LGBTQ News, 2/16/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    RESEARCH

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

V.    HEALTH

VI.   MILITARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

European Parliament resolution backs ‘full recognition of trans women as women’
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/16/european-parliament-resolution-backs-full-recognition-of-trans-women-as-women/

RESEARCH

 

Oregon: The Pride in Numbers Survey is Underway
https://www.bendsource.com/culture/the-pride-in-numbers-survey-is-underway/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Indiana Senate bill threatens to prohibit transgender students from using bathroom of their gender identity

https://cardinalmediabsu.com/article/senate-bill-182-received-a-37-8-party-vote-in-the-senate-passed-to-the-house-20260216

Idaho activists, officials decry anti-LGBTQ+ bills as House passes trans bathroom ban in businesses

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/16/idaho-activists-officials-decry-anti-lgbtq-bills-as-house-passes-trans-bathroom-ban-in-businesses/

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

‘This shouldn’t be normal’: Developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/feb/16/bigotry-steam-pc-moderation-developers-speak-out

HEALTH

 

Twice-Yearly Injectable PrEP for Transgender People and Substance Users
https://www.poz.com/article/twiceyearly-injectable-prep-transgender-people-substance-users

MILITARY

 

Transgender troops speak up as they're forced out

(Audio)

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/nx-s1-5716206/transgender-troops-speak-up-as-theyre-forced-out