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REPORT: DHS Paid Massive Markups on Warehouses Linked to Trump Investors
By Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON D.C. — (May 20, 2026) — A new investigative report is igniting outrage across political and watchdog circles after allegations surfaced that the Department of Homeland Security paid dramatically inflated prices for warehouse properties tied to investors and financial institutions connected to President Donald Trump. According to findings released by advocacy organization More Perfect Union and activist [...]
LGBTQ Rights Pioneer Barney Frank Dead at 86 as Tributes Pour In Nationwide
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (May 20, 2026) — Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, one of the most influential LGBTQ political figures in modern [...]
Democratic DAs Warn Trump Allies: Federal Agents at Polling Sites Could Face Criminal Charges
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON D.C. — (May 18, 2026) — A coalition of Democratic district attorneys from major U.S. cities is warning that federal agents accused of intimidating [...]
Tennessee Forces Adult Stores to Post Warning Signs Linking Customers to Sexual Assault
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (May 19, 2026) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed controversial legislation requiring adult-oriented businesses across the state to display government-mandated warning [...]
Long Beach Pride Festival Canceled Hours Before Opening, Sparks National Outrage
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LONG BEACH, CA — (May 17, 2026) — One of California’s most prominent LGBTQ celebrations collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday night after the annual Long Beach [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
EU Adviser Slams Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Law as “Unconstitutional Attack on Equality
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe BRUSSELS — (June 11, 2025) — In a scathing legal rebuke, a top adviser to the European Union’s highest court declared that Hungary’s [...]
Pride Parades Ignite Solidarity in Poland and Portugal as Political Tensions Rise
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe EUROPE — (June 9, 2025) — Both Poland and Portugal ushered in Pride Month this past weekend with colorful and defiant parades, blending [...]
EU Lawmakers to Protest Budapest Pride Ban
By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe MEPs Unite to Defy Budapest Pride Ban, Urge EU to Act Against Hungary BRUSSELS — (May 22, 2025) — A cross-party coalition of Members [...]
Scottish Government Acts to Protect Financial Payments for LGBTQ+ Veterans
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe UNITED KINGDOM — (June 8, 2025) — Peter Gibson, Chief Executive of Fighting with Pride, hailed the latest move by the Scottish Government as a “crucial [...]
Russian Gay Travel Agency Owner Found Dead in Custody
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW, RU — (01-01-25) — An alleged gay Russian man who was arrested for allegedly running the Men Travel agency, an LGBT travel [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Japan Sparks Outrage Over watered-down LGBT Understanding Law
TOKYO, JP — (06-16-23) — Japan has passed a watered-down LGBT Understanding Law on Friday, that is meant to promote understanding of the LGBT community. Critics of the bill say the pathetic law has absolutely [...]
Thailand Celebrates 2nd Annual PRIDE Parade with 50K In Attendance
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS BANGKOK — (06-05-23) — Thailand's 2nd annual PRIDE Parade doubled its attendance from last year with over 50,000 people on hand to celebrate LGBT Rights. In celebration [...]
Seoul Officials Ban South Korea’s Biggest PRIDE Parade
SEOUL, KR — (05-05-23) — In a blow to LGBTQ Rights in South Korea, the organizers of the country's biggest Pride parade, Seoul Queer Culture Festival, said they were denied their annual permit. The organization [...]
Taiwan Passes Bill Allowing Gay Couples to Adopt Children
TAIPEI CITY, TW — (05-17-23) — Taiwan's parliament has passed a bill allowing same-sex married couples to adopt children, four years after same-sex marriage was legalized on the self-governing islands. Gay and lesbian couples will [...]
South Korea High Court hands Gay Couple Historic Win
SEOUL, KR — (02-26-23) — South Korea' Supreme Court ruled in favor of LGBTQ+ couples in a landmark ruling that says spousal coverage under the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) should be applied equally to [...]
