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LGBTQ Business Owners Join Growing Coalition Against Bank Account Closures
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News LAS VEGAS, NV — (June 8, 2026) — A growing coalition of artists, entrepreneurs, digital asset firms, civil liberties advocates, and LGBTQ allies is weighing in on a major Federal Reserve proposal that could reshape how banks determine who receives access to financial services. The Federal Reserve has received thousands of public comments regarding a proposal to formally remove the [...]
New Data Shows LGBTQ+ Businesses Navigating Tougher Financial Climate in 2026
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News LAS VEGAS, NV — (June 7, 2026) — The economic outlook for many LGBTQ+ businesses and organizations remains challenging in 2026 as a combination [...]
Nevada Ranked Safest State for LGBTQ Residents in 2026 National Study
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (June 6, 2026) — Nevada has been ranked the safest state in America for LGBTQ residents after earning the nation's [...]
Federal Judge Delivers Major Blow to DOJ Effort Targeting Transgender Youth Care
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA BOSTON, MA — (June 6, 2026) — A federal judge has delivered a significant legal setback to the Department of Justice after ruling [...]
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 [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
Trans Woman Brutally Murdered after anti-LGBT Law Passed
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA - Hate Crime Report TBILISI, GA — (09-20-24) — We are sad to report that one of Georgia's most well-known transgender women, Kesaria [...]
Ghana’s Supreme Court Upholds Law Criminalizing Gay Sex
ACCRA, GH — (07-26-24) — Ghana’s Supreme Court upheld the country's six-decade-old law criminalizing gay sex, as the west African country awaits another court decision on whether to authorize harsher penalties upon its LGBT population [...]
LGBT Ukrainian Soldiers Hope for Legal Rights
KYIV, UKRAINE — (06-17-24) — Several hundred LGBT Ukrainian soldiers and their supporters marched in downtown Kyiv last Sunday, to demand legal rights, especially considering they are putting their lives on the line for their [...]
Thousands Turn Out for Madrid Gay Pride Parade
MADRID, SPAIN — (07-07-24) — Tens of thousand of attendees turned out for the 2024 Madrid Gay Pride Parade that took place on Saturday in the capital city. The 2024 Madrid Pride Parade attendance shattered [...]
Pope apologizes for ‘faggotry’ Comment made in Meeting
VATICAN CITY, ROME — (05-28-24) — Pope Francis garnered major backlash after it was leaked that he used a highly derogatory term of 'faggotry' in regards to the LGBT community. The remark was reportedly made [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Gay Iranian Man Beheaded in Alleged Honor Killing
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia LAS VEGAS — (05-11-21) — A young 20 year-old gay man by the name of Ali Fazeli Monfared, was beheaded by family members in what [...]
Turkish Judge Moves Forward on LGBT Pride Marchers
ANKARA — (12-01-19) — A Turkish judge has ruled that the cases against LGBT pride marchers can go forward, rejecting their calls to throw out the trial of 19 people. Turkish authorities arrested 19 people [...]
