LGBT Politics USA
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LGBTQ Rights Pioneer Barney Frank Dead at 86 as Tributes Pour In Nationwide
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (May 20, 2026) — Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, one of the most influential LGBTQ political figures in modern American history, has died at the age of 86. According to close family friends, Frank passed away in hospice care at his home in Ogunquit alongside his husband, Jim Ready. Frank spent more than three [...]
Tennessee Forces Adult Stores to Post Warning Signs Linking Customers to Sexual Assault
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (May 19, 2026) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed controversial legislation requiring adult-oriented businesses across the state to display government-mandated warning [...]
Long Beach Pride Festival Canceled Hours Before Opening, Sparks National Outrage
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LONG BEACH, CA — (May 17, 2026) — One of California’s most prominent LGBTQ celebrations collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday night after the annual Long Beach [...]
Democratic DAs Warn Trump Allies: Federal Agents at Polling Sites Could Face Criminal Charges
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON D.C. — (May 18, 2026) — A coalition of Democratic district attorneys from major U.S. cities is warning that federal agents accused of intimidating [...]
Israel’s LGBTQ Safety Narrative Challenged as Violence, Ambush Attacks Surge in 2025 Report
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia LAS VEGAS, NV — (May 17, 2026) — Newly released data is raising serious concerns about the safety of LGBTQ individuals in Israel, challenging long-standing [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
Russia Supreme Court Bans ‘LGBT Movement’ Group
MOSCOW — (11-30-23) — The Supreme Court of Russia outlawed the “LGBT Movement” organization on Thursday, designating it an extremist group. The anti-LGBTQ ruling also affects subsidiaries of the LGBT Movement, the court announced, without [...]
Russia moves to Outlaw LGBTQ movement as ‘Extremist’
MOSCOW — (11-27-23) — The Russian Justice Ministry announced on Nov 17, it had filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to label the “international LGBT public movement” an extremist group, and to outlaw its [...]
LGB Alliance New Poll Shows LGBTQ+ Term Uncomfortable
UNITED KINGDOM — (11-7-23) — After conducting a survey of 1700 lesbian, gay and bisexual subscribers to the LGB Alliance the term LGBTQ+ is considered uncomfortable. LGB Alliance subscribers and supporters on the commonplace language [...]
Young Lesbian Woman Threatened with “Corrective Rape”
UNITED KINGDOM — (11-15-23) — Young lesbian woman Bandy Kiki received threats of "corrective rape" after she came out as a young lesbian woman from Cameroon, where it is still a crime to be LGBT. [...]
Johannesburg Pride – Over 20,000 March for LGBTQ Ugandans
JOHANNESBURG — (11-01-23) — Over 20,000 people marched through Johannesburg last Saturday to celebrate Pride 2023. The enormous crowd were seen singing, dancing and making their support clear for LGBTQ communities across Africa, where LGBTQ [...]
