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WASHINGTON, D.C. — (02-03-22) — According to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), LGBT adults are more likely to have been vaccinated against COVID-19 than heterosexual adults. The new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 85.4% of gay and lesbian Americans 18 and over had [...]
ATLANTA, GA — (02-01-22) — Openly Gay CNN prime time news anchor Don Lemon is getting a weekly show on CNN's upcoming streaming service. CNN confirmed to JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics that "The Don Lemon Show" is set to premier on CNN+ and feature a studio audience. "There are no limits to the conversation as [...]
POLK COUNTY, FL — (01-28-22) — Using LGBT dating apps over the past six-months, Polk County police have targeted and arrested over 60 Gay men looking for sex and drugs online. Florida authorities admitted this week that they utilized LGBTQ+ dating apps to make over 60 drug-related arrests over the past 6 months. During the [...]
VALDOSTA, GA — (01-27-22) — A group of Valdosta State University (VSU) LGBT students held a protest Wednesday afternoon after students allege that two men from a religious group came on campus shouting obscene comments. LGBT students at VSU say they organized a protest after the two men came on campus shouting anti-gay slurs in [...]
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 [...]
RALEIGH, N.C. — (01-23-22) — Interim director of the LGBT Center of Raleigh announced on Friday that former director Lindsey Lughes was suspended and then terminated over alleged fraud and "unusual financial activity", following the non-profit's internal audit. Lughes became executive director of the center in 2019 but exited the organization in 2021. After being [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics News COLUMBUS, OH — (01-19-22) — Internationally known gay rights activist and named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, Jim Obergefell, announced on Tuesday he's launching a bid for the Ohio State House. Related Coverage Links on JRL CHARTS: [...]
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 [...]
JACKSON COUNTY, FL — (01-14-22) — LGBTQ+ rights activist Jorge Diaz-Johnston, who played an integral role in legalizing same-sex marriage in Florida prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 decision, was found dead in a landfill in Jackson County, Florida. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Jorge Diaz-Johnston's remains were found in a [...]
PARIS, FR — (01-12-22) — France' Health Ministry announced on Tuesday they will now allow LGBT citizens to donate blood without "discriminatory" conditions. Beginning March 16, blood donation will be open to all French citizens regardless of a citizen's sexual orientation, said health minister Olivier Véran. "We are putting an end to an inequality that [...]