LGBTQ News, 4/6/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   DISCRIMINATION

IV.   HATE CRIMES

V.    SPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Belarusian parliament passes a bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights

https://apnews.com/article/belarus-lgbtq-crackdown-lukashenko-gay-rights-d11b2b1341479d6925b1036b4ddfea68

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools

https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-transgender-student-d4f00994daa64a68f557de5f98ec7d94

Maryland lawmakers advance broad school protections, including for trans students

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maryland-transgender-student-protections

Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes

https://apnews.com/article/lgbtq-gender-sexual-orientation-schools-iowa-lawsuit-b1f1eec4ac244c32b4f3a91413f77b9c

DISCRIMINATION

 

Donations surge for Tennessee librarian fired by conservative board over LGBTQ+ books

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/fired-tennessee-librarian-donations-surge

UK: Families react to Girlguiding’s trans exclusion

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/06/families-girlguiding-ban-trans-girls

HATE CRIMES

 

South Carolina man faces hate crime charges after shooting into Myrtle Beach LGBTQ+ nightclub

https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/myrtle-beach-hate-crime-lgbtq

SPORTS

 

Taking Pride in Every Shot: Queer archers find community at suburban range

https://depauliaonline.com/83510/artslife/taking-pride-in-every-shot-queer-archers-find-community-at-suburban-range/