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New York City — (02-06-19) — New York City is being sued by an anti-LGBT hate group following Governor Cuomo banning conversion therapy for minors statewide on January 26. It seems that after the New York City Council passed legislation outlawing conversion therapy for minors which was followed by Governor Cuomo banning the horrific practice [...]
LITTLE ROCK — (02-03-19) — Arkansas Supreme Court ruled last Thursday, that the city of Fayetteville can't enforce LGBT protections based on its ordinance banning discrimination on sexual orientation or gender identity. The state Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Washington County judge’s decision to allow Fayetteville to continue enforcing its anti-discrimination ordinance while the city [...]
NEW YORK — (01-31-19) — Openly Gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, went on ABC TV's the View today to talk about his upcoming run for president. Just think of it, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the first openly Gay presidential candidate (that we know of), to get major media coverage as an openly [...]
PARIS — (01-31-19) — France kicks off its nationwide Stop Homophobia Anti-LGBTQ Bullying Campaign in schools. The government is making it a mission to combat homophobia in its schools by launching the anti-LGBTQ bullying campaign in high schools. The French Ministry of National Education and Youth announced on Feb.28, the kick off of the camapaign [...]
CHICAGO – (01-29-19) — During the homophobic hate crime attack on Jussie Smollett, one of the suspects wrapped a rope around the actor's neck. Empire star Jussie Smollett was assaulted early Tuesday morning in what Chicago police are calling a hate crime, authorities confirmed to JRL CHARTS. According to Chicago PD, the 36-year-old actor was [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — (01-28-19) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgement in favor of California's State Compensation Insurance Fund last Thursday January 24. The court ruled that a third-party action for a declaration, has no duty to defend Kink.com’s parent company. The ruling stems from former adult porn stars Cameron [...]
MANILA — (01-26-19) — 19 people killed and 48 more injured in twin bomb blasts during a Sunday Mass near a Roman Catholic cathedral in Mindanao. According to authorities the first bomb exploded inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, while the second blast targeted first responders near the entrance. The [...]
NEW YORK — (01-26-19) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed two bills, a Transgender Rights Bill known as GENDA and a bill which bans the controversial conversion therapy on children. The conversion therapy ban and the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), adds gender expression and identity as protected classes in New York state's human [...]
LGBT POLITICS — (01-24-19) — Brazil’s only openly gay Congressman has left his job, home and country over multiple death threats. Elected three times to congress with his win last October with impressive numbers, Wyllys has left everything he owned and loved in Brazil. The news went viral following an interview published by daily Folha [...]
GIZA, EGYPT — (01-21-19) — Egyptian TV News anchor Mohamed al-Ghiety has been jailed for one year after interviewing a gay man on his privately owned LTC TV channel in the Muslim conservative country. The Giza court also fined Mohamed al-Ghiety, 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167; £130) for allegedly promoting homosexuality on his show. Even though [...]