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6 03, 2022

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Deliberately Burning Truck Tire Marks on New LGBT Rainbow Crossing

By JRL Charts|2025-09-28T13:14:23-07:00March 6th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alexander Jerich pleads guilty, Florida LGBTQ News, Florida politics, gay Florida news, Hate Crime – LGBTQ Attacks, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, Threats & Global Reports | JRL CHARTS|

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL — (03-06-22) — A Florida man identified as Alexander Jerich, 20, pleaded guilty to deliberately burning skid marks on a gay-pride rainbow crosswalk that had just been painted on a Florida intersection. The incident took place while he was participating in a rally for ex-President Donald Trump's birthday. Alexander Jerich confessed [...]

2 03, 2022

Singapore’s Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Overturn Gay Sex Ban

By JRL Charts|2022-03-02T15:05:22-08:00March 2nd, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics, World LGBT News|Tags: lgbt politics, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, Overturn Gay Sex Ban, Singapore Gay Sex Ban, Singapore Supreme Court|

SINGAPORE — (03-02-22) — Singapore's Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by three gay rights activists to overturn the country's Gay Sex Ban. The gay rights activists had filed their suit against a law that criminalizes sex between two men. Singapore's Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon used the excuse that..."Although the law, known as Section 377A, had [...]

26 02, 2022

Man Shouts Homophobic slurs at Teen in Midtown Train Station

By JRL Charts|2022-02-27T07:44:46-08:00February 26th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: lgbt politics, man shouts gay sluts at teenager, man shouts homophobic slurs, New York subway|

NEW YORK, NY — (02-26-22) — Police say a hate-filled male suspect is being sought for a homophobic tirade aimed at a teenage straphanger in a Midtown train station. According to police, the 17-year-old victim was on the southbound E and F train platform at the Lexington Ave./53rd St. station around 7:50 a.m. on February [...]

24 02, 2022

Florida House of Representatives Pass Don’t Say Gay Bill

By JRL Charts|2025-09-28T13:14:32-07:00February 24th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-LGBT legislation Florida, Election Year 2022, Florida LGBTQ News, Florida Pass Don't Say Gay Bill, Florida politics, gay Florida news, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, LGBT Politics Florida, LGBT youth, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, Ron Desantis Don't Say Gay Bill|

TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-24-22) — Florida's Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed their discrimination bill, 'Don't Say Gay' Thursday. The anti-LGBT bill would prohibit "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity" in the state’s primary schools. The legislation — titled the 'Parental Rights in Education' bill aka "Don’t Say Gay" bill, now heads to the [...]

23 02, 2022

Harding Pulls Amendment but ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Moves Forward

By JRL Charts|2022-02-23T21:43:52-08:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-lgbt, Carlos G Smith, Don't Say Gay Bill, lgbt politics, LGBT Politics Florida, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBT youth, Rep Harding pulls Amendment|

TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-23-22) — Florida State Rep. Joe Harding (R) withdrew his proposed amendment to Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill that would have forced teachers to out LGBT kids to their parents. Thanks to Democrats, the amendment was pulled but that didn't stop the condemnation for such an amendment from LGBTQ groups and President [...]

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