LGBT Politics USA

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2707, 2026

Global HIV Funding Plunges After Trump Aid Cuts, New Reports Warn

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 27, 2026) — The global fight against HIV/AIDS suffered its most significant financial setback in nearly two decades after new reports from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) revealed that international funding sharply declined in 2025. Released during the International AIDS Conference, the reports conclude that the dramatic reduction [...]

Americans Flood FCC With Opposition to LGBTQ TV Warning Labels

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 24, 2026) — A proposed review of the nation's television ratings system by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has sparked widespread public [...]

Hegseth’s $37.5 Billion Iran War Admission Sparks Online Firestorm

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 21, 2026) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's confirmation that the United States has spent $37.5 billion on the war with Iran [...]

GOP Rift Deepens as Cornyn Challenges Trump on PEPFAR AIDS Funding

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 21, 2026) — A growing divide within Senate Republicans emerged Tuesday after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced he would oppose advancing [...]

EEOC Moves to End 60 Years of Workplace Diversity Data Collection

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 21, 2026) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to advance a proposal that would eliminate one of the federal [...]

LGBT Politics Europe

1902, 2026

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 on LGBT [...]

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 [...]

New Zealand Bans Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth, Sparks Global Outcry

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Europe WELLINGTON, NZ — (November 23, 2025) — New Zealand’s coalition government has triggered widespread backlash after announcing an indefinite ban on puberty blockers for [...]

Pride in London Boss Accused of Blocking Theft Probe as Court Case Advances

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT News (London) LONDON — (January 14, 2026) — The suspended chief executive of Pride in London is facing a High Court showdown after being accused of blocking [...]

King Charles III Unveils UK’s First LGBT Armed Forces Memorial in Historic Ceremony

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | Breaking Military News LONDON — (October 27, 2025) — In a landmark moment for equality and remembrance, King Charles III unveiled the United Kingdom’s first-ever memorial dedicated to LGBT [...]