LGBTQ News, 1/7/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.    GLOBAL NEWS
II.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.  HOMELESSNESS

IV.  CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

V.   HATE CRIMES
VI.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Study links anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry and economic instability
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/07/study-links-anti-lgbtq-bigotry-and-economic-instability/ 

Azerbaijan: More than 100 people detained after police raid on queer nightclub
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/07/baku-azerbaijan-queer-police-raid/

Australia: Rainbow Families launches first ever national survey
https://www.outinperth.com/rainbow-families-launches-first-ever-national-survey/ 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Minnesota LGBTQ legislators, advocates band together to protect gender-affirming care
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-queer-legislators-advocates-band-together-to-protect-gender-affirming-care/601558517 

Labor Department Ends Transgender Workforce Training Shields
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/dol-rescinds-transgender-federal-grant-funding-protections 

HOMELESSNESS

 

Homeless youth say they need more from schools, social services

The research breaks out responses from a few specific groups — Indigenous, Latino, immigrant, LGBTQ+ people of color and pregnant or parenting youth — to understand their distinct needs.

https://stateline.org/2025/12/23/homeless-youth-say-they-need-more-from-schools-social-services/ 

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Ohio: Oberlin advances conversion therapy ban, with hesitation

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/01/07/oberlin-conversion-therapy/

Australia: Cook government commits to action on International Day to End Conversion Therapy

https://www.outinperth.com/cook-government-commits-to-action-on-international-day-to-end-conversion-therapy/ 

HATE CRIMES

 

South Africa: Missing Docket Halts Kwakhanya Mhlanganisi Murder Case
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/07/kwakhanya-mhlanganisi-murder-case-postponed-due-to-missing-docket/ 

COMMENTARY

 

Conversion therapy kills — put a stop to it, once and for all
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5674849-conversion-therapy-harms-lgbtq-youth/

Northern Colorado’s trans community struggles to find support amid politically charged climate
https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/07/transgender-kids-northern-colorado-support/