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By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA RICHMOND, VA — (July 8, 2025) — In a quiet but consequential move, Virginia has agreed not to fully enforce its 2020 ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy for minors, the result of a legal settlement with a conservative religious law firm. The decision [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (03-10-25) — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that they had agreed to hear a challenge to a law in Colorado that bans “conversion therapy” aimed at minors who are questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. The barbaric right wing "conversion therapy" practice is banned in 20 states and now the [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-11-23) — The U.S. Supreme Court shocked the LGBT community on Monday when it declined to hear a challenge to Washington state's Ban on gay conversion therapy on children brought by a Christian therapist who calls the 2018 measure an affront to free speech rights. The conservative packed Supreme Court turned away [...]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (02-06-23) — A deal has been struck by legislatures on a bill that originally sought to dismantle some of Utah's ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy. The LGBTQ Conversion Therapy deal revolves around a language change in House Bill 228, but JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics News has confirmed it will preserve [...]
DOHA — (10-24-22) — Qatar Security forces have been arbitrarily arresting and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday. The Human Rights Watch released the following press release pertaining to the alleged abuses taking place in Qatar: "Qatar Preventive Security Department forces have arbitrarily arrested lesbian, gay, [...]