By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA LEXINGTON, KY — (June 17, 2025) — In a move sparking backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates across Kentucky, the University of Kentucky’s healthcare system (UK HealthCare) has withdrawn from the 2025 Lexington Pride Festival, citing pressure to comply with a Trump-era executive order banning [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe WESTMINSTER, UK — (June 16, 2025) — The City of Westminster is once again under fire from right-wing activists, as lobby group Christian Concern threatens legal action over the city’s annual display of more than 300 Progress Pride flags during Pride Month. Branded a [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON D.C. — (June 15, 2025) — U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL), one of the few openly gay members of Congress, delivered a blistering rebuke to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday over the Pentagon’s reported move to strip civil rights icon Harvey Milk’s [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe BERLIN, GERMANY — (June 14, 2025) — Corporate sponsors are pulling back from European Pride celebrations this year, as organizers across the continent report a chilling ripple effect of the Trump administration’s aggressive dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. While the policy [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics DALLAS, TX — (June 10, 2025) — In a major move, Southern Baptists have voted to endorse a nationwide ban on gay marriage and to press for the reversal of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. [...]