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By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW — (July 11, 2025) — A court in St. Petersburg has officially dropped an “LGBT propaganda” case against the iconic bookstore Podpisniye Izdaniya, ending a months-long legal clash that drew international attention. The bookstore was previously fined for selling LGBTQ+ and feminist [...]
By: Keith Witchka, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Europe WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 29, 2025) — While Pride Day celebrations lit up cities across the world, the United States government remained notably silent on an international declaration defending LGBTQI rights—despite growing global concern over rising anti-LGBTQ sentiment. Related Links on JRL CHARTS: [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA - Hate Crime Report TBILISI, GA — (09-20-24) — We are sad to report that one of Georgia's most well-known transgender women, Kesaria Abramidze, was brutally murdered in her home on Wednesday, a day after the country's parliament passed its anti-LGBT bill. Related [...]
PRAGUE — (08-14-23) — In honor of Prague's Pride celebration, BelAmi Entertainment has released a public service announcement video and webpage that strives to highlight how far the LGBTQ community has come, while at the same time honoring those who've lost their lives to hate crimes. The idea stemmed from anti-gay violence hitting close to [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (05-16-23) — LGBTQ American attacks are on the rise and intensifying, according to a new briefing by the Department of Homeland Security. According to DHS, 20% of all hate crimes reported throughout the USA in 2021 were motivated by bias linked to sexual orientation and gender, citing the FBI's hate crime statistics. [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA SAN FRANCISCO — (04-28-23) — San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that are known to have anti-LGBT laws in place. Critics say that by lifting the ban on states that have restrictions on abortion, Laws that are [...]
RICHMOND, VA — (12-01-22) — Richmond scores another perfect score of 100 for LGBTQ Protections for its third year in a row by the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI) scorecard for the City’s work in LGBTQ protections. “We are working hard every day to build a welcoming, inclusive and equitable city, and [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (08-31-22) — Independent U.N. expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz reported on Tuesday, that enormous progress has been made over the last 50 years for LGBT rights in the USA but unfortunately, “equality is not yet within reach and in many cases not within sight” for LGBT communities. Victor Madrigal-Borloz told a U.N. press [...]
KAMPALA, UGANDA — (08-08-22) — Ugandan officials on Friday announced the banning of a prominent LGBT rights group. A huge setback for LGBTQ community in a country that still suffers from gay bashings, hate crimes and murder due to one's sexual orientation. LGBT Rights Group, Sexual Minorities Uganda (Smug), was ordered to shut down with [...]
LAS VEGAS — (06-19-22) — Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes are surging in the USA by right wing extremist groups due in no small part to right wing media outlets spewing lies about LGBTQ people daily. In Idaho, police arrested 31 members of a white supremacist group packed into the back of a U-Haul truck who were [...]