LGBTQ News, 10/9/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   YOUTH

IV.   POVERTY

V.    ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

VI.   INCARCERATION

VII.  DISCRIMINATION

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

India: Rajasthan tells high court that reservation is a subject for executive, legislature

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthan/horizontal-quota-for-trans-people-rajasthan-tells-hc-that-reservation-is-a-subject-for-executive-legislature/article70145053.ece 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

NYC bar association slams Justice Dept. indictment of Lambda Legal attorney

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/10/08/nyc-bar-association-slams-justice-dept-indictment-of-lambda-legal-attorney/ 

Michigan: Trans advocates seek LGBTQ sanctuary city designation for Lansing

https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2025-10-09/trans-advocates-seek-lgbtq-sanctuary-city-designation-for-lansing

Judge upholds North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids

https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-lgbtq-genderaffirming-care-f6bc791630de5fd31fc8dbf305887874

Florida: St. Petersburg to vote on flags for LGBTQ+ and Black communities after DeSantis erases murals

https://apnews.com/article/florida-harmony-flag-lgbtq-black-history-desantis-462897ddfd10cddc4ebc4c4b2137de12 

Texas follows Florida's lead in demanding end to rainbow crosswalks and street art

https://www.advocate.com/politics/texas-orders-rainbow-crosswalk-removal 

Two years on, Oregon’s transgender health care law faces obstacles

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/09/two-years-on-oregons-transgender-health-care-law-faces-obstacles/

Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-roller-derby-transgender-athlete-ban-4396d84c2d688a82b52b60cc93199d5a 

YOUTH

How online community saves transgender youth from isolation

https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/how-online-community-saves-transgender-youth-from-isolation-i-just-want-to-be-accepted-by-others/ 

POVERTY

Trans and nonbinary immigrants experience greater levels of poverty, new report finds

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2025/10/08/trans-and-nonbinary-immigrants-experience-greater-levels-of-poverty-new-report-finds/ 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Oregon: RHS students and parents hold walkout over transgender rights

https://www.nrtoday.com/news/rhs-students-and-parents-hold-walkout-over-transgender-rights/article_78bbabcf-ff2e-4107-92c2-349de78900a4.html 

INCARCERATION

 

Federal judge says Alaska’s treatment of transgender inmate violates U.S. Constitution

https://alaskabeacon.com/2025/10/08/federal-judge-says-alaskas-treatment-of-transgender-inmate-violates-u-s-constitution/ 

DISCRIMINATION

 

Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement

https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-librarian-fired-books-lgbtq-gillette-39f14cc98eb23807b04c0ce0753c20c0