LGBTQ News, 6/16/25

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Angeline Binick

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Jun 16, 2025, 7:00:30 PM6/16/25
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I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV.   PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
V.    HEALTH
VI.   DISCRIMINATION
VII.  HATE CRIMES
VIII. ARTS & CULTURE
IX.   ENTERTAINMENT
X.    SPORTS
XI.    CRIME
XII.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

For Women Scotland group mulls more legal action after UK supreme court gender ruling

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/14/campaigners-scottish-government-supreme-court-gender-women



2 women marry in Mexico’s embassy in Guatemala fueling a debate over same-sex marriage





REGIONAL NEWS

 

HIV care advances, challenges in South-Central Pennsylvania

https://www.wgal.com/article/south-central-pennsylvania-hiv-care-advances-and-challenges/65050400






POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Energy Department explores regulatory option for keeping trans athletes out of women’s sports

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/16/energy-department-sex-discrimination-trans-students-athletics-00408170



What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender care


Maine Senate votes against all 8 transgender-related bills proposed this session


Gay pride flags could be banned from schools in this NC district





PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

New LGBTQ+ Archive to save scrubbed federal resources

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/06/16/lgbtq-archive-save-scrubbed-federal-resources/



Williams Institute reports impact of deportations on LGBTQ immigrants





HEALTH

 

Largest trans survey ever finds the top reason transgender people stop transitioning is transphobia

https://www.advocate.com/news/largest-trans-survey-transphobia-detransitioning






DISCRIMINATION

 

Congress members demand that EEOC address gender identity discrimination

https://www.advocate.com/politics/eeoc-enfocement-gender-identity-discrimination



Ireland: St James’s Hospital apologizes to trans woman over treatment at emergency department





HATE CRIMES

 

Pennsylvania: Killer of gay man appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court for removal from death row

(Trigger warning)


Pennsylvania: Family of transgender woman killed in 2020 remembers daughter after murderer convicted
(Trigger warning)


Pulse nightclub: A haunting look inside before the mass shooting site is razed


New York: Gays Against Guns’ Human Beings lead Pulse remembrance





ARTS & CULTURE

 

New York: Tens of thousands join Brooklyn Pride’s exuberant twilight march

https://gaycitynews.com/brooklyn-pride-exuberant-twilight-march/



Massachusetts: Pride, 'No Kings' combine in Boston march and festival


Indiana: Around 60,000 people attend Indy Pride Parade in downtown Indianapolis


Thousands celebrate South Korean Pride parade in Seoul


Ukraine: Kyiv Pride march takes place, gathers international representatives, faces counterprotesters


In pictures: Pride Month celebrations worldwide





ENTERTAINMENT

 

‘DC Pride 2025’ centers LGBTQ+ heroes and creators
https://epgn.com/2025/06/16/dc-comics-pride-2025/






SPORTS

 

U.S. Masters Releases Interim Policy on Transgender Competitors

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/u-s-masters-releases-interim-policy-on-transgender-competitors/






CRIME


Man arrested for killing Minnesota Democrat gave anti-LGBTQ+ speech in Africa





COMMENTARY

 

How a vacant Boston school was transformed into thriving housing for LGBTQ+ seniors

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/vacant-boston-school-was-transformed-thriving-housing-lgbtq-seniors-rcna213233



LGBTQ+ elders are more likely to live in poverty. Here's how we can change that


San Francisco is fighting opioid overdoses by giving out Narcan at drag shows — and this queen started it

 

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