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KABUL — (01-26-22) — A new report published Wednesday said that LGBT citizens of Afghanistan are facing increased security threats to their lives. Since the Taliban took power back last year, it has "dramatically worsened" for LGBT Afghans. "The danger now facing LGBT people in Afghanistan—in an environment devoid of legal protections, under authorities that [...]
INDEPENDENCE, MO — (01-17-22) — The keynote speaker for the Independence's Martin Luther King Celebration on Monday will be Kylar Broadus, a Black transgender American who is a noted attorney, speaker and activist for LGBTQ rights. A native of Fayette, Missouri, Broadus has received several awards and recognitions for his decades of work on behalf [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Economic Times CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (01-05-22) — Carolinas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce and NASCAR announce new partnership for 2022. Times are definitely changing in America as the Carolinas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest LGBT Chambers within the region pushing for equitable [...]
INDIANA — (12-30-21) — Pendleton Heights gay-straight alliance club was granted equal rights on December 22nd when U.S. District Judge James Sweeney granted the Indiana high school’s gay-straight alliance equal rights. Students claimed in their lawsuit filed by American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana back in September that Pendleton Heights High School had imposed an [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-10-21) — According to a report released by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, at least 20 million adults living in the U.S. could be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The HRC report released Thursday, analyzes data taken from the Census Bureau where it indicates that approximately 8% of respondents to the Census [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (12-07-21) — A 74-year-old New Yorker was arrested and charged Monday for threatening to attack the New York City Pride March back in June with “firepower” that would “make the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting look like a cakewalk,”. Identified as Robert Fehring of Long Island by police, Fehring is charged [...]
RALEIGH, NC — (12-04-21) — A spokesperson for the Raleigh Police Department confirmed ot JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics News on Friday, that they are hiring its first LGBTQ liaison. Details pertaining to the responsibilities of the position are being now being finalized and the position is expected to be filled in the coming weeks. The [...]
MARSHALL, MINN — (12-01-21) — Conservatives continue to war against supporters of LGBT students as a southwest Minnesota middle school principal who was fired over displaying a rainbow LGBT Pride flag in her school's cafeteria, has filed a lawsuit against the school district. Former Marshall Public Schools' middle school principal Mary Kay Thomas, filed her [...]
MOSCOW — (11-26-21) — Russian officials launch investigation into Netflix after the public commissioner for protecting families accused the streaming network of violating its "gay propaganda" law. The public commissioner claimed that some of Netflix's LGBTQ content that is rated suitable for those aged 16 and older is in violation of the country's law which [...]
GREAT BRITAIN — (11-19-21) — World champion race car driver Lewis Hamilton announced he will wear an LGBTQ flag on his helmet for the upcoming Grand Prix taking place in Qatar on Nov. 21. Hamilton's new LGBTQ headpiece showcases the Progress Pride Flag, which includes black and brown stripes to honor queer communities of color, [...]