LGBT Politics USA
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DOJ Appeals to Save Trump’s $1.8B Fund After Blanche Swore to Congress It Was ‘Dead’
By Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 12, 2026) — The Justice Department is appealing the federal court decision that struck down the legal foundation for President Donald Trump’s controversial $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund — despite Attorney General Todd Blanche previously testifying under oath before Congress that the fund was “dead” and formally rescinding it weeks later. In a brief filing Friday, DOJ [...]
Shasta County School Board Strips Explicit Transgender Protections From Student Policy in 4-2 Vote
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA REDDING, Calif. — (September 11, 2026) — The Shasta County Board of Education has approved a major rewrite of its student nondiscrimination and harassment policy, [...]
Maria Bartiromo OUT at Fox News in Shocking Effective-Immediately Exit
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA NEW YORK, NY — (September 3, 2026) — Conservative media powerhouse Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News Media, ending a 12½-year run in a [...]
Trump’s Mail Ballot Fight Raises Stakes for Disabled LGBTQ Voters Ahead of Midterms
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 6, 2026) — President Donald Trump’s administration has raced back to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking permission to enforce controversial new restrictions [...]
KIPP Nashville Removes LGBTQ Books After Teacher Challenges Same-Sex Marriage Curriculum
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | Nashville LGBTQ News NASHVILLE, TN — (September 2, 2026) — A dispute involving a first-grade teacher's religious objection to books depicting same-sex families has escalated into a broader [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
Italy’s Anti-LGBT Surrogacy Law Sparks Online Outrage—But Is It Really New?
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe ROME — (July 19, 2025) — Social media is ablaze with posts alleging that Italy has just passed a harsh new anti-LGBT surrogacy [...]
Russia Backs Down? St. Petersburg Court Tosses LGBT Propaganda Case Against Bookstore
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW — (July 11, 2025) — A court in St. Petersburg has officially dropped an “LGBT propaganda” case against the iconic bookstore Podpisniye [...]
Germany’s Far Right Declares War on Pride: Militants Target LGBTQ Events
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe BERLIN — (July 4, 2025) — In a terrifying surge of far-right aggression, LGBTQ Pride events across Germany are now under siege by neo-Nazi [...]
UK Minister Vows Urgent Action on LGBT Veterans’ Redress After Delays Exposed
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News LONDON — (July 10, 2025) — The UK government has pledged to accelerate financial redress payments for LGBT veterans who were historically abused and discharged [...]
Global Allies Back LGBTQ Rights as U.S. Remains Silent on Pride Day
By: Keith Witchka, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Europe WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 29, 2025) — While Pride Day celebrations lit up cities across the world, the United States government remained notably [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Japan Lawmakers Pass Law Promoting LGBT Understanding
TOKYO, JP — (07-12-23) — Japanese lawmakers have just passed a law that 'Promotes Understanding of LGBT People'. According to Human Rights Watch, in June, the Japanese Diet, the national legislature of Japan, passed its [...]
Right Wing Mob Storms Tbilisi Pride Fest, Setting Fires and Looting
TBILISI, Georgia — (07-10-23) — A right wing mob stormed the Tbilisi PRIDE Festival last weekend. Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ rights activist swarmed the festival in the capital, vandalizing the stage, setting fires and looting the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
