LGBT Politics USA
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Dallas LGBTQ Community Defies Setback as Pride Celebrations Continue Without Rainbow Crosswalks
By Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT DALLAS, TX — (June 4, 2026) — Pride Month celebrations are underway across Dallas as LGBTQ residents, community leaders, and business owners reaffirm their commitment to visibility and inclusion despite the recent removal of the city's iconic rainbow crosswalks along Cedar Springs Road. The crosswalks, located in Dallas' historic Oak Lawn district, were painted over earlier this year after the Texas Department [...]
George Santos Faces New Federal Scrutiny Over Prediction Market Betting Probe
By Paul Goldberg | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 3, 2026) Former New York Congressman George Santos is once again facing federal scrutiny after reports surfaced that the U.S. Department of [...]
Appeals Court Deals Major Blow to Trump Military Transgender Ban
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 2, 2026) — A divided federal appeals court delivered a significant setback to the Trump administration's effort to remove transgender Americans [...]
Andy Ogles Deletes Post After Saying ‘Homosexuality Has No Place in America’
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA NASHVILLE, TN — (June 2, 2026) — Tennessee Republican Congressman Andy Ogles is facing widespread criticism after posting a Pride Month message declaring that "Homosexuality [...]
Trump Administration Hit by Massive Legal Talent Exodus as More Than 10,000 Government Lawyers Exit Federal Service
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (May 31, 2026) — A sweeping legal workforce exodus is unfolding across the federal government as more than 10,000 attorneys [...]
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 [...]
