LGBT Politics USA
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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 East has increased after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that the remains of a previously missing American service member were recovered in Jordan. The announcement comes two days after Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes [...]
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 [...]
RFK Jr. Revokes Biden-Era LGBTQ+ Foster Care Rule, Sparking National Backlash
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 15, 2026) — The Trump administration has officially rescinded a Biden-era federal regulation that sought to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ youth [...]
Scott Bessent’s Economic Statecraft Speech Sparks Global Debate Over U.S. Financial Power
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 16, 2026 — Openly gay U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing growing international scrutiny after outlining an aggressive vision [...]
HRC Launches $15M Campaign to Defend LGBTQ+ Rights in 2026 Midterms
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 13, 2026) — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, has announced a $15 million electoral [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
