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22 05, 2019

HUD OK’s Discrimination Against Homeless Transgender People

By JRL Charts|2025-08-10T16:16:19-07:00May 22nd, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-LGBTQ proposal, discrimination against homeless Transgender people, Homelessness Crisis, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, HUD Spring Rule List, lgbt politics|

WASHINGTON, D.C — (05-22-19) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is pushing to roll back protections instituted by the Obama administration, for homeless transgender people, by enabling HUD-funded providers of shelters to consider a person’s sex or gender identification in determining whether they can be admitted. The new anti-LGBTQ proposal that was [...]

21 05, 2019

Chick-fil-A: Supporting Anti-LGBTQ Policies Is A ‘Higher Calling’

By JRL Charts|2019-05-21T15:37:45-07:00May 21st, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: a higher calling, Chick-fil-A, lgbt politics, Save Chick-fil-A Bill, Texas state assembly|

DALLAS, TX — (05-21-19) — Chick-fil-A has gained a reputation for supporting anti-LGBTQ politics and now that the state of Texas has passed the 'Save Chick-fil-A Bill", aimed to protect them for discriminating against the LGBTQ Community, the company says their support for anti-LGBTQ policies is a "Higher Calling". Rodney Bullard, president of the Chick-fil-A [...]

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 [...]

12 05, 2019

Gay Texas Lawmaker Takes Down ‘Save Chick-Fil-A’ Bill

By JRL Charts|2019-05-12T17:42:59-07:00May 12th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-lgbt activists, Gay Texas lawmaker Johnson, lgbt politics, Rep. Johnson, Save Chick-fil-A Bill, Texas CSHB 3172, Texas Values|

AUSTIN, TX — (05-12-19) — Gay Texas State Rep. Julie Johnson (D), a trial lawyer, has taken down Texas’ “Save Chick-fil-A Bill” in a way that has GOP conservatives and anti-LGBT activists in rage. The freshman Texas Representative made history by becoming the first married openly gay lawmaker in the history of the Legislature in [...]

9 05, 2019

Police Open Hate Crime Investigation into PRIDE Flag Burning

By JRL Charts|2025-08-03T20:05:57-07:00May 9th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Baltimore Police Department’s criminal intelligence unit, detective Jeremy Silbert, Hate Crime – LGBTQ Attacks, lgbt politics, Merrick Moses, pride flag attacks, PRIDE flag burning, queer conversations episode, Same Gender Love boutique, Threats & Global Reports | JRL CHARTS|

BALTIMORE, MD — (05-09-19) — Baltimore police have opened a hate crime investigation after a PRIDE flag was burned in front of a LGBTQ shop. The Pride flag was burned outside of the popular LGBTQ boutique, Same Gender Love, located at 339 N Charles Street, in the Mount Vernon neighborhood. The incident took while Merrick [...]

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