LGBTQ News, 6/25/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

V.    HEALTH

VI.   DISCRIMINATION

VII.  HATE CRIMES

VIII. ARTS & CULTURE

IX.   SPORTS

X.    COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Indonesian police arrest 75 people at ‘gay party’

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/06/25/indonesian-police-arrest-75-people-at-gay-party/

UK: More than 1,000 people turn up to lobby MPs about trans rights

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/25/trans-westminster-lobby-ehrc/

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Lancaster Pride 2025: LGBTQ+ festival returns to Lancaster city with activities aplenty

https://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/lancaster-pride-2025-lgbtq-festival-returns-to-lancaster-city-with-activities-aplenty/article_0dabf113-3834-46ab-9b1d-14ca8102a2ac.html

Pride street festival draws crowd in Lebanon

https://www.abc27.com/community/pride/pride-street-festival-draws-crowd-in-lebanon/

Therapists, doctors urge UPMC to ‘fight back,’ reinstate gender-affirming care for trans youth

https://www.wesa.fm/health-science-tech/2025-06-23/doctors-urge-upmc-gender-affirming-care-trans-youth

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

North Carolina legislature takes aim at transgender rights

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-lgbtq-north-carolina-bill-61af70e490fc2240eac282afd3982d9b

California found in violation of Title IX in clash with Trump officials over transgender athletes

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-athletes-sports-title-ix-california-trump-921cada31395db33105316fe0e198c12

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

'Hetero Awesome Fest' in Idaho concludes with fighting, low attendance, and racism scandal

https://www.advocate.com/news/hetero-awesome-fest-idaho-racism

HEALTH

 

New study shows that sports help transgender teen's mental health
https://www.advocate.com/lgbt-youth/sports-help-trans-teens-mental-health

DISCRIMINATION

 

Family alleges Texas mosque refused to perform funeral for gay Muslim man

https://www.chron.com/culture/religion/article/houston-mosque-funeral-lawsuit-20393383.php

LGBTQ+ discrimination persists in Sri Lanka

https://www.dw.com/en/lgbtq-discrimination-persists-in-sri-lanka/a-73034352

HATE CRIMES

 

Georgia: 4 could be charged with hate crimes for destroying LGBTQ+ pride flags, Atlanta police say

https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-lgbtq-flags-hate-crime-arrests-blakes-405ea926ddefe8eb353f0cc1414924ee

ARTS & CULTURE

 

New York: ‘Menergy’ exhibition brings 1940s-1980s gay magazines out of the closet

https://gaycitynews.com/menergy-exhibition-1940s-1980s-gay-magazines/

Getty Center opens new exhibitions on queer history

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2025/06/23/getty-center-opens-new-exhibits-on-queer-photography/

'It validated the experiences of black women who loved women': The 1928 song that's one of the world's first gay anthems

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250624-the-1928-song-that-is-one-the-worlds-first-gay-anthems-ma-rainey

California: Queer joy marches on in these 37 photos of WeHo Pride 2025

https://www.advocate.com/gay-pride-parade/weho-pride-parade-2025#rebelltitem40

SPORTS

 

Australia: With trans sporting participation under threat, fringe sports are bucking the trend

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-25/roller-derby-and-fringe-lgbtqia-sports/105448406 

COMMENTARY

 

When they silence our science: The LGBTQ+ research purge & why it matters

https://www.advocate.com/voices/lgbtq-research-grant-cut-impact

The Intersex Community Faced Significant Barriers and Challenges in 2024

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-intersex-community-faced-significant-barriers-and-challenges-in-2024/