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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 he is “suspending campaign operations” after a series of scandals escalated into rape allegations that he continues to deny. The announcement marks a dramatic collapse for Platner’s once-surging campaign against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
ACA Subsidy Loss Triggers Healthcare Shock for LGBTQ Americans
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (June 30, 2026) — Millions of Americans have dropped Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage after enhanced federal subsidies expired, creating new [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
LGBT Royal Navy Veteran Wins Hero of the Year Award
UNITED KINGDOM — (04-10-24) — LGBT navy veteran, Emma Riley, was named Hero of the Year at the British Diversity Awards for her work to get a rule banning gay people from the navy overturned [...]
