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The U.S. State Department plays a pivotal role in documenting and shaping global human rights standards—through its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, its Special Envoy for LGBTQI+ Persons, and the work of internal groups like GLIFAA (Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies). On JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, we analyze how shifts in State Department policy impact LGBTQ+ visibility and protections abroad.

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29 04, 2024

President Biden Reinstates LGBTQ+ Health Care Protections

By JRL Charts|2025-09-03T12:25:19-07:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: LGBT Health News, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, LGBTQ Health, LGBTQ health care protections, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, President Biden, US State Department|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (04-29-24) — Last Friday, the Biden administration has reinstated federal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals seeking health care, reversing Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ-era policy. In a set of new rules unveiled by the Department of Health and Human Services last Friday, the department moved to advance civil rights protections for patients by barring health [...]

22 03, 2024

American Embassies Banned from Displaying PRIDE Flags

By JRL Charts|2025-10-02T19:36:40-07:00March 22nd, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: gay new york news, H.R. 2882 Congress Spending Bill, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, LGBT Politics USA, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, PRIDE Events, PRIDE flag, pride flag attacks, pride flag ban, PRIDE month, US State Department|

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (03-22-24) — In order to avert a government shutdown, American embassies around the world will not be able to fly PRIDE flags or Black Lives Matter flags this summer, a measure agreed to by the White House in order to get the $1.2 trillion spending bill passed through Congress. The final vote [...]

12 02, 2024

LGBT Floridians Protest Statewide Over DMV Gender Restrictions

By JRL Charts|2025-08-22T03:12:18-07:00February 12th, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Access & Advocacy, Florida DMV Gender Restrictions, Gay Orlando News, Gender‑Affirming Care: Latest Policies, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, US State Department|

TALLAHASSEE, FL — (02-12-24) — Florida LGBT activists staged a statewide series of protests at Florida's Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) locations last Friday. A huge number of individuals dressed in Pride flags and safety vests entered DMV properties statewide and laid down in mock death, a protest known as a "die-in", with signs reading [...]

30 08, 2023

Canada Issues Travel Warning for LGBT Travelers Visiting US

By JRL Charts|2025-08-09T20:36:03-07:00August 30th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Global Affairs Canada, human rights campaign, LGBT Politics Canada, LGBT Travel Warning Canada, US State Department|

OTTAWA — (08-30-23) — Canada shocked the US State Department on Wednesday, issuing a new travel warning for its LGBT citizens planning on visiting the United States. According to Global Affairs Canada, anti-LGBT protests in the US rose 30-fold in 2022 compared to 2017. What also shocked the both Democrats and Republicans, was the part [...]

29 03, 2023

‘International Human Rights Defense Act’ Bill Promotes LGBT Rights

By JRL Charts|2025-08-09T20:36:37-07:00March 29th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: International Human Rights Defense Act, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, U.S. Rep Robert Garcia, U.S. Rep Sara Jacobs (D-CA), US State Department|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (03-29-23) — Lawmakers U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Sara Jacobs (D-CA), introduced a bill on Tuesday that would require the U.S. State Department to promote LGBTQ and intersex rights abroad through its public policy. Garcia and Jacobs introduced the 'International Human Rights Defense Act' on Tuesday and is already being sponsored [...]

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