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17 01, 2022

LGBT Activist Kylar Broadus Set to Be Keynote Speaker at MLK Event

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:41:18-07:00January 17th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: keynote speaker Kylar Broadus, lgbt politics, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBTQ protections, Martin Luther King Jr Day, MLK Celebration Independence MO, MLK Day 2022|

INDEPENDENCE, MO — (01-17-22) — The keynote speaker for the Independence's Martin Luther King Celebration on Monday will be Kylar Broadus, a Black transgender American who is a noted attorney, speaker and activist for LGBTQ rights. A native of Fayette, Missouri, Broadus has received several awards and recognitions for his decades of work on behalf [...]

4 12, 2021

Raleigh Police Department set to hire its 1st LGBTQ liaison

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:32:00-07:00December 4th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Human Rights Campaign 2021 Municipal Equality Index, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, Raleigh police department LGBTQ Liaison|

RALEIGH, NC — (12-04-21) — A spokesperson for the Raleigh Police Department confirmed ot JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics News on Friday, that they are hiring its first LGBTQ liaison. Details pertaining to the responsibilities of the position are being now being finalized and the position is expected to be filled in the coming weeks. The [...]

2 07, 2021

SCOTUS Snubs Appeal by Florist Who Refused Service to Gay Couple

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:41:19-07:00July 2nd, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, anti Gay Florist Appeal denied SCOTUS, Curt Freed, LGBT Politics 2021, LGBTQ protections, Robert Ingersoll, SCOTUS denies Florist Case|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (07-02-21) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, declined to review a case over a Washington state florist's refusal to service a wedding for a same-sex couple, letting stand Washington state court's ruling that the florist engaged in unlawful discrimination over sexual orientation. The case, Arleans Flowers v. Washington, No. 19-333, began [...]

1 06, 2021

Biden Issues Proclamation Honoring June as PRIDE Month

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:41:20-07:00June 1st, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: LGBT Community, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, President Biden PRIDE Month|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (06-01-21) — After four years of recognizing PRIDE Month, President Biden issued a proclamation on Tuesday recognizing June as PRIDE Month in the USA, underscoring the need to continue to fight to ensure equal rights for the LGBTQ community. "Pride is both a jubilant communal celebration of visibility and a personal celebration [...]

1 06, 2021

Pride Month Organizers Draw Attention to GOP Anti-Transgender Laws

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:41:21-07:00June 1st, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics, Transgender News|Tags: Human Rights Campaign Pride Month, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ protections, National LGBTQ Task Force, Pride Month Anti-Trans Legislation USA|

NEW YORK — (06-01-21) — Pride Month is here and LGBTQ groups are going to be drawing attention to the never ending Republican Campaign of anti-transgender bills making their way across the country in GOP strong hold legislatures. According to The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), GOP-backed measures targeting transgender people continue to be at the [...]

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