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2 05, 2019

Time Magazine: Pete Buttigieg & Husband Chasten ‘First Family’

By JRL Charts|2019-05-02T15:24:44-07:00May 2nd, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: democratic presidential candidate, first family, gay president, husband Chasten, lgbt politics, Pete Buttigieg, Time Magazine|

NEW YORK, NY — (05-02-19) — Time Magazine spotlights gay democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten as the 'First Family' in their latest edition. The question is, can the majority of Americans see a gay president and a first man in the White House? The May issue of Time Magazine features presidential candidate [...]

1 05, 2019

Gay Bar DJ Oscar Rodriguez Brutal Hate Crime Attack: Watch

By JRL Charts|2025-07-04T19:51:28-07:00May 1st, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Dallas police department SVU, Hate Crime – LGBTQ Attacks, Threats & Global Reports | JRL CHARTS, lgbt politics, Oscar Rodriguez hate crime, Round Up saloon DJ assaulted|

DALLAS, TX — (05-01-19) — Gay Bar DJ Oscar Rodriguez was brutally assaulted after work at the Round-Up Saloon in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas on April 14. Rodriguez was so traumatized by the gay bashing attack that he can't remember a thing from the assault. Rodriguez was found around 2 am with a [...]

30 04, 2019

Far-Right Con Man Jacob Wohl Busted Planting Fake Sex Assault Story on Gay Mayor Pete Buttigieg

By JRL Charts|2025-12-27T15:58:36-08:00April 30th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: fake news, fake sexual assault scandal, Gay mayor Pete Buttigieg, Gay Republican, hunter kelly, jacob wohl, lgbt politics, Sexual Assault Allegations|

LAS VEGAS, NV — (04-30-19) — Well known far-right con man Jacob Wohl, was exposed trying to create a fake sex scandal on presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Luckily it was exposed before it garnered any traction in news cycles. Jacob Wohl attempted to sabotage Gay Mayor Pete Buttigieg' campaign by posting a fake sex [...]

25 04, 2019

Deputy Suspended over Anti-LGBTQ Pro-Trump Comment On Gay Teen’s Death

By JRL Charts|2019-04-25T16:39:21-07:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-LGBTQ comment, death of gay teen, deputy jeff graves suspended, lgbt politics, Nigel Shelby gay teen suicide|

HUNTSVILLE, AL — (04-25-19) — An Alabama sheriff’s deputy has been suspended after posting a homophobic comment on a local news station's report about the death of a gay teen's death. 15 year-old Nigel Shelby of Huntsville, Alabama died by suicide on April 18. The gay teen had come out to his mother two years [...]

25 04, 2019

Five States Allow Transgender Troops to Serve in National Guard Despite Trump Ban

By JRL Charts|2025-11-27T12:25:05-08:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: california, Five States Allow Transgender Troops, lgbt politics, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Serve in National Guard, transgender military news|

RENO, NV — (04-25-19) — Nevada has joined California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington state in allowing Transgender troops to serve in their states National Guard. All five states are doing so in defiance of Trump's ban on Transgenders serving in the military. The Trump Transgender military ban went into effect on April 12. National [...]

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