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TALLAHASSEE, FL — (08-18-23) — For the second time in less than a year, a Central Florida federal judge has backed the GOP's "Don't Say Gay" Law by dismissing a lawsuit challenging the 2022 state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. Last Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger issued [...]
UNITED KINGDOM — (08-16-23) — Two gay men were stabbed outside a popular London gay bar last Sunday, in what police are investigating as a “homophobic attack.” The attack comes amid a surge in reported hate crimes against LGBTQ Britons over the past 2 years. According to Detective Inspector Gary Castle, one of the victims [...]
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, [...]
TBILISI, Georgia — (07-10-23) — A right wing mob stormed the Tbilisi PRIDE Festival last weekend. Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ rights activist swarmed the festival in the capital, vandalizing the stage, setting fires and looting the event’s bars. Deputy Georgian Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said participants in the Tbilisi Pride Fest were safely evacuated from the [...]
ORLANDO, FL — (06-26-23) — A U.S. judge on Friday blocked governor DeSantis' new Florida law that banned drag performances. This marks the third time this month that federal courts have rejected laws backed by anti-LGBTQ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has made it his mission to target the LGBTQ in Florida. In all three [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (06-13-23) — Three men allegedly damaged multiple rainbow Pride flags on display at New York City’s Stonewall National Monument this past weekend, in what police are calling a possible hate crime. The New York City Police Department confirmed to JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics News on Monday that it is investigating the [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (06-07-23) — The interior of New York City’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine is celebrating PRIDE Month with by 'lighting up' with a rainbow color scheme. The cathedral described itself as “a bastion of support for the LGBTQ+ community” as it announced a series of events for the 2023 PRIDE [...]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (05-24-23) — Target reported on Wednesday that anti-LGBT extremists came into stores and knocked down PRIDE Merchandise displays and threatened store employees at several locations. Target came under intense scrutiny this week after the retail giant announced that it was pulling some LGBTQ-themed merchandise displays following what a corporate spokesperson described as [...]
By: Keith Witchka, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — Gay Adult News / Crime TAMPA, FL — (05-17-23) — An arrest has been made in the brutal murder of TheGuySite.com owner William Futral by Tampa police, who said they have arrested 28-year-old Richard Lam, who is known by his gay porn stage name, Ludwig Von [...]
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 [...]