GLOBAL NEWS
UK’s first transgender judge seeks rehearing of supreme court case on biological sex
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/18/transgender-judge-supreme-court-case-biological-sex
Scottish ministers face legal action over policies ‘inconsistent’ with UK gender ruling
South Africa: LGBTQ+ Struggles Acknowledged at National Dialogue, But Delegates Voice Frustration
REGIONAL NEWS
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Center hosts region's largest pride festival at SteelStacks
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Education Dept. to start Northern Virginia school funding cuts over transgender policies
Idaho: Opponents seek to block new campus transgender law
https://www.idahoednews.org/kevins-blog/opponents-seek-to-block-new-campus-transgender-law/
Elected officials, LGBTQ+ advocates move to codify marriage equality in Pennsylvania
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
Australia: Anti-transgender activist loses appeal against transgender athlete
MILITARY
New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they’re discharged
RELIGION
How Orthodox Jewish families are finding ways to support their trans children
DISCRIMINATION
Yosemite National Park employees furious over firing of scientist
HATE CRIMES
California: Someone keeps throwing dog poop at an LGBTQ+ youth center in Los Angeles. Police need info
https://www.advocate.com/crime/lgbtq-youth-center-la-vandalized
Michigan: Man accused in slaying of transgender woman in Detroit charged
ARTS & CULTURE
Polari Prize halts 2025 competition following John Boyne ‘TERF’ controversy
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/18/polari-prize-john-boyne/
CRIME
Texas: Austin police misgender trans woman killed in Target parking lot shooting