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26 12, 2022

Spice Girls’ Mel C drops Poland Show Over Country’s Anti-LGBTQ Laws

By JRL Charts|2022-12-26T19:24:06-08:00December 26th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: lgbt politics, Mel C Cancels Poland, Mel C NYE Poland Show, Poland anti-LGBT laws, Spice Girls Mel C|

LAS VEGAS — (12-26-22) — Mel C of the iconic pop music group Spice Girls has pulled out of her upcoming New Year's Eve show in Poland, saying her political views don't align with the issues she's discovered about the country's anti-LGBT laws. In fact many in the LGBTQ+ Community are overjoyed with her announcement [...]

22 12, 2022

Tennessee Bill Could Criminalize Drag Shows Statewide

By JRL Charts|2025-08-20T15:25:45-07:00December 22nd, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Ban Drag Queen Shows, gay Nashville news, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, lgbtq politics, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, State Senator Jack Johnson, Tennessee Bill SB 0003, Veronika Electronika|

NASHVILLE, TN — (12-22-22) — Tennessee Republican State Sen. Jack Johnson introduced this week a proposed bill that would make it illegal for drag queens to perform in front of children statewide. According to SB 0003, introduced by Republican State Sen. Jack Johnson, drag shows would be redefined as “adult cabaret” and would prohibit Drag [...]

19 12, 2022

Biden Fails to Appeal Texas Loss on LGBTQ Protections

By JRL Charts|2025-08-29T20:49:20-07:00December 19th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Affordable Care Act, Biden administration, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, LGBTQ rights, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, Texas DEI Ban, Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk|

AUSTIN, TX — (12-19-22) — The Biden administration failed to appeal a recent court loss in Texas regarding federal LGBTQ protections, a decision Attorney General Ken Paxton is celebrating as a win for anti-LGBTQ advocates. On October 1, Trump-appointed judge Matthew Kacsmaryk declared unlawful two pieces of the Affordable Care Act's federal guidance: one that [...]

17 12, 2022

New York Appeals Court Rules YU Must Recognize LGBTQ Club

By JRL Charts|2025-06-30T17:48:25-07:00December 17th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: gay new york news, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, lgbt politics, LGBTQ civil rights, New York Court of Appeals, Yeshiva University, YU Pride Alliance|

NEW YORK, NY — (12-17-22) — New York Appeals Court rules that Yeshiva University must recognize LGBTQ club. The ruling by the Appellate Division in Manhattan hands the LGBTQ students of the university a win for LGBTQ Rights, while handing a setback for the university in its fight to avoid recognizing the YU Pride Alliance. [...]

8 12, 2022

Respect for Marriage Act Passes by a vote of 258-169

By JRL Charts|2023-01-22T18:23:50-08:00December 8th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, lgbt politics, President Biden, Respect for Marriage act, same-sex marriage protection|

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (12-08-22) — By a vote of 258-169, the Respect for Marriage Act passes the House of Representatives with 39 Republicans joining democrats to pass the first ever same-sex marriage protection on a federal level. The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act on Thursday to codify protections for same-sex marriages [...]

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