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By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 6, 2025) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has reversed its request to close Dupont Circle Park this weekend during the WorldPride 2025 celebrations. This decision follows the intense pushback from LGBTQ+ leaders and city officials. The initial closure, announced [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 4, 2025) — In a controversial move, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed the US Navy to remove the name of slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk from a Navy vessel, the USNS Harvey Milk. This directive is part [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics For the last several years, Pride Month was a high-visibility marketing opportunity for big brands. Retailers decked out windows with rainbow flags, featured LGBTQ-themed merchandise prominently, and celebrated Pride on social media. But this Pride Month, many companies are noticeably scaling back. A survey [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics • Impact on Adult Retail and Pleasure Product Supply Chains • What Happens Next? Will the Supreme Court Hear the Case? WASHINGTON, D.C. — (May 29, 2025) — The Trump Tariffs Stay granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C — (May 27, 2025) — In a stunning political twist, former President Donald Trump called Savannah Chrisley from the Oval Office on Tuesday to inform her that he will be pardoning her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley — the former reality [...]
By: Paul Goldberg | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics NEW YORK, NY — (May 24, 2025) — Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit behind NYC's official Pride Month celebrations, has revealed a staggering $750,000 budget shortfall for 2025 —an alarming blow linked to a major pullback by high-profile corporate sponsors. In a statement issued Wednesday, NYC Pride [...]
By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe MEPs Unite to Defy Budapest Pride Ban, Urge EU to Act Against Hungary BRUSSELS — (May 22, 2025) — A cross-party coalition of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) is preparing to travel to Hungary in defiance of the government’s recent Budapest Pride ban, [...]
By Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS Cannabis News AUSTIN, TX — (May 22, 2025) — In a dramatic move that could shake up the state’s multibillion-dollar hemp economy, Texas lawmakers have approved a bill banning the nonmedical sale of THC — the psychoactive component in cannabis — and sent it to Governor Greg [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA AMARILLO, TX — (May 20, 2025) — A federal judge in Texas has just taken a sledgehammer to LGBTQ workplace protections—striking down key parts of Title VII in a ruling that openly defies the U.S. Supreme Court. Related Links: JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW — (May 19, 2025) — U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. has been hit with a 7.5 million ruble fine (approx. $93,000 USD) by a Russian court for allegedly violating the country’s controversial LGBTQ+ propaganda laws. Related Coverage Links on JRL CHARTS: LGBT [...]