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17 03, 2026

Trump’s SAVE Act Is Dead After GOP Senator Says Bill Won’t Pass

2026-05-01T11:35:25-07:00March 17th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

17 03, 2026

Six Idaho Republicans Break Ranks on Transgender Bathroom Criminalization Bill

2026-05-01T11:35:27-07:00March 17th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, Transgender News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 who use public bathrooms or changing facilities that do not correspond with their biological sex at birth. House Bill 752 passed Monday [...]

16 03, 2026

Pennsylvania House Panel Advances Bills to Strengthen LGBTQ Protections

2026-05-17T14:28:42-07:00March 16th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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 for LGBTQ residents, marking another step in a long-running debate over how state law addresses sexual orientation and gender identity. The legislative [...]

15 03, 2026

Former DOGE Insider Says ChatGPT Helped Flag and Cancel LGBTQ+ Grants, Sparking Legal Battle

2026-06-10T10:39:54-07:00March 15th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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 ChatGPT, was used by staff in the Trump-era Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to help identify and eliminate grants referencing LGBTQ+ topics [...]

15 03, 2026

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Names Taylor Brown to Lead First Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

2026-05-17T14:28:47-07:00March 15th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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 York City’s first Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, appointing civil rights attorney Taylor Brown as its inaugural director. The announcement from [...]

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