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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) restrictions tied to billions of dollars in federal grant funding, marking another legal setback for the administration's efforts to reshape federal spending policies. The ruling, issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge William Orrick in California, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Trump Administration Elevates Religious Freedom in Federal Health Policy, Raising LGBTQ+ Care Questions
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (July 1, 2026) — The Trump administration has placed religious freedom and conscience protections at the center of federal health policy, [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Belarus New Law Calls LGBT Lives ‘Pornography’
MINSK, BY — (04-15-24) — European country Belarus hits a new low with its new law labeling LGBT citizens as pornographic deviants, according to Human Rights Watch. As of today, the definition of pornography under [...]
