LGBTQ News, 7/3/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.    POLITICS

IV.    DISCRIMINATION

V.     HATE CRIMES

VI.    NATURE

VII.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Singapore radio code’s grouping of homosexuality with criminal acts sparks calls for review

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3316865/singapore-radio-codes-grouping-homosexuality-criminal-acts-sparks-calls-review

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

US government withholding over $6 billion in school funding, research group says
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-government-withholding-over-6-billion-school-funding-research-group-says-2025-07-02/

Supreme Court agrees to review bans on transgender athletes joining teams that align with their gender identity

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/politics/supreme-court-transgender-athletes 

Advocates criticize US supreme court ruling on LGBTQ+ books

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/supreme-court-lgbt-books-reaction

North Carolina governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills

https://ktar.com/national-news/north-carolina-governor-vetoes-anti-dei-and-transgender-rights-bills-calling-them-mean-spirited/5724571/

Texas: Tarrant officials clash over canceled LGBTQ historical marker after abandoned briefing

https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-07-03/tarrant-officials-clash-over-canceled-lgbtq-historical-marker-after-abandoned-briefing

POLITICS

 

US FTC workshop criticizing medical care for transgender youth draws staff opposition

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-ftc-workshop-criticizing-medical-care-transgender-youth-draws-staff-2025-07-02/

DISCRIMINATION

 

Louisiana: New Orleans teacher fired by Catholic school for being gay says ‘it’s just time’ for discrimination to stop

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/new-orleans-teacher-mark-richards

HATE CRIMES

 

South Africa: Gay Limpopo Man Survives Hate Crime Rape Ordeal

(Trigger warning)

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/07/03/gay-limpopo-man-survives-hate-crime-rape-ordeal/

NATURE

 

UK: Celebrations as famous gay penguins Scampi and Flounder hatch a chick together

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/03/gay-penguins-chester-zoo/

COMMENTARY

 

Community comes together to repair WorldPride history exhibition

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/07/03/opinion-community-repair-worldpride-history-exhibition/