LGBTQ News, 7/20/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

III.    ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.    ARTS & CULTURE

V.     SPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Trailblazing Canadian gay rights activist Michael Hendricks dies

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/michael-hendricks-obit-9.7277307

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

Nonprofit crisis line supports marginalized people wary of police intervention

https://www.advocate.com/news/call-blackline-emergency-hotline

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Conservatives around world at war against ‘leftwing globalists’, Bridget McKenzie tells CPAC London event

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/19/bridget-mckenzie-cpac-london-national-party-pauline-hanson-one-nation-ntwnfb

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Australia: LGBTQIA+ nightclub's lease at former Sydney church terminated due to 'offensive trade'

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/lgbtqia-divine-playhouse-lease-terminated-former-sydney-church/106935874

SPORTS

 

WTA introduces gene testing for all players on women’s tennis tour

https://apnews.com/article/wta-gene-testing-transgender-women-1f4efb8c070a031eb54e935deb0bbe23

The government pressured USA Rugby to ban transgender women. A Baltimore team refused to comply.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/20/the-government-pressured-usa-rugby-to-ban-transgender-women-a-baltimore-team-refused-to-comply/