LGBTQ News, 10/31/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
IV.   HEALTH

V.    CAMPUS

VI.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

UK: Lib Dem members criticize ‘trans-exclusionary’ rule change for party elections

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/30/lib-dem-members-criticise-trans-exclusionary-rule-change-for-party-elections 

UK: Protest group vandalizes EHRC HQ over controversial trans guidance

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/31/bash-back-ehrc-vandalism-trans-london/ 

Ghana: I’ll not return to Parliament if anti-LGBT bill is not passed and assented, says Bedzrah

https://www.modernghana.com/news/1445050/ill-not-return-to-parliament-if-anti-lgbt-bill.html

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

LGBTQ+ food pantries prepare for end of SNAP benefits

https://www.advocate.com/politics/lgbtq-food-pantries-snap-benefits 

Limiting refugee admissions could disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ refugees: report

https://www.advocate.com/news/refugee-cap-limit-lgbtq-impact 

Judge nixes Justice Department subpoena of telehealth trans health care provider

https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-nixes-doj-subpoena-queerdoc 

Pennsylvania: Owlett Sponsors Bill to Ban Transgender Student Athletes in Women’s Sports

https://www.erienewsnow.com/news/state/owlett-sponsors-bill-to-ban-transgender-student-athletes-in-women-s-sports/article_014a30e2-f553-50c9-a1df-7dfaf5701d69.html

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Conservative Podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey Is Afraid of Halloween

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/spooky-allie-beth-stuckey-thinks-halloween-is-too-gay-friendly 

Opponents of Turning Point USA in Eagle County, Colorado Schools: ‘We Don’t Need To Be Teaching Kids Hate’

https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/opponents-of-turning-point-usa-in-eagle-county-schools-we-dont-need-to-be-teaching-kids-hate/74223/

HEALTH

 

What public health experts want you to know about the severe mpox strain appearing in the U.S.

https://www.advocate.com/news/severe-mpox-strain-warning 

CAMPUS

 

Washington State University credentials anti-trans hate group to teach medical providers

https://www.advocate.com/health/wsu-credentials-anti-trans-hate-group 

COMMENTARY

 

Holocaust history shows LGBTQ+ people have always been their own heroes

https://19thnews.org/2025/10/lgbtq-history-month-holocaust-resistance/ 

Introducing 'Love You for You:' Conversations Between Trans Kids and Their Loved Ones

https://www.kqed.org/news/12061805/introducing-love-you-for-you-conversations-between-trans-kids-and-their-loved-ones