LGBT Politics USA
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GOP Rift Deepens as Cornyn Challenges Trump on PEPFAR AIDS Funding
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 21, 2026) — A growing divide within Senate Republicans emerged Tuesday after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced he would oppose advancing two of President Donald Trump's ambassador nominees unless the administration releases congressionally appropriated funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), one of the world's largest HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment initiatives. The development [...]
Hegseth’s $37.5 Billion Iran War Admission Sparks Online Firestorm
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 21, 2026) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's confirmation that the United States has spent $37.5 billion on the war with Iran [...]
Third Missing U.S. Service Member Confirmed Dead After Iran’s Jordan Base Attack
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News WASHINGTON, D.C. — ( July 19, 2026 ) — The number of U.S. military personnel killed during Iran's latest wave of attacks in the Middle [...]
EEOC Moves to End 60 Years of Workplace Diversity Data Collection
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 21, 2026) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has voted to advance a proposal that would eliminate one of the federal [...]
Appeals Court Hands Trump Major Win in USPS Mail-In Ballot Fight
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 17, 2026) — In a significant legal victory for President Donald Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
Violence Breaks Out at Melbourne Gay Rights March
MELBOURNE, AU — (02-05-24) — Violence erupted during the Melbourne annual gay rights march when police allegedly stormed the protesters claiming 'disgusting' behavior being conducted by the gay rights marchers. Protesters reacted to the brutal [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
