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TUSLA, OK — (10-10-23) — U.S. District Judge John Heil has allowed a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect, adding to a growing split among judges on whether such laws are constitutional and are able to be enforced based on the constitution. Gender-affirming care includes puberty blockers, hormones and surgery. [...]
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 [...]
DES MOINES, IA — (03-01-23) — The Republican controlled state Legislature is considering a bill that would permit residents to deny recognition of same-sex marriages on religious grounds. Nearly eight years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage and several months after Congress codified same-sex marriage, Iowa Republicans have now proposed banning such unions in [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA SACRAMENTO, CA — (02-16-23) — California lawmakers will attempt to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage into the state's constitution. The effort being spear headed by state senator Scott Wiener and Assembly Member Evan Low of Silicon Valley, comes 15 years after a [...]
ROME, IT — (01-25-23) — Pope Francis calls for an end to all anti-LGBTQ laws and now says that he welcomes the LGBTQ community into the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust”, saying "God loves all his children just as they are", and calling on Catholic bishops worldwide who [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-13-22) — President Joe Biden along with thousands in attendance, celebrated the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act into Law at the White House on Tuesday. Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act Law with a back drop of bipartisan politicians that reflect the growing acceptance of same-sex unions. The triumphant [...]
AUSTIN, TX — (12-13-22) — The future of the Biden administration’s efforts to prohibit LGBTQ discrimination in the Affordable Care Act' is at risk after right wing judge, Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, ruled on Tuesday that the (ACA) defines sex too narrowly. The decision weakens protections for LGBTQ Americans who believe they were discriminated against because [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (11-30-22) — The U.S Senate passed with bipartisan support on Tuesday, the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill designed to protect same-sex marriage and Interracial marriage nationwide. The Respect for Marriage Act is not only an extraordinary sign of the times but also shows a shift in national politics on LGBT Civil [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (11-22-22) — U.S. Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett is being urged to step aside in the upcoming Gay rights case, 303 Creative v. Elenis. The main reason for the recusal stems from her participation with the secretive faith group, the People of Praise. More pressure was thrown at the right wing [...]
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA — (10-05-22) — The Slovenian parliament made history on Tuesday, after it passed an amendment allowing same-sex marriage and right to adopt children after a constitutional court ruling made it the first country in post-Communist Eastern Europe to do so. The family law amendment was passed by 48 MPs with 29 against and [...]