LGBTQ News, 1/15/26
Angeline Binick
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
VI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Russia: Moscow court charges streamers with LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/15/moscow-court-charges-streamer-with-lgbtq-propaganda-as-russians-flock-to-heated-rivalry/
REGIONAL NEWS
York-area school board members wade into Supreme Court trans athlete case
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/education/2026/01/14/local-school-board-members-wade-in-supreme-court-trans-athlete-ban-case/88178808007/
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Bills to restrict transgender rights spark emotional testimony at Wisconsin Capitol
https://www.wpr.org/news/transgender-legislation-sports-healthcare-wisconsin-senate
Utah’s transgender care ban let some continue treatment. Lawmakers might reconsider it
https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-01-15/utahs-transgender-care-ban-let-some-continue-treatment-lawmakers-might-reconsider-it
PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
One year in, the Gender Liberation Movement is upping its fight for trans rights
https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/gender-liberation-movement-trans-rights
HATE CRIMES
California: Man caught on CCTV throwing dog waste at LGBTQ+ centre
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/15/lgbtq-mi-sela-dog-poo-vandalism/
Maryland woman arrested for assaulting gay man in grocery store faces hate crime charges
https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/gay-man-assault-giant-grocery#rebelltitem1
COMMENTARY
How the Bay Area’s Gay Bars Became a Battleground for LGBTQ+ Rights in the 1950s