LGBT Politics USA
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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 has no place in America" before apparently deleting the controversial statement following a wave of backlash. The now-deleted post appeared Tuesday on Ogles' official X account and was accompanied by the phrase, "Happy Nuclear Family [...]
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 [...]
Pete Buttigieg Leads 2028 Democratic Contenders in New National Survey
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (May 29, 2026) — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has emerged as the early leader in a new hypothetical 2028 Democratic [...]
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 [...]
Trump Scores Key Court Victory as Mail-In Ballot Restrictions Move Forward
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (May 28, 2026) — Another federal court ruling is fueling a growing national battle over voting rights after a Trump-appointed judge [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
