) — A website called the Iran War Cost Tracker is rapidly going viral across social media platforms, drawing global attention with a live ticker that estimates the financial cost of ongoing military escalation involving Iran. As the numbers climb in real time, millions are asking the same question: What exactly is this tracker [...]
Ghana Revives Harsh Anti-LGBTQ Bill as Turkiye Signals New Restrictions
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia ACCRA / ANKARA — (February 27, 2026) — Lawmakers in Ghana have formally reintroduced the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, while [...]
Asia’s LGBTQ Rights in 2025: Major Wins, Dangerous Backslides, and What Comes Next
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Asia Research Credit: This report is based on original regional LGBTQ rights research by Rob Salerno, founder of 76Crimes.com, one of the world’s [...]
See What the Supreme Court Just Ruled on Same-Sex Couples and Property Rights
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics Asia MANILA — (February 10, 2026) — In a historic legal decision, the Philippines Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples who live [...]
Malaysia’s Gay Spa Raid Backfires as Judge Orders Release of All 201 Men
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Asia KUALA LUMPUR — (December 28, 2025) — Malaysia’s latest attempt to crack down on LGBTQ+ spaces has collapsed in dramatic fashion after a [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
EU Court Rules Transgender Citizens Must Have IDs Reflecting Lived Gender
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News LUXEMBOURG — (March 13, 2026) — A landmark decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union is reshaping how member states handle gender recognition for transgender citizens across the European Union. In a ruling released Thursday, the Luxembourg-based court determined that EU governments must allow transgender individuals to update gender markers on official identification documents so they accurately [...]
Spain Refuses Use of US Military Bases for Iran Operations as Aircraft Redeploy to Germany
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News MADRID — (March 2, 2026) — Spain has declined to authorize the use of US military bases on Spanish territory for operations connected to [...]
UK Veterans Threaten Legal Action Over Ministry of Defence LGBT Compensation Criteria
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LONDON — (February 19, 2026) — A group of UK veterans who say they were forced out of the armed forces under the former ban [...]
Global AI Pledge Signed by 88 Nations Avoids Binding Safety Commitments
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | LGBT News International BRUSSELS — (February 22, 2026) — Eighty-eight countries and regional blocs, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, have endorsed an [...]
EU Launches Digital Services Act Investigation Into Shein Over Online Safety Compliance
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS BRUSSELS — (February 17, 2026) — The European Commission has formally opened proceedings against global e-commerce platform Shein under the European Union’s sweeping online governance framework, the [...]