LGBT Politics USA
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Log Cabin Republicans Drop the ‘T’ as Group Refocuses on LGB Advocacy
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 20, 2026) — Log Cabin Republicans has formally narrowed its national advocacy mission, declaring that the influential gay conservative organization will now focus specifically on lesbian, gay and bisexual issues rather than transgender advocacy. The decision represents a significant shift for an organization that has spent more than a decade formally including transgender people under its [...]
Transgender Suspect Sentenced to 73 Months in Scott Bessent Assassination Plot
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 18, 2026) — Ryan Michael English, a transgender Massachusetts defendant who admitted traveling to Washington with plans to attack senior Trump [...]
Federal Judge Tosses Trump DOJ Lawsuit Against Harvard in Major Title VI Defeat
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA BOSTON, MA — (August 13, 2026) — The Trump administration suffered a new legal setback Thursday after a federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's civil rights lawsuit [...]
Democrats Blow Up the 2028 Presidential Map as DNC Rewrites Road to White House
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA | Election 2026 AUSTIN, TX — (August 15, 2026) — The Democratic Party just dramatically changed the road to its next presidential nominee. In a [...]
Trump Administration Cuts Medicaid Funding for Transgender Youth Care as Trevor Project Vows Fight
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 11, 2026) — The Trump administration has finalized a major new federal restriction on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program funding [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
100,000 March for Equality at London Trans+ Pride After UK Court Blow to Trans Rights
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | LGBT Europe News LONDON — (July 27, 2025) — A staggering 100,000 people filled the streets of Central London on Saturday for London Trans+ Pride 2025, marking the largest [...]
Germany Cracks Down on Pride Flags as Far-Right Threatens LGBTQ+ Safety
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics Europe BERLIN — (July 25, 2025) — As Berlin gears up for its annual Pride parade, tensions are rising across Germany, where far-right extremist groups [...]
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 [...]
Top 10 Countries for LGBTQ Rights in 2025 Will Surprise You
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics USA Which countries are leading the world in LGBTQ rights, legal protections, and public acceptance? The results may surprise you. LAS VEGAS — (July [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
