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26 05, 2026

Federal Court Drops Explosive Ruling on Alabama GOP Congressional Map

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T17:14:13-07:00May 26th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Alabama Politics, Congressional Redistricting, Election 2026 News, Federal Election Security, LGBTQ Voting Rights, Minority Voting Rights, Racial Gerrymandering, Voter Suppression Laws, Voting Rights Act, Voting Rights USA|

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA MONTGOMERY, AL — (May 26, 2026) — A federal three-judge panel — including two judges appointed by President Donald Trump — delivered a major legal setback to Alabama Republicans on Tuesday after ruling that the state’s congressional redistricting map was “intentionally discriminatory” against Black voters [...]

11 04, 2022

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Signs 2 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Into Law

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:54:16-07:00April 11th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alabama Gov Kay Ivey, Alabama Politics, anti-LGBT bills, Don't Say Gay Bill, lgbt politics|

MONTGOMERY, AL – (04-11-22) – Gov. Kay Ivey signed two anti-LGBT bills last Friday that has set off a fire storm among LGBTQ activists. The right wing conservative governor is following in the steps of 26 other Republican run states that are attacking the LGBTQ community with anti-LGBT legislation. Gov Kay Ivey signed SB184, or [...]

3 05, 2021

Alabama Governor Signs AL 391 Removing anti-LGBTQ Language from Sex Ed Curriculum

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:54:17-07:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: AL HB391, Alabama Govenor Ivey, Alabama Politics, anti-LGBTQ removed from sex ed, Courtney Roark, education, lgbt politics, Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity|

MONTGOMERY, AL — (05-03-21) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R), has signed Alabama House Bill 391, the bill that LGBTQ advocates have been lobbying heavily to be passed into law. Last week the Republican governor signed AL HB391 into law that removes anti-LGBT language from the state’s sex education curriculum. The new state law goes [...]

9 10, 2019

Montgomery Elects First Black Mayor who made LGBT History

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:52:49-07:00October 9th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alabama Politics, gay politics, lgbt politics, Montgomery elects Black Mayor, same-sex marriage licenses, Steven Reed defy Roy Moore, Steven Reed wins Mayor|

MONTGOMERY, AL — (10-09-19) (Gay Politics) — Montgomery made history on Tuesday night by electing its first Black Mayor, Steven Reed. He is also the probate judge who made LGBT history in the state of Alabama by being the first probate judge to issue same-sex marriage licenses in defiance of former chief justice of the [...]

17 07, 2019

GOP Senate Candidate John Merrill angry over ‘Homosexual Activities’ on TV

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:52:51-07:00July 17th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alabama Politics, Alabama Senate Race, anti-LGBT voters, homosexual activities, John Merrill, lgbt politics, Roy Moore, Senator Doug Jones|

MONTGOMERY, AL — (07-17-19) — Alabama Secretary of State and GOP Senate candidate John Merrill, is angry over “homosexual activities” replacing “good TV shows”. In his mind, Americans no longer have TV shows like those of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. “There are no more good TV shows on like ‘Gunsmoke', ‘Bonanza', 'The Virginian', 'Andy [...]

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