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20 09, 2021

LGTBQ Veterans Discharged Over Sexual Orientation Get Full VA Benefits

By JRL Charts|2024-04-10T18:34:19-07:00September 20th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Kayla Williams, lgbt politics, LGBT Veterans, VA LGBTQ Veterans benefits|

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (09-20-21) — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shocked the LGBTQ Community on Monday with the announcement that LGBTQ veterans who were discharged from the military over their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status are now eligible for full VA benefits. Service members who were given other than honorable discharges for [...]

9 09, 2021

Teacher Resigns After Being Forced to Remove Pride Flag from bookshelf

By JRL Charts|2025-10-02T19:38:24-07:00September 9th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Gay Teacher resigns Missouri, John M Wallis, lgbt politics, Neosho Junior High School, PRIDE flag, pride flag attacks, teacher removes pride flag school missouri|

NEOSHO, MO — (09-09-21) — A Missouri openly gay teacher identified as John M. Wallis, resigned from his position at a middle school following the order to remove his gay pride flag in his classroom. Wallis also alleges that the school instructed him not to discuss topics related to sexual identity to students. He resigned [...]

8 09, 2021

High School Student Charged After Video of Gay Teen Being Assaulted in Pride Flag Goes Viral

By JRL Charts|2025-10-02T19:38:43-07:00September 8th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: crime, Hate Crime – LGBTQ Attacks, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, LGBTQ Education Rights, Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk, Lowndes High School Student, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, PRIDE flag, Threats & Global Reports | JRL CHARTS|

LOWNDES, GA — (09-08-21) — Assault charges have been filed after a Georgia high school student was caught on camera beating a classmate wearing an LGBT pride flag. Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk announced last Friday that a juvenile suspect at Lowndes High School had been charged with disorderly conduct, simple battery and disruption of [...]

6 09, 2021

Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten Officially Welcome two children into their family

By JRL Charts|2021-09-06T22:43:49-07:00September 6th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: lgbt politics, Pete Buttigieg and Husband children, Pete Buttigieg two children, White House Transportation Secretary|

WASHINGTON, D.C — (09-06-21) — White House Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten announced on Saturday they have officially become parents of two newborn children. Secretary Buttigieg shared a beautiful pic of him and his husband holding their daughter, Penelope Rose, and son, Joseph August, on Twitter. Secretary Pete Buttigieg welcomes two children [...]

3 09, 2021

Missouri Yanks LGBT History Exhibit from Capitol after Conservative Complaints

By JRL Charts|2021-09-03T10:20:45-07:00September 3rd, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: lgbt politics, Missouri LGBT exhibit removed, Senator Greg Razer|

WASHINGTON, D.C — (09-03-21) — An LGBT exhibit documenting the history of LGBT rights has been removed from Missouri’s state Capitol after officials received numerous complaints from conservatives about it. Openly Gay Missouri state Sen. Greg Razer (D), tweeted on Thursday that the exhibit had been in the Missouri State Museum for just four days before [...]

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