LGBT Politics USA
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Minneapolis Moves to Repeal 1988 Gay Bathhouse Ban Amid Culture-War Attacks
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (June 19, 2026) — More than two months after Minneapolis officials began considering the legalization of regulated bathhouses, the debate returned to City Hall this week as supporters urged council members to repeal the city's 1988 gay bathhouse ban. The proposal has drawn backing from LGBTQ advocates, public health organizations and tourism supporters who argue the decades-old ordinance no [...]
DOJ Refuses Judge’s Demand to Kill $1.8 Billion Trump-Era Compensation Fund
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 19, 2026) — A growing legal battle between the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal judge intensified Friday after government [...]
New HIV Data Raises Alarms After Trump Administration Funding Cuts
By: Paul Goldberg | Senior Political Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 15, 2026) — New federal data released in April 2026 is intensifying concerns among global health experts after revealing significant [...]
LGBTQ Consumers Shift Spending Away from Target, Walmart and Amazon
By: Paul Goldberg | Senior Political Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (June 18, 2026) — A growing number of LGBTQ consumers are adjusting their shopping habits based on how they perceive corporate [...]
Christian Foster Care Giant to Bar LGBTQ Couples from New Adoptions Beginning in 2027
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — (June 14, 2026) — One of the nation's largest Christian foster care and adoption agencies has announced a major policy change [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
French PM Appoints Gay Husband Foreign Minister
PARIS, FR — (01-12-24) — Openly gay French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal appointed his husband Stephane Sejourne as foreign minister of the super power country on Thursday, just days after he himself became the first [...]
Uganda Gay Rights Activist Steven Kabuye Stabbed in Stomach
KAMPALA, UGANDA — (01-07-24) — Internationally known gay rights activist Steven Kabuye, was stabbed by unknown assailants last week over him being gay. Kabuye blames the hate crime attack on a growing intolerance of the [...]
Pope Francis Approves Blessings of Same-Sex Couples
VATICAN CITY — (12-18-23) — In a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis and the Vatican, Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church [...]
Ex-Soviet State Estonia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
TALLINN, ESTONIA — (01-02-24) — Estonia has become the first ex-Soviet state to legalize same-sex marriage.The amendment to Estonia’s Family Law, passed in June, took effect on January 1, 2024. Applications are expected to take [...]
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 [...]
