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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 [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (01-25-22) — The Lincoln Project drew anger from Republicans when their new anti-autocracy political ad entitled "BLOODLINES", with former president Donald Trump taking center stage, premiered on YouTube on Jan 25, 2022. This is just the latest political hit piece released by the moderate side of the GOP, who are responsible for [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (01-23-22) — A Florida GOP House committee passed their latest anti-LGBT bill entitled, "Don't Say Gay" last Thursday. The anti-LGBT legislation passed last Thursday bans discussions of sexuality and gender identity in school classrooms. The passage drew immediate backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates who say the bill will effectively “erase” LGBTQ+ culture, history, [...]
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 [...]
SYDNEY — (01-13-22) — Australian man Scott White has pleaded guilty to the hate crime murder of American mathematician who fell from a Sydney cliff in 1988. At the time of the hate crime, police dismissed the case as a suicide. Scott White was charged in 2020 for murder of 27 year-old Los Angeles native [...]
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 [...]
LAS VEGAS — (01-12-22) — Pro disc golfer Thomas Gilbert came out as Gay on his Instagram profile this past weekend. He posted is coming out day with the headline “I’m gay”. "I’ve been part of this sport for the last 6 years of my life. During this time I have grown into an elite [...]