LGBTQ News, 6/30/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     REGIONAL NEWS

III.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.    PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

V.     DISCRIMINATION

VI.    HATE CRIMES

VII.   ARTS & CULTURE

VIII.  SPORTS

IX.    COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK Prime Minister pushes to ban trans people from single-sex bathrooms, sports, and beyond

https://www.advocate.com/world/keir-starmer-trans-ban

Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/28/transgender-campaigners-council-of-europe-report-on-uk 

Cuba trans community sees glimmer of hope in proposed legislation

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-trans-community-sees-glimmer-hope-proposed-legislation-2025-06-30/

Canada, Europeans and Brazil, not US, issue statement backing LGBT rights

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-europeans-brazil-not-us-issue-statement-backing-lgbt-rights-2025-06-29/

Cayman Islands couple hail court ruling upholding same-sex partnerships

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/cayman-islands-same-sex-civil-partnership-law-upheld-by-uk-court-2025-06-30/

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Celebrating Pride, Confronting Barriers: LGBTQIA+ Life in Central PA

https://www.fox43.com/video/news/local/celebrating-pride-confronting-barriers-lgbtqia-life-in-central-pa/521-94a8be9d-f569-473e-a639-f00871e3d51e

Gov. Shapiro to visit Pa. Pride Festival amid increasing attacks on LGBTQ rights

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2025/06/gov-shapiro-to-visit-pa-pride-festival-amid-increasing-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights.html

New site, same goal as Pride in the Park takes place in Dauphin County

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2025/06/new-site-same-goal-as-pride-in-the-park-takes-place-in-dauphin-county.html

'A beautiful experience': Lancaster celebrates 17th annual pride festival
https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-lancaster-17-annual-pride-festival/65237598

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Democrats urge gay Treasury Secretary Bessent not to scrap protections for LGBTQ+ federal workers

https://www.advocate.com/politics/democrats-eeo-protection-scott-bessent

A bipartisan effort looks to rectify tax inequities for same-sex married couples

https://www.advocate.com/politics/warren-collins-bipartisan-same-sex-married-taxes

US Supreme Court tosses rulings that favored transgender people

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-supreme-court-tosses-rulings-that-favored-transgender-people-2025-06-30/

Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-transgender-sports-health-a7c361e9fc57d63c1c9fc1d4d2120a91

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

California: Transgender rights activists and supporters rally in San Francisco

(Video)

https://apnews.com/video/transgender-rights-activists-and-supporters-rally-in-san-francisco-amid-rising-fears-over-trump-attacks-aa0f90b85f444bab9c96f6aead4f78a0

DISCRIMINATION

 

Louisiana: Catholic school fires teacher after husband’s obituary reveals his marriage to a man

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/new-orleans-teacher-widower-mark-jacobs-catholic-school

HATE CRIMES

 

Two teens shot and six others bear-sprayed at New York City Pride march

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/30/nyc-pride-stonewall-shooting-teens

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Texas: New Dallas-based LGBTQ+ series “The Gayborhood” spotlights queer life in Oak Lawn

https://newsisout.com/2025/06/new-dallas-based-lgbtq-series-the-gayborhood-spotlights-queer-life-in-oak-lawn/32544/

LGBTQ+ Pride month ends with vibrant parades and events worldwide in photos

https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/lgbtq-pride-parade-gay-celebration-june-196852f955d9cdfbb801166452bd5743

NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest
https://apnews.com/article/lgbtq-pride-nyc-san-francisco-parade-protest-a4c788a137ad3ffc2717a9cd085039d3

2025 NYC Pride Parade sees noticeable drop in corporate sponsorships amid DEI backlash

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-pride-parade-drop-visible-corporate-sponsors-rcna215820

Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in open defiance of Hungary’s ban

https://apnews.com/article/budapest-pride-march-defies-ban-orban-hungary-6919758b70c812bfe95dddb589e44132

South Africa: Durban Pride Takes to the Streets for 14th Annual Event

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/06/30/durban-pride-takes-to-the-streets-for-14th-annual-event/

Turkish police arrest more than 50 people before banned Istanbul Pride parade
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/29/turkish-police-arrest-more-than-50-people-before-banned-istanbul-pride-parade

Trans teen’s chess win in Germany prompts backlash

https://www.advocate.com/news/german-transgender-teen-chess 

'Every word has come back to haunt me': China cracks down on women who write gay erotica

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c056nle2drno

SPORTS

 

India: Anaya Bangar challenges ban on trans women in female cricket teams

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/06/30/anaya-bangar-challenges-ban-on-trans-women-in-female-cricket-teams/

COMMENTARY

Russia: Rising Toll of LGBT ‘Extremism’ Designation

https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/30/russia-rising-toll-of-lgbt-extremism-designation

LGBTQI+ People Are Underinsured and Experience Health Insurance Discrimination in Key Areas

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/lgbtqi-people-are-underinsured-and-experience-health-insurance-discrimination-in-key-areas/

The price of protection: LGBTQ+ families and the cost of moving

https://newsisout.com/2025/06/the-price-of-protection-lgbtq-families-and-the-cost-of-moving/32454/ 

From outlaw bushrangers who fell in love to a famous horseman born a woman, Australia’s history is full of queer stories

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/28/australian-history-is-full-of-queer-stories