LGBTQ News, 1/14/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

IV.   CAMPUS

V.    INCARCERATION

VI.   SPORTS

VII.  NATURE

VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Australia: Labor considering extending new hate speech protections to LGBTQ+ Australians and religious groups
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/14/labor-considering-extending-new-hate-speech-protections-to-lgbtq-australians-and-religious-groups 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Competing rallies draw hundreds to Supreme Court
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2026/01/14/competing-rallies-draw-hundreds-trans-rights-sports/ 

Illinois among 12 states to sue as Trump seeks forced compliance with gender order
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-among-12-states-to-sue-as-trump-seeks-forced-compliance-with-gender-order/ 

Trump administration opens 18 new probes over trans athletes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/01/14/trump-administration-trans-athletes-investigations/ 

SC GOP pushing law to restrict transgender students’ bathroom use at public schools, colleges
https://scdailygazette.com/2026/01/14/sc-gop-pushing-law-to-restrict-transgender-students-bathroom-use-at-public-schools-colleges/ 

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

National LGBTQ Task Force brings Creating Change conference back to D.C.
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/14/national-lgbtq-task-force-brings-creating-change-conference-back-to-d-c/ 

CAMPUS

 

South Africa: UCT Students Call For End to Deadnaming on Student IDs
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/12/uct-students-call-for-end-to-deadnaming-on-student-ids/ 

INCARCERATION

 

Virginia ICE agents nab gay Panamanian immigrant at routine check-in, man’s U.S. citizen husband says
https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-couple-ice-limbo 

SPORTS

 

Australia: Adelaide United says Josh Cavallo never raised homophobia concerns with A-League club
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-14/adelaide-united-says-josh-cavallo-never-raised-homophobia/106229066 

NATURE

 

Same-sex sexual behavior observed in dozens of primate species, suggesting evolutionary origin
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/primates-same-sex-sexual-behavior-evolution-rcna252693 

COMMENTARY

 

All about the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
https://www.advocate.com/history/first-national-march-washington-1979