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4 06, 2025

Defense Secretary Orders Removal of Harvey Milk’s Name from Navy Ship

By |2025-07-28T17:12:11-07:00June 4th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 4, 2025) — In a controversial move, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed the US Navy to remove the name of slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk from a Navy vessel, the USNS Harvey Milk. This directive is part [...]

10 04, 2024

LGBT Royal Navy Veteran Wins Hero of the Year Award

By |2024-04-10T18:10:46-07:00April 10th, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics Europe|Tags: , , , , , |

UNITED KINGDOM — (04-10-24) — LGBT navy veteran, Emma Riley, was named Hero of the Year at the British Diversity Awards for her work to get a rule banning gay people from the navy overturned by taking the UK to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Emma Riley, who lives in Brighton, was a [...]

20 09, 2023

Democrats to Investigate Military Discrimination against LGBTQ Service Members and Veterans

By |2025-07-11T19:16:18-07:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON D.C. — (09-20-23) — Democrats revive an investigation into discrimination committed by the US Military against the LGBTQ service members and veterans. The DNC marked the 12th anniversary of the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on Wednesday by relaunching their efforts into investigating the lasting impacts of military policies that [...]

24 07, 2023

Biden threatens VA Bill Veto over anti-LGBT Amendments

By |2025-11-13T22:58:41-08:00July 24th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON D.C — (07-24-23) — White House officials threatened on Monday to veto House Republicans’ plan to enact anti-LGBT amendments in the Veterans Affairs Funding Bill for the next fiscal year, saying the appropriations outline as written contains too many partisan attacks on LGBT Americans and Women's reproductive rights. The White House told reporters on [...]

22 06, 2022

Openly Gay Judge Lord Etherton Leads LGBT Veterans Probe

By |2022-06-22T17:47:12-07:00June 22nd, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: , , , |

UNITED KINGDOM — (06-22-22) — Great Britain's first openly gay senior judge, Lord Etherton, will lead a review into the impact of the country's historical ban on LGBT veterans serving in the armed forces. Lord Etherton's inquiry will look at how veterans were affected by the discrimination of being gay. LGBTQ advocates are hoping for [...]

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