LGBT Politics USA
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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 for what he calls American economic statecraft, a strategy that places national economic security, industrial strength, and financial leadership at the center of U.S. foreign policy. Bessent's remarks, delivered during a major policy address celebrating [...]
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- Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 15, 2026) — The Trump administration has officially rescinded a Biden-era federal regulation that sought to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ youth [...]
Federal Judge Voids Trump-IRS Settlement That Created Controversial Weaponization Fund
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 13, 2026) — A federal judge on Monday struck down the controversial settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service [...]
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 [...]
Court Issues Major Blow to Trump Administration’s Anti-DEI Grant Policy
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (July 10, 2026) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) [...]
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 [...]
