LGBTQ News, 12/1/25
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
IV. HATE CRIMES
V. ARTS & CULTURE
VI. ENTERTAINMENT
VII. SPORTS
GLOBAL NEWS
Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Australia: Queensland report on puberty blockers might not see the light of day
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/queensland-puberty-blocker-hormone-therapies-review/106077108
Malawi: Government Confirms It Won’t Decriminalize Homosexuality
Court’s ruling against same-sex marriage sets up a Japan Supreme Court decision
https://apnews.com/article/japan-lgbtq-samesex-marriage-ruling-a5de3d7eda028a97e05ac8bc9af7043f
India’s Jharkhand state works to improve trans people’s access to health care
Malaysia police to review procedures after arrests over same-sex activities lead to no charges
UK: Impasse over EHRC single-sex spaces guidance ‘distracting from other issues’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/29/ehrc-guidance-single-sex-spaces
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Texas’ "bathroom bill" is about to go into effect. Here’s what it does.
https://apnews.com/article/texas-general-news-44c8d0da41ed27d82ba24f6922e06e8c
Trans Community Hits New Barriers To Gender-Affirming Care In Hawaiʻi
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/12/advocates-fight-protect-gender-affirming-care-hawaii/
PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
HIV-positive men stage 'Kiss-In' protest at U.S.-Mexico border
HATE CRIMES
Mississippi: Man pleads guilty to killing an Ole Miss graduate who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community
ARTS & CULTURE
Maryland community outraged after ‘bigoted’ early morning rainbow crosswalk removal
https://www.advocate.com/news/maryland-pride-crosswalk-removal
ENTERTAINMENT
The gay Kenyan boyband star who refused to be defeated
SPORTS
Brazil: Internacional coach sorry for anti-gay slur over pink shirts
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/47167417/internacional-coach-sorry-anti-gay-slur-pink-shirts