LGBT Politics USA
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Shasta County School Board Strips Explicit Transgender Protections From Student Policy in 4-2 Vote
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA REDDING, Calif. — (September 11, 2026) — The Shasta County Board of Education has approved a major rewrite of its student nondiscrimination and harassment policy, removing language that explicitly addressed protections for transgender and nonbinary students following an emotionally charged public debate. The revised policy passed 4-2 during the board's September 9 meeting, replacing a more detailed version with a [...]
Trump’s Mail Ballot Fight Raises Stakes for Disabled LGBTQ Voters Ahead of Midterms
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 6, 2026) — President Donald Trump’s administration has raced back to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking permission to enforce controversial new restrictions [...]
KIPP Nashville Removes LGBTQ Books After Teacher Challenges Same-Sex Marriage Curriculum
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | Nashville LGBTQ News NASHVILLE, TN — (September 2, 2026) — A dispute involving a first-grade teacher's religious objection to books depicting same-sex families has escalated into a broader [...]
Maria Bartiromo OUT at Fox News in Shocking Effective-Immediately Exit
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA NEW YORK, NY — (September 3, 2026) — Conservative media powerhouse Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News Media, ending a 12½-year run in a [...]
Trump Takes Transgender Military Ban to Supreme Court Before Explosive 2027 Trial
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 29, 2026) — President Donald Trump’s administration has taken its battle over transgender military service directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
UK Military Veterans Launch Legal Fight Over LGBT Compensation Scheme
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News UK LONDON — (April 9, 2026) — Two British military veterans have launched legal action against the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), arguing that the [...]
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 [...]
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 India-led declaration [...]
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 ongoing actions [...]
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 [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
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 leading international [...]
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 [...]
Tokyo High Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban in Ruling That Ignites National Outrage
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Asia TOKYO, JP — (November 29, 2025) — In a deeply disappointing blow to Japan’s LGBTQ community, the Tokyo High Court on Friday ruled that [...]
Malaysia Sparks Outrage with Mass Raids on Men-Only Spas, Raising Fears of LGBTQ Persecution
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics Asia MALAYSIA — (December 1, 2025) — Malaysia is once again drawing international scrutiny after coordinated police raids on men-only saunas and spas across Kuala [...]
Kazakhstan Joins Russia & Hungary in New Ban on LGBTQ+ “Propaganda”
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN — (November 14, 2025) Kazakhstan has become the latest country to enact sweeping restrictions on LGBTQ+ visibility, after lawmakers approved a controversial [...]
