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Florida GOP Candidate Says ‘You Cannot Be Born Gay,’ Sparking Backlash
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Florida LGBTQ Politics BROWARD COUNTY, FL — (July 8, 2026) — Republican congressional candidate Rod Joseph, who is seeking his party's nomination in Florida's 20th Congressional District, is drawing criticism after stating that people cannot be born gay and suggesting that sexual orientation is a personal preference rather than an innate characteristic. Joseph made the remarks during a joint interview with the South [...]
FBI Arrests Puerto Rico Man Accused of Plotting Mass Violence at PRIDE Events
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (July 2, 2026) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Puerto Rico resident after an FBI investigation into violent online threats targeting the LGBTQ+ community [...]
ACA Subsidy Loss Triggers Healthcare Shock for LGBTQ Americans
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (June 30, 2026) — Millions of Americans have dropped Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage after enhanced federal subsidies expired, creating new [...]
Trump Administration Elevates Religious Freedom in Federal Health Policy, Raising LGBTQ+ Care Questions
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (July 1, 2026) — The Trump administration has placed religious freedom and conscience protections at the center of federal health policy, [...]
Did the Pentagon Force Scouting America to Change Its Transgender Policy? Lawsuit Demands Answers
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 28, 2026) — A federal lawsuit is seeking to determine whether the U.S. Department of Defense and Scouting America reached an [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
Italy’s Anti-LGBT Surrogacy Law Sparks Online Outrage—But Is It Really New?
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe ROME — (July 19, 2025) — Social media is ablaze with posts alleging that Italy has just passed a harsh new anti-LGBT surrogacy [...]
Russia Backs Down? St. Petersburg Court Tosses LGBT Propaganda Case Against Bookstore
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW — (July 11, 2025) — A court in St. Petersburg has officially dropped an “LGBT propaganda” case against the iconic bookstore Podpisniye [...]
Germany’s Far Right Declares War on Pride: Militants Target LGBTQ Events
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe BERLIN — (July 4, 2025) — In a terrifying surge of far-right aggression, LGBTQ Pride events across Germany are now under siege by neo-Nazi [...]
UK Minister Vows Urgent Action on LGBT Veterans’ Redress After Delays Exposed
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News LONDON — (July 10, 2025) — The UK government has pledged to accelerate financial redress payments for LGBT veterans who were historically abused and discharged [...]
Global Allies Back LGBTQ Rights as U.S. Remains Silent on Pride Day
By: Keith Witchka, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Europe WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 29, 2025) — While Pride Day celebrations lit up cities across the world, the United States government remained notably [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Thailand Parliament Passes Bill Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
BANGKOK, TH — (03-28-24) — Thailand' Parliament made history yesterday when it passed a same-sex marriage bill, making the country the first Southeast Asian nation to recognize same-sex marriage. “I want to invite you all [...]
South Korea High Court Upholds Ban on Gay Sex in the Military
SEOUL, KR — (10-30-23) — South Korea's constitutional court has upheld the ban on gay sex in the military, a long standing law against same-sex relations in the military, in what activists have called a [...]
Hong Kong Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Civil Unions
HONG KONG — (09-05-23) — Hong Kong's top court ruled Tuesday in favor of same-sex civil unions but stopped short of ruling in favor of full marriage rights in a partial win for HK's LGBTQ [...]
76 People Arrested for Organizing Gay Wedding
NIGERIA — (10-24-23) — Security forces arrested 76 Nigerians on Saturday on charges of organizing a gay wedding in north-east Nigeria, where same-sex marriage is criminalized and often met with violence. Nigeria passed its anti-gay [...]
Band 1975 cancel gigs after Gay Kiss in Malaysia Concert
MALAYSIA — (07-30-23) — British band The 1975 cancelled their shows in Liberal Taiwan and Muslim-majority Indonesia, after Malaysia stopped the group in the middle of their set after lead singer Matty Healy gave a [...]
