LGBT Politics USA
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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 voters at polling locations during the 2026 midterm elections could face state-level criminal investigations and prosecution. The announcement follows recent remarks by President Donald Trump, who declined to rule out deploying federal personnel — including [...]
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 [...]
Trump IRS Lawsuit Deal Could Funnel $1.7B to Allies, Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Defendants
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (May 14,2026) — A new report is raising serious questions in Washington after revelations that President Donald Trump may abandon a major legal [...]
Israel’s LGBTQ Safety Narrative Challenged as Violence, Ambush Attacks Surge in 2025 Report
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia LAS VEGAS, NV — (May 17, 2026) — Newly released data is raising serious concerns about the safety of LGBTQ individuals in Israel, challenging long-standing [...]
Conservative Packed Missouri Supreme Court Hands GOP Gerrymandering Victory
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (May 12, 2026) — The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan, delivering a significant legal victory that could [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
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 [...]
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 [...]
Twelve LGBT Russians found guilty after Police Raid Gay Clubs
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW, RU — (12-04-24) — Moscow has disgraced itself by finding twelve Moscow Gay clubgoers guilty of “petty hooliganism” following anti-LGBTQ "propaganda" raids [...]
Right Wing Nationalists Force Cancellation of ‘Kyiv Queer Talk’ Event
LAS VEGAS, NV — (12-09-24) — Ukrainian right-wing nationalists clashed with police over the weekend at the 'Kyiv Queer Talk' event. The incident took place outside the Office Repair Together meeting space in downtown Kiev, [...]
Georgia Right-Wing Speaker Signs anti-LGBTQ Bill into Law
TBILISI, GEORGIA — (10-04-24) — Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to sign her right wing parliament's bill that bans LGBT Rights. In response, the Georgian Parliament's Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, signed the bill into law [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
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 [...]
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 [...]
Egyptian Police Targeting Gay Men thru Dating Apps
UNITED KINGDOM — (01-30-23) — Egyptian police are targeting the LGBTQ community (primarily Gay Men), through dating apps. That is what BBC investigative reporter Ahmed Shihab-Eldin discovered. While the LGBTQ community is heavily stigmatized in [...]
PM of Japan fires Aide over Derogatory LGBT Remarks
TOKYO, JP — Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired one of his cabinet secretary's who made anti-LGBT remarks about gay couples. Former cabinet secretary Masayoshi Arai reportedly said he "Would not want to live [...]
Iran Executes Two LGBTQ Rights Activists in Tehran
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia News URMIA, IRAN — (09-04-22) — The Islamic Republic of Iran sentenced to death two LGBTQ Rights activists on the grounds of promoting "Homosexual Rights" in the [...]
