LGBTQ News, 4/2/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     POLICY / LEGISLATION
III.    ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.    HEALTH

V.     MILITARY

VI.    INCARCERATION

VII.   DISCRIMINATION

VIII.  SPORTS

IX.    CAMPUS

X.     NATURE

XI.    ARTS & CULTURE

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

LGBTQ seniors in Argentina face uncertain future

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/04/02/lgbtq-seniors-in-argentina-face-uncertain-future/

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

California lawmakers reject bills to ban trans athletes’ participation in girls sports

https://apnews.com/article/california-transgender-athlete-newsom-students-ban-bc295b65ce04e5f8df7792545263f393

 

 

Montana: Judge grants temporary restraining order against ‘bathroom bill’ governor signed last week

https://dailymontanan.com/briefs/judge-grants-temporary-restraining-order-against-bathroom-bill-governor-signed-last-week/

 

 

Iowa: Critics say bill on foster, adoptive parents’ religious beliefs could put LGBTQ youth at risk

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/02/critics-say-bill-on-foster-adoptive-parents-religious-beliefs-could-put-lgbtq-youth-at-risk/

 

 

Two anti-trans bills fail to advance in California

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2025/04/02/two-anti-trans-bills-fail-to-advance-in-california/

 

 

 

 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

A trans teacher in Texas resigns after being targeted by conservatives online

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trans-teacher-texas-resigns-targeted-conservatives-online-rcna199156

 

 

 

 

HEALTH

 

Researchers, ACLU sue over 'ideological purge' of NIH grants

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/researchers-aclu-sue-over-trumps-ideological-purge-nih-grants-2025-04-02/

 

 

 

 

MILITARY

 

Trans soldiers served their country. Now the US is rolling back their healthcare

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/trans-soldiers-veterans-healthcare

 

 

 

 

INCARCERATION

 

Australia: World's only known gay prison now listed on NSW Heritage Register

The Cooma Gaol was once specifically used to jail gay men, trans women, and non-binary people.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/nsw-cooma-gay-gaol-on-nsw-heritage-registar/105102706

 

 

Australia: Cooma Gaol's homophobic history acknowledged

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/pm/cooma-gaol-s-homophobic-history-acknowledged/105129816

 

 

 

 

DISCRIMINATION

 

Outrage follows after Texas gay campground doubles-down on banning transgender men from property

https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-men-banned-texas-campground

 

 

 

 

SPORTS

 

USDA freezes some funds to Maine over support for transgender athletes

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/usda-freezes-some-funds-maine-over-support-transgender-athletes-secretary-says-2025-04-02/

 

 

 

 

CAMPUS

 

Rabbis revolt over LGBTQ+ club, exposing fight over queer acceptance at Yeshiva University

https://forward.com/news/709483/yeshiva-university-rabbis-lgbtq-club-comments/

 

 

 

 

NATURE

 

Discovering the First Intersex Southern Right Whale

https://nautil.us/discovering-the-first-intersex-southern-right-whale-1201412/

 

 

 

 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Massachusetts: Everything you need to know about the first Big Queer Food Fest in Boston

https://www.boston.com/things-to-do/events/big-queer-food-fest-boston/

 

 

Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/us/queer-homesteaders-tiktok-cec/index.html