LGBTQ News, 6/4/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   BUSINESS

V.    ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

VI.   HEALTH

VII.  CAMPUS

VIII. RELIGION

IX.   ARTS & CULTURE

X.    SPORTS

XI.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: EHRC sued over ‘unlawful’ consultation on single-sex spaces guidance

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/04/ehrc-consultation-legal-case-liberty/

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Violence is leading health care concern among Pennsylvania LGBTQ community, survey finds

https://www.mcall.com/2025/06/04/pennsylvania-lgbtq-health-needs-assessment-survey/

Central PA’s Pride Festival Expands with Resilience and Joy

https://www.witf.org/2025/06/04/central-pas-pride-festival-expands-with-resilience-and-joy/

Man vandalizes intersex Pride flag in Lancaster County; police investigating

https://www.abc27.com/news/top-stories/man-vandalizes-intersex-pride-flag-in-lancaster-county-police-investigating/

'Amish Country Queer' documentary tells stories of LGBTQ+ joy, being queer in Lancaster

https://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/amish-country-queer-documentary-tells-stories-of-lgbtq-joy-being-queer-in-lancaster/article_6d83a871-44ca-4709-985c-70b84592bf65.html

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

White House has ‘no plans’ to recognize Pride month

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/06/04/white-house-has-no-plans-to-recognize-pride-month/

BUSINESS

 

Air Canada launches first flight staffed by all LGBTQ+ crew to celebrate Pride month

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/04/air-canada-lgbt-flight/

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

South Africa: Cape Town Anti-LGBTQ+ Politician Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/06/03/cape-town-anti-lgbt-politician-sentenced-to-90-days-in-jail/

HEALTH

 

FBI wants to investigate doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors. Experts question its legal basis

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/politics/fbi-gender-affirming-care-minors

CAMPUS

Ohio: Kent State University to close LGBTQ Center, Women’s Center and Multicultural Center

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/kent-state-university-to-close-lgbtq-center-womens-center-and-multicultural-center/

RELIGION

 

Jessica Stern, D.C. Episcopal bishop to speak at WorldPride conference

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/06/04/jessica-stern-d-c-episcopal-bishop-to-speak-at-worldpride-conference/

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/edmund-white-groundbreaking-gay-author-dies-85-rcna210868

WorldPride is in D.C. this year — which may be why attendance and sponsorship are down

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5407497/worldpride-dc

In town for WorldPride? Take a D.C. LGBTQ walking tour

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/06/04/in-town-for-worldpride-take-a-d-c-lgbtq-walking-tour/

Canada: Toronto officials raise Progress Pride flag at city hall to kick off month of festivities

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-pride-flag-raising-city-hall-1.7550637

SPORTS

 

Connecticut town’s schools are investigated for transgender athlete policies
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-athletes-connecticut-trump-investigation-3bd122ab62a0f726c48089c5337f6710

COMMENTARY

 

Some advice from LGBTQ elders as WorldPride kicks off amid fears

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/03/some-advice-from-lgbtq-elders-as-worldpride-kicks-/

Here Are the New Anti-LGBTQ Bills Texas Passed into Law

https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-2025-anti-lgbtq-bills-passed/