By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics LAS VEGAS, NV — (December 9, 2025) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a plan to reinstate specialized suicide-prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth, after federal officials abruptly eliminated funding for the lifesaving hotline feature earlier this year. Related LGBT Politics [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON D.C. — July 17, 2025 — A day after JRL CHARTS broke the story of the federal government’s decision to eliminate LGBTQ+ youth access to specialized suicide prevention services via the 988 Lifeline, the shutdown has officially taken effect. Related Coverage Links [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS — (July 16, 2025) — In a move that has sparked outrage among mental health advocates, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) confirmed it will eliminate the specialized LGBTQ youth support option on the 988 Suicide and Crisis [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics USA CAMBRIDGE, MA — (July 13, 2025) — Harvard University has quietly removed the official websites for its LGBTQ+, women’s, and multicultural student centers — just days after the Trump Administration ramped up threats to strip the Ivy League institution of its federal funding, [...]
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 [...]