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By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe WESTMINSTER, UK — (June 16, 2025) — The City of Westminster is once again under fire from right-wing activists, as lobby group Christian Concern threatens legal action over the city’s annual display of more than 300 Progress Pride flags during Pride Month. Branded a [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 7, 2025) — As rainbow flags decorate Washington, D.C. for World Pride 2025, the city is bracing for a quieter celebration than organizers had hoped for. Many international travelers are skipping the event, citing concerns over safety and protesting President [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (03-30-25) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans to open an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Walt Disney Co. and its ABC network, the agency’s chief posted on X last Friday. This marks the latest such attack on minorities and hiring policies into a large media company [...]
GUATEMALA CITY — (06-30-24) — Guatemala's Supreme Court issued a resolution on Friday that called for "good manners" among attendees at its annual LGBT PRIDE parade. It also called on police to protect moral values at this year's event. The ruling comes after a homophobic right wing lawyer sought to ban the Guatemala PRIDE march. [...]
MALAYSIA — (07-30-23) — British band The 1975 cancelled their shows in Liberal Taiwan and Muslim-majority Indonesia, after Malaysia stopped the group in the middle of their set after lead singer Matty Healy gave a passionate kiss to his male bandmate. In a statement released by the British Band on Sunday, the indie-rock group said, [...]
SEOUL, KR — (05-05-23) — In a blow to LGBTQ Rights in South Korea, the organizers of the country's biggest Pride parade, Seoul Queer Culture Festival, said they were denied their annual permit. The organization is vowing to press ahead with their event, even after the Seoul Metropolitan Government denied them permission to use the [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (04-06-23) — The U.S. Supreme Court voted to allow a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues. Justices Alito and Thomas of course, were the dissenters. In a shock to right wing conservatives, the U.S [...]
SEOUL, KR — (02-26-23) — South Korea' Supreme Court ruled in favor of LGBTQ+ couples in a landmark ruling that says spousal coverage under the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) should be applied equally to both LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ couples. “The plaintiff and his partner are both male, but they agreed to recognize each other [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA — (12-14-22) — The Barbados Supreme Court made history on Tuesday ruling the decriminalization of consensual gay sex relations. The written judgement will be handed down at a later date, according to the court. The Human Rights Campaign released the following statement: "Barbados becomes the third Eastern Caribbean country in 2022 to [...]
HEBRON, ISRAEL — (10-06-22) — A gay Palestinian man who fled the West Bank into Israel after his sexual orientation was outed, was kidnapped from an Israeli Safe House and brutally beheaded. Footage of the lifeless body of Ahmad Hacham Hamdi Abu Marakhia, 25, being carried in the Palestinian city emerged on social media late Wednesday [...]