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12 03, 2018

Talent Agency’s Reject Letter To Gay Actor Goes Viral: ‘We Already Have a Gay Actor’

By JRL Charts|2018-03-12T13:18:22-07:00March 12th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: actor, Joseph Segal, LGBT discrimination, lgbt politics, musician, rejection letter, Talent Agency|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer London-based actor and musician Joseph Segal, has captured social media headlines after the young talent posted a shocking rejection letter sent to him from a talent agency he approached for representation. According to the rejection letter posted above, the agency states...“We already have a gay actor on our books and [...]

7 03, 2018

Mississippi Town Approves PRIDE Parade Following Backlash

By JRL Charts|2018-03-07T12:56:57-08:00March 7th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alderwoman Sandra Sistrunk, approves permit, freedom of speech, gay news, lgbt politics, Mississippi, PRIDE event, PRIDE parade 2018, Starksville Pride, Starksville town|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer After national backlash, the town of Starkville in Mississippi, will move forward with its first ever gay pride parade this month. The Starkville Board of Alderman on Tuesday voted again on whether or not to approve the historic PRIDE parade and this time, the vote came in as a tie [...]

27 02, 2018

Court Rules Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers, Defeating Trump’s Anti-LGBT Agenda

By JRL Charts|2026-01-20T17:39:26-08:00February 27th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: 11th Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, civil liberties, Civil Rights Act, department of justice, Donald Trump, Donald Zarda, gay politics, Jeff Sessions, Judge Robert Katzman, lgbt politics, politics, president trump, Protects Gay Workers, U.S court of appeals|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration another defeat as the judges voted 10 to 3 on Monday that the Civil Rights Act protects gay and bisexual workers from sexual orientation discrimination. The ruling is a stunning defeat for the anti-LGBT Trump administration and its mouth [...]

23 02, 2018

Bermuda Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Law, Will Other Nations Follow?

By JRL Charts|2018-02-23T13:39:26-08:00February 23rd, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-gay marriage, anti-lgbt, bermuda, Bermuda’s Gay Straight Alliance, domestic partnership act, gay news, lgbt politics, reverse same-sex marriage law|

By: Jack MacNamara, Staff Writer Shock waves have been going around the world over the announcement of British overseas territory of 60,000 people, Bermuda, overturning their historic same-sex marriage equality law setting LGBT rights back 20 years. The tiny territory which is known for low taxes, over priced hotels and resorts as well as LGBT [...]

20 02, 2018

Actress Sara Ramirez, GLAAD Launch Better Spanish-Language Representation Campaign

By JRL Charts|2025-08-20T15:07:10-07:00February 20th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: dearth of diverse, GLAAD, InclusiveScreens, lgbt politics, LGBTQ organizations, Madame Secretary, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, PantallaInclusiva campaign, Sara Ramirez, scripted, spanish-language primetime characters|

By: William Lopez, Staff Writer Sara Ramirez, the openly bisexual actress on the hit CBS Television show 'Madame Secretary' has teamed up with GLAAD for better Spanish-Language LGBTQ representation in prime-time scripted Television shows on Spanish Language networks. The reason for this campaign is obvious as only three percent of characters in Spanish-language prime-time scripted [...]

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