LGBTQ News, 9/4/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   HEALTH

V.    DISCRIMINATION

VI.   ARTS & CULTURE

VII.  SPORTS

VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

'Father Ted' creator Linehan in UK court for trans harassment case

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/father-ted-creator-linehan-uk-court-trans-harassment-case-2025-09-04/ 

Bulgaria asked to recognize trans' 'lived gender identity'

https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-asked-to-recognize-trans-lived-gender-identity/a-73880461 

Gay Chief Davis Mac-Iyalla Blasts Burkina Faso Anti-LGBTQ+ Law

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/09/04/gay-chief-davis-mac-iyalla-condemns-burkina-faso-law/

Moroccan court sentences activist to prison for T-shirt reading Allah 'is lesbian'

https://www.advocate.com/news/moroccan-activist-sentenced-allah-shirt 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

York leaders point to shortcomings in hate crime laws after attack of drag performer

https://local21news.com/news/local/york-officials-discuss-potential-new-laws-to-help-protect-queer-community 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Texas legislature bans transgender people from public bathrooms

https://www.advocate.com/transgender/texas-passes-transgender-bathroom-ban 

DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/transgender-firearms-justice-department-second-amendment 

HEALTH

 

Patients settle lawsuit over VUMC transgender clinic records shared with attorney general

https://www.tennessean.com/story/life/health/2025/09/04/vumc-transgender-patients-lawsuit-over-records-given-to-ag-settles/85894811007/ 

DISCRIMINATION

 

Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-trump-federal-workers-government-gender-lgbtq-c877da2487ca439a5a438b97b58799a6 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Trans Statue of Liberty painting to go on view in Baltimore after DC censorship allegations

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/04/trans-statue-of-liberty-amy-sherald-american-sublime-baltimore/ 

SPORTS

 

5 French women boxers to miss world champs over deadline for new sex tests

https://apnews.com/article/world-boxing-france-sex-tests-khelif-90e40e077b4c41a7d3622de280d20966 

COMMENTARY

 

From San Francisco to a Dutch refugee camp: Why transgender Americans are fleeing home

https://theworld.org/stories/2025/09/02/from-san-francisco-to-a-dutch-refugee-camp-why-transgender-americans-are-fleeing-home