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12 08, 2026

DeKalb County Pushes Adult Stores Out of Commercial Zones in Major Zoning Shift

2026-08-12T17:53:19-07:00August 12th, 2026|Categories: Pleasure Products Headline News, Products News|Tags: , , , , , , |

By: Andy Powell - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News DECATUR, GA — (August 12, 2026) — Adult retailers operating in one of metro Atlanta's largest counties are facing a significantly narrower real estate landscape after DeKalb County moved to tighten where adult entertainment businesses can operate. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted [...]

6 08, 2026

New York Moves to End 41-Year Gay Bathhouse Ban in Historic Policy Shift

2026-08-06T18:12:50-07:00August 6th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News NEW YORK, NY — (August 6, 2026) — More than four decades after New York adopted emergency regulations that effectively shut down gay bathhouses during the height of the AIDS crisis, state lawmakers are moving to bring that era of public health policy to [...]

2 08, 2026

Trump Cuts Medicare Drug Subsidies—LGBTQ Seniors Could Pay More

2026-08-02T14:36:19-07:00August 2nd, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 2, 2026) — The Trump administration's decision to end a temporary Medicare Part D premium stabilization program is drawing criticism from healthcare advocates who warn it could increase prescription drug costs for millions of older Americans—including many LGBTQ seniors who already [...]

24 07, 2026

Americans Flood FCC With Opposition to LGBTQ TV Warning Labels

2026-07-24T13:36:53-07:00July 24th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 24, 2026) — A proposed review of the nation's television ratings system by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has sparked widespread public debate, with new analysis from LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD showing that most Americans who submitted comments oppose warning labels [...]

17 07, 2026

Polish President Karol Nawrocki Vetoes Civil Partnerships Bill in Blow to LGBTQ Rights

2026-07-17T13:52:24-07:00July 17th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics Europe, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe WARSAW, PL — (July 17, 2026) — Poland's effort to extend legal recognition to unmarried couples suffered a major setback Friday after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed legislation that would have created civil partnerships for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. The decision marks another obstacle for [...]

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