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Federal Judge Voids Trump-IRS Settlement That Created Controversial Weaponization Fund
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 13, 2026) — A federal judge on Monday struck down the controversial settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ruling that the agreement lacked a legitimate legal foundation and improperly sought judicial approval for an arrangement involving billions of taxpayer dollars. The decision by U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams effectively nullifies the [...]
Court Issues Major Blow to Trump Administration’s Anti-DEI Grant Policy
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (July 10, 2026) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) [...]
Florida GOP Candidate Says ‘You Cannot Be Born Gay,’ Sparking Backlash
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Florida LGBTQ Politics BROWARD COUNTY, FL — (July 8, 2026) — Republican congressional candidate Rod Joseph, who is seeking his party's nomination in Florida's 20th Congressional District, is [...]
Graham Platner Suspends Campaign Operations After Rape Allegations Rock Maine Senate Race
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA AUGUSTA, ME — (July 8, 2026) — Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine’s U.S. Senate race, announced in a video posted to X that [...]
FBI Arrests Puerto Rico Man Accused of Plotting Mass Violence at PRIDE Events
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (July 2, 2026) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Puerto Rico resident after an FBI investigation into violent online threats targeting the LGBTQ+ community [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Dominica High Court Rules Anti-LGBTQ Laws Unconstitutional
ROSEAU, DOMN — (04-22-24) — The Dominica High Court decriminalize consensual same-sex acts between adults on Monday, by declaring sections 14 and 16 of the 'Sexual Offences Act' unconstitutional. The ruling has been hailed as [...]
