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8 02, 2018

Trump, Defense Secretary Mattis Will Announce Trans Military Policy in 13 Days

By JRL Charts|2018-02-08T15:09:41-08:00February 8th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-lgbt, breaking headline news, defense department spokesperson, defense secretary mattis, LGBT Community, lgbt politics, Maj. David Eastburn, military service, president trump, recommendations on Feb. 21, Trans ban, transgender news|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer After president Trump's ban on military service by transgender Americans was blocked by the courts, defense secretary Mattis is set to release a new policy on transgender troops on February 21. Now here is the kicker! Lawyers for the Justice Department in this case do not plan on throwing out [...]

7 02, 2018

Gay Olympian Adam Rippon Refuses Meeting With Mike Pence

By JRL Charts|2018-02-07T12:33:32-08:00February 7th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: 2018 Olympic Games, Adam Rippon, breaking headline news, conversion therapy, Gay Olympic figure skater, lgbt politics, mike pence, politcs, turns down meeting|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer Gay Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, who has made public statements criticizes the Trump administration on their views towards the LGBT community, turned down publicly a invitation to meet with vice president Mike Pence. Leading the U.S. delegation to the Olympics in South Korea, the adorable athlete Adam Rippon, stands [...]

6 02, 2018

Judge Rules In Favor of California Baker Who Refused Cake to Same-Sex Couple

By JRL Charts|2025-08-26T12:20:50-07:00February 6th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: california judge, constitutional protection, in favor of defendent, ken county judge, lgbt politics, Mireya and Eileen Rodriguez-Del Rio, Patricia Ziegler-Lopez, religion and lgbtq, rules, same-sex marriage cake|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer BAKERSFIELD - A Kern County judge ruled yesterday in favor of Tastries Bakery owner Cathy Miller, who refused to design a wedding cake for an already-married same-sex couple in 2017. In fact Miller was facing discrimination charges filed by the state. Miller filed an opposition brief in January 2018 and [...]

4 02, 2018

RNC Backs President Trump Ban Of Transgender People In Military

By JRL Charts|2024-04-10T18:37:33-07:00February 4th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: ban on Transgender military, John McCain, lgbt politics, LGBT Veterans, military veterans|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON (JRL CHARTS) — Last Friday the Republican National Committee [RNC] made it official that they are backing President Donald Trump on his order to ban transgender Americans from serving in the U.S. military. In a resolution which is sure to be covered on the mainstream media this week, passed [...]

31 01, 2018

Top DNC Official Jess O’Connell Out Less Than A Year On the Job

By JRL Charts|2018-01-31T15:55:52-08:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: breaking headline news, democratic national committee, Democratic party, DNC Chairman, FEC, fundrasing, Jess O'Connell Out at DNC, lgbt politics, politics news, tom perez|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. — Confirmed, the recently appointed CEO of the Democratic National Committee is exiting the DNC after less than a year on the job. The Veteran Democrat activist and top operative, Jess O’Connell, took the reigns of the Democratic National Committee back in May 2017 with a mandate to [...]

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