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HONOLULU — (11-23-21) — Two LGBT businesses have filed suit against the Honolulu Liquor Commission and Hawaii state inspectors, accusing them of discrimination against gay businesses over COVID Rules. Owners of Scarlet Honolulu and the LGBT publication Gay Island Guide, claim that several inspectors have been targeting their businesses with excessive COVID-related visits and unjustified [...]
KANSAS CITY — (11-22-21) — A Missouri school district on Monday announced they are returning two books exploring LGBTQ+ themes to its high school libraries after public uproar. The two books that are being returned to high School library shelves are “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “Fun Home”. A school district spokesperson confirmed to JRL [...]
NASHVILLE, TN — (11-16-21) — Leading Civil rights groups Lambda Legal and the ACLU have filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the state of Tennessee challenging its ban on Transgender athletes from participating in school sports, arguing that their actions are unconstitutional and discriminatory. "Today, Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU [...]
AUSTIN, TX — (11-14-21) — The School districts of Austin and Dallas say they are rejecting the request made by Republican lawmakers targeting 850 books based on race and LGBTQ+ issues. Major Texas school districts are resisting a Republican state representative’s request that they provide information on books kept in classrooms and libraries, as part [...]
BEIJING, CN — (11-07-21) — China's most influential gay rights group, LGBT advocacy Group China, announced it has ceased all activities and have moved to shut down it's social media accounts in an announcement last Thursday. LGBT Advocacy Group China spearheaded many of the legal cases in China. Pushing for gay rights and halting workplace [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (11-02-21) — The United States Senate late Monday night confirmed the first openly LGBTQ female to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Beth Robinson was confirmed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of 51 to 45, with Sens. Susan Collins(R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) being the only two Republicans [...]
WAUKEE, IOWA — (10-29-21) — Attacks on the LGBTQ Community in the USA continues as the Waukee School District have become the latest to pull LGBT themed books off its library shelves following parents complaining that the books had "exposed their students to inappropriate content". In a Waukee School Board meeting held last Monday, parent [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics HILLSBORO, OH – (10-28-21) – Hillsboro High School canceled a student play after several local residents objected to a gay character in the play, according to students and local news outlets. The High School canceled the scheduled production of "She Kills Monsters" last Thursday after [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics ANA, IL — (10-24-21) — Just when you thought you've heard and seen it all, a survey asking high school students if they think "queers" should be allowed to use the school restroom with "normal people", was circulated at the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School [...]
LOS ANGELES — (10-13-21) — Free Speech Coalition announced today that they will host a private, adult industry-only town hall discussion on October 22, addressing the continued threat to adult businesses and workers posed by anti-porn, anti-sex work politicians and religious groups. The FSC invites all adult industry stakeholders who want to learn more about [...]