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18 07, 2019

Education Minister Peretz Apologizes for ‘Gay Conversion Therapy’ Comments

By JRL Charts|2025-07-17T21:36:32-07:00July 18th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: conversion therapy ban, Education Minister Rafi Peretz apologizes, gay Israel news, lgbt mental health news, LGBT Politics USA, Rafi Peretz|

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — (07-18-19) — Israel’s education minister Rafi Peretz, has apologized for his controversial remarks about 'gay conversion therapy” and intermarriage among Diaspora Jews that drew worldwide backlash. Rafi Peretz, leader of a small right wing religious nationalist party, wrote in a letter to the head of the Jewish Agency on Tuesday that his [...]

17 06, 2019

Supreme Court Declines To Here New LGBTQ Wedding Cake Case

By JRL Charts|2025-08-26T12:17:37-07:00June 17th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: baker Jack Phillips, Gay Oregon News, Lesbian couple vs Oregon Bakery, LGBT Politics USA, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, Oregon Supreme court, religion and lgbtq, US Supreme Court|

WASHINGTON, D.C — (06-17-19) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear the LGBTQ Wedding Cake case in Oregon. The Oregon Supreme court ruled against bakers who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Thanks to the justices decision not to hear the high-profile case, the story will continue as [...]

6 06, 2019

Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Against Florist Refusing to Serve Gay Couple

By JRL Charts|2025-08-26T12:17:54-07:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Arlene’s Flowers, Barronelle Stutzmans, Clarence Thomas, Curt Freed, Freed and Ingersoll win, Gay Washington News, LGBT Politics USA, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, religion and lgbtq, Robert Ingersoll, Samuel Alito, Washington Supreme Court|

OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON — (06-06-19) — Washington state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state courts ruling against Barronelle Stutzman and her business, Arlene’s Flowers, who refused to serve a gay couple, did not act with religious animus when they ruled that the florist violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to sell flowers to a [...]

30 05, 2019

Maine Bans Barbaric Conversion Therapy on LGBTQ Youth

By JRL Charts|2025-07-17T21:36:48-07:00May 30th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: conversion therapy ban, Education Minister Rafi Peretz, Gay Washington D.C. News: LGBTQ Politics & Culture in the Capital, lgbt mental health news, LGBT Politics USA, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Mary Bonauto|

AUGUSTA, MAINE — (05-30-19) — Maine has banned the barbaric practice of conversion therapy on Wednesday, making it the 17th state along with the District of Columbia, to ban the practice on LGBTQ youth. On Wednesday Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed the conversion ban bill and tweeted...“Today I signed into law a bill banning [...]

15 05, 2019

Pat Robertson – Passing LGBTQ Equality Act Will Destroy America

By JRL Charts|2025-08-16T21:12:50-07:00May 15th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: christian broadcasting network, congressional equality caucus, Equality Act, lgbt equality laws, lgbt politics, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ+ equality, president Donald Trump, right wing watch, sanctity of America, Televangelist Pat Robertson, U.S Senate, US. Congress|

LEXINGTON, VA — (05-15-19) — Televangelist Pat Robertson had the nerve to preach that passing the pro-LGBTQ Equality Act, will destroy America. The 80 year-old televangelist made the remarks last Tuesday, saying that the upcoming pro-LGBTQ rights measure could ruin 'the sanctity of America.' “If you want to bring the judgment of God on this [...]

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