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Trump Unveils ‘AI Force’ and New ‘AI Czar’ — Then Asks America to Rename Artificial Intelligence
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 19, 2026) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he intends to create a new federal “AI Force” and appoint an “AI czar,” escalating the White House's involvement in artificial intelligence policy as lawmakers, technology executives and researchers debate how rapidly the emerging technology should be allowed to develop. Trump provided few details about how the [...]
Trump Plays King, Bans CNN, Politico and MS NOW From White House
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 19, 2026) — President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the [...]
SC Holds Back Grants From Only Two Arts Groups — Both Are LGBTQ+
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA COLUMBIA, SC — (September 18, 2026) — The South Carolina Arts Commission approved approximately $3.7 million in grants for more than 170 arts recipients across [...]
Washington Father Sues School District After LGBTQ Opt-Out Request Is Denied
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA SEATTLE, WA — (September 18, 2026) — A Washington father has taken the Lake Washington School District to federal court, alleging officials violated his constitutional [...]
Southlake City Council Unanimously Rejects Permit for LGBTQ Pride Festival
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA SOUTHLAKE, TX — (September 16, 2026) — An LGBTQ Pride festival that attracted more than 1,600 people to a Southlake-area Episcopal church last year has [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
Russia’s Occupation Fuels Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence in Ukraine — Advocacy Groups Warn
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe KYIV, UKRAINE — (August 10, 2025) — As the world reacts to US Vice President JD Vance’s declaration that America will stop funding Ukraine’s war effort, [...]
Orbán’s Regime Targets Mayor Over Massive LGBTQ+ Pride Protest
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | LGBT Europe News Budapest, Hungary — (August 4, 2025) — The liberal mayor of Hungary’s capital, Gergely Karácsony, was questioned by police on Friday for allegedly organizing the massive [...]
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 [...]
Sweden Pressures Ukraine: Legalize Gay Marriage or Risk EU Membership!
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe Sweden warns Kyiv it must meet EU LGBTQ+ rights standards — including same-sex unions — as part of its accession bid. KYIV, UKRAINE — [...]
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 [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Thailand celebrates Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS BANGKOK, TH — (06-19-24) — The Southeast Asian nation of Thailand will become the first to legalize same-sex marriage in the region, after the kingdom’s Senate approved [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
