LGBTQ News, 5/28/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION
III.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.   HEALTH

V.    MILITARY

VI.   CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

VII.  SPORTS

VIII. CRIME

IX.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Canada: Doctors group challenging constitutionality of Alberta transgender law

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/doctors-group-challenging-constitutionality-of-alberta-transgender-law-1.7546051

Scottish parliament ‘will not police’ trans toilet ban

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/28/scottish-parliament-holyrood-trans/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

California changes high school sports rule after Trump post over trans athlete

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/27/california-trans-student-high-school-sports-rule-change

California: Newsom ‘encouraged’ by new state guidelines for trans student-athletes

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2025/05/28/newsom-encouraged-by-new-state-guidelines-for-trans-student-athletes/

Texas will require state documents to reflect sex assigned at birth

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/28/texas-trans-biological-sex-state-documents-bill/

Texas DEI ban in public schools approved in the House

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/24/texas-dei-ban-schools-senate-bill-12/

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

J.K. Rowling uses 'Harry Potter' wealth to fund anti-transgender organization

https://www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowling-anti-trans-organization

HEALTH

 

UK: Hospital staff urge trans and non-binary people to undergo mammograms

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/28/trans-non-binary-people-urged-undergo-mammograms/

MILITARY

 

Army issues policy to discharge, disqualify transgender troops

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/05/28/army-issues-policy-to-discharge-disqualify-transgender-troops/

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

South Carolina: Columbia City Council defers vote on conversion therapy ban for 2nd time

https://www.abccolumbia.com/2025/05/27/columbia-city-council-defers-vote-on-conversion-therapy-ban-for-2nd-time/

SPORTS

DOJ launches California Title IX investigation over transgender athletes in youth sports

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/doj-california-investigation-transgender-athletes/

CRIME

Dealer gets 19 years in prison for providing drugs that killed prominent NYC transgender activist

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-transgender-activist-fentanyl-overdose-arrest-91833364911ed74f1cf2732bcb7dc528

COMMENTARY

 

Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100

https://theconversation.com/queer-country-lgbtq-musicians-are-outside-the-spotlight-as-grand-ole-opry-turns-100-251892

Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans

https://theconversation.com/anti-trans-measures-dont-just-target-transgender-men-and-women-a-sociologist-explains-how-male-or-female-categories-miss-the-mark-for-nonbinary-americans-251443