LGBTQ News, 2/27/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.    MILITARY

IV.    ARTS & CULTURE

V.     CRIME

VI.    COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

India: Activists push for better counting of transgender Indians in 2026 Census
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/27/activists-push-for-better-counting-of-transgender-indians-in-2026-census/

Dutch PM Jetten pressing charges weekly over persistent anti-gay abuse, threats
https://nltimes.nl/2026/02/27/dutch-pm-jetten-pressing-charges-weekly-persistent-anti-gay-abuse-threats

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

New Bill Seeks to Ban LGBTQ+ Books from Public Schools Nationwide

https://people.com/new-bill-seeks-to-ban-lgbtq-books-from-schools-nationwide-11915398

Nevada judge rules Lombardo’s trans athlete ballot initiative can proceed — but with new description

https://apnews.com/article/joe-lombardo-nevada-jason-woodbury-bradley-schrager-gender-in-sports-676e21d62d96b48435f7d3f5187523f2

Idaho lawmakers are trying to strip localities of nondiscrimination ordinances that protect LGBTQ+ people
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-republicans-target-lgbtq-nondiscrimination

Kansas sued over new transgender ID and bathroom law

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/kansas-sued-over-new-transgender-id-bathroom-law-2026-02-27/

ACLU sues Kansas over law invalidating trans residents’ IDs
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/27/aclu-sues-kansas-over-law-invalidating-trans-residents-ids/

MILITARY

 

Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon says

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/27/politics/scouting-america-pentagon-hegseth

Civil Rights agency rules against transgender Army worker who asked to use women’s bathroom

https://apnews.com/article/eeoc-transgender-bathrooms-afbd7cced03eb9c83e5cacc6f5dec9ce

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Pennsylvania: Philly Pride Visitor Center opens doors ahead of America’s 250th anniversary
https://epgn.com/2026/02/26/philly-pride-visitor-center-opening-2026/

The Boys' Love at the Heart of Heated Rivalry is a Familiar Tale in Asia
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78x973y5zvo

CRIME

Washington D.C.: Capital Pride board member resigns, alleges failure to address ‘sexual misconduct’
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/26/capital-pride-taylor-lianne-chandler-resigns/

COMMENTARY

 

Transgender Chicago man hospitalized after saving baby from drowning in Lake Michigan
https://www.advocate.com/news/lio-cundiff-transgender-hero-chicago