LGBTQ News, 8/4/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     YOUTH

III.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.    MILITARY

V.     HATE CRIMES

VI.    ARTS & CULTURE

VII.   SPORTS

VIII.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

‘Bullied, beaten up, killed’: Armenia's drag queens risk it all for the stage
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260726-bullied-beaten-killed-armenia-drag-queens-risk-all-for-the-stage

Australia: Minns government rejects expansion of hate speech laws after review recommendations made public
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/nsw-chris-minns-rejects-hate-speech-expansion/106996060

YOUTH

Safety, freedom and no misgendering: Inside the Texas summer camp for trans kids
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/texas-summer-camp-trans-kids

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Ohio Republican proposes election bill that could protect transgender candidates

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/08/04/republican-proposes-election-reform-following-anti-transgender-controversy/

Nevada LG sues ethics commission, seeks reversal of fine over transgender athlete task force

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-lg-sues-ethics-commission-seeks-reversal-of-fine-over-transgender-athlete-task-force

Transgender federal workers sue government over health care cuts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/03/transgender-federal-workers-sue-trump-administration/

MILITARY

 

Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/transgender-troops-ban.html

HATE CRIMES

 

South Africa: Fifth Suspect Arrested in Alleged Grindr Gang Pretoria Murder of Braam Krüger

(Trigger warning)

https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/04/fifth-suspect-arrested-in-alleged-grindr-gang-pretoria-murder-of-braam-kruger/

UK: Attackers who assaulted gay couple with fruit spared jail sentence
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/08/04/homophobic-attackers-who-assaulted-gay-couple-with-fruit-spared-jail-sentence/

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Geno Segers exits Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’ after backlash over transgender comments
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-08-03/geno-segers-exits-hadestown-over-transgender-comments

SPORTS

 

Rallies surround Fever-Lynx game after Sophie Cunningham’s stance on transgender athletes
https://apnews.com/article/fever-sophie-cunningham-protests-6be219ac0daca951fc0d7b2cabc95f9b

COMMENTARY

 

Australia: Why is the 2026 census asking for your sexuality and gender for the first time and how will this be used?

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/hobart-breakfast/april-long-2026-census-sexuality-privacy/106993454