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Trump FY2027 Budget Proposal Draws Criticism Over LGBTQ+ Program Cuts
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News LAS VEGAS — (April 29, 2026) — The proposed FY2027 federal budget from the Trump Administration is drawing significant scrutiny from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, who warn that the plan could reshape funding priorities across health, housing, education, and civil rights programs. According to a report released by Human Rights Campaign, the budget proposal includes reductions or eliminations of several programs [...]
DOJ Probe Targets Southern Poverty Law Center Over Informant Program
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News WASHINGTON — (April 21, 2026) — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has confirmed it is the subject of a federal criminal investigation [...]
Tennessee Passes “Charlie Kirk Act” Targeting Campus Protests Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Speakers
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News LAS VEGAS — (April 20, 2026) — In a move igniting nationwide debate over free speech and LGBTQ+ rights, Tennessee lawmakers have approved the [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Anti-LGBTQ Parental Rights Appeal in Trans Student Case
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics News LAS VEGAS — (April 20, 2026) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from anti-LGBTQ Massachusetts parents who argued that public [...]
Project 2025 Already 50% Complete: Inside Trump’s Plan Reshaping America
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News LAS VEGAS — (April 16, 2026) — Project 2025 is already 50% complete, marking one of the most aggressive federal policy transformations in modern [...]
LGBT Politics Asia
Turkey Puts LGBT Activists on Trial Over “Obscenity” Charges in Escalating Crackdown
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News IZMIR, TURKEY — April 11, 2026 — Eleven LGBTQ activists in Turkey have gone on trial in a case that human rights advocates say underscores a deepening crackdown on LGBTQ visibility and civil liberties in the country. The defendants, all affiliated with the Genç LGBTI+ Association, are facing charges of “obscenity” and “violating the protection of the family,” according to [...]
“Baghdad Bob” Moment? Trump’s Iran Claims Collapse as Tehran Denies Talks Exist
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News LAS VEGAS — (March 23, 2026) — President Donald Trump is facing intense scrutiny after claiming his administration is engaged in “productive” peace [...]
Ghana Revives Harsh Anti-LGBTQ Bill as Turkiye Signals New Restrictions
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Asia ACCRA / ANKARA — (February 27, 2026) — Lawmakers in Ghana have formally reintroduced the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, while [...]
Viral Iran War Cost Tracker Explained: What the Live Ticker Is Really Showing
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics & Global Affairs LAS VEGAS — (March 3, 2026) — A website called the Iran War Cost Tracker is rapidly going viral across social media [...]
See What the Supreme Court Just Ruled on Same-Sex Couples and Property Rights
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics Asia MANILA — (February 10, 2026) — In a historic legal decision, the Philippines Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples who live together and [...]
LGBT Politics Europe
DUP Councillor Suspended Over Remarks Linking LGBTQ Community to Hamas
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe BANGOR, NI — (April 24, 2026) — A councillor from the Democratic Unionist Party has been suspended for three months following a standards investigation into remarks made during a council debate that linked the LGBTQ community to support for Hamas. The decision stems from comments made by Colin Kennedy during an October 2023 meeting of Ards and North Down Borough [...]
Russia Declares Two LGBTQ Groups ‘Extremist’ in Escalating Crackdown
By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBTQ International News MOSCOW — (April 23, 2026) — Russian courts have designated two LGBTQ-focused organizations as “extremist,” according to statements released by the groups, marking [...]
EU Court Rules Transgender Citizens Must Have IDs Reflecting Lived Gender
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT International News LUXEMBOURG — (March 13, 2026) — A landmark decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union is reshaping how member states [...]
UK Military Veterans Launch Legal Fight Over LGBT Compensation Scheme
By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News UK LONDON — (April 9, 2026) — Two British military veterans have launched legal action against the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), arguing [...]
Spain Refuses Use of US Military Bases for Iran Operations as Aircraft Redeploy to Germany
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News MADRID — (March 2, 2026) — Spain has declined to authorize the use of US military bases on Spanish territory for operations connected to ongoing actions [...]