LGBTQ News, 12/31/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    HEALTH

III.   MILITARY

IV.   HATE CRIMES
V.    ARTS & CULTURE

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Israel: Knesset Speaker’s Civil Marriage Vote Sparks Ultra-Orthodox Fury
https://www.metroweekly.com/2025/12/ultra-orthodox-backlash-ohanas-civil-marriage-vote/ 

Poland Acts To Improve Status Of Same-Sex Couples With Cohabitation Bill
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/europe/polands-government-approves-a-bill-cohabitation-contracts-for-same-sex-couples-living-together-1927394 

HEALTH

 

Injectable PrEP Does Not Interfere With Hormone Therapy
https://www.metroweekly.com/2025/12/injectable-prep-hormone-therapy/ 

MILITARY

 

Taiwan LGBTQ+ Groups Criticize Conscription Criteria Amendment Requiring Alternative Service for Transgender and Intersex People
https://newbloommag.net/2025/12/26/trans-intersex-service-requirement/ 

HATE CRIMES

 

South Africa: Eastern Cape Hate Crime Survivor Speaks Out

(Trigger warning)

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/31/eastern-cape-hate-crime-survivor-speaks-out-my-whole-world-just-turned-upside-down/ 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Soon you may be able to type a new Chinese character: the gender-neutral pronoun
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/25/china/chinese-gender-neutral-pronoun-unicode-intl-hnk-dst