LGBTQ News, 12/2/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   CAMPUS

V.    RELIGION

VI.   ARTS & CULTURE

VII.  HATE CRIMES
VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/02/trans-girls-banned-girlguiding-supreme-court 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

York County man charged after alleged campaign of stalking, harassment against neighbors

Police claim Wentz and his father approached the victims' property and made taunts, threats and racial and homophobic slurs.

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/kipp-wentz-arrest-stalking-harassment-assault-neighbors-west-manheim-township-york-county/521-fbd1c9b5-d306-4ba1-8c35-a7e8aada1bdc 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Kansas AG's office warns Wichita Public Schools about transgender policies

https://www.kake.com/home/kansas-ags-office-warns-wichita-public-schools-about-transgender-policies/article_d79a7acd-15f2-4be3-b50e-422ae3ddcd72.html

Maine school boards scramble to respond to lawsuit over transgender policies

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/02/politics/state-politics/maine-school-boards-response-transgender-policy-lawsuit-joam40zk0w/ 

CAMPUS

 

Texas Tech limits how race and gender can be taught, faculty could be disciplined for noncompliance

https://apnews.com/article/gender-george-wallace-texas-colleges-and-universities-sex-and-sexuality-0a8d10e90c0d56ee844a24554c8024e7 

Oklahoma University instructor suspended for failing student’s unscientific anti-trans psychology essay

https://www.advocate.com/news/oklahoma-university-trans-instructor-suspended 

RELIGION

 

Faith leaders denounce anti-transgender attacks

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2025/12/02/faith-leaders-denounce-anti-transgender-attacks/ 

ARTS & CULTURE

‘Outcast Nation’ documentary highlights ‘staggering’ scale of LGBTQ homelessness in NYC

https://gaycitynews.com/outcast-nation-documentary-lgbtq-homelessness-nyc/ 

HATE CRIMES

 

Florida man partially paralyzed after neighbor allegedly shot him and used anti-LGBTQ+ slurs

(Trigger warning)

https://www.advocate.com/crime/florida-paralyzed-lgbtq-hate-crime

 

COMMENTARY

Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it

https://gaycitynews.com/forty-years-later-unequal-impact-hiv-persists/