LGBTQ News, 1/26/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   HEALTH

IV.   MILITARY

V.    SPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Deportations to Iran delayed for two gay men, but their fates remain uncertain
https://azmirror.com/briefs/deportations-to-iran-delayed-for-two-gay-men-but-their-fates-remain-uncertain/ 

LGBTQ Ugandans targeted ahead of country’s elections
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/23/lgbtq-ugandans-targeted-ahead-of-countrys-elections/ 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Education Department refers Minnesota trans athletes probe to Justice Department
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/26/mcmahon-refers-minnesota-trans-athletes-probe-to-doj-00747071 

HEALTH

 

Feds drop effort to get trans patients’ records from LA children’s hospital
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-donald-trump-es-los-angeles-gender-subpoenas-829e63e3fa6a69582a102b378d019fc2 

Acne Risk Rises Markedly After Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
https://www.emjreviews.com/dermatology/news/acne-risk-rises-markedly-after-gender-affirming-hormone-therapy/ 

Canada: N.B. Transgender Health Network calls for provincial gender-affirming care clinic
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new-brunswick/article/nb-transgender-health-network-calls-for-provincial-gender-affirming-care-clinic/ 

MILITARY

 

Military ban on HIV-positive enlistees could set dangerous precedent, experts warn
https://www.advocate.com/politics/defense-department-hiv-positive-enlistees 

SPORTS

 

A safe space: How figure skating became a comfort zone for the LGBTQ+ community amid perilous times
https://apnews.com/article/milan-cortina-olympics-08374be56761b7656836ed1ed144c7b7