LGBTQ News, 1/16/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      POLICY / LEGISLATION

II.     PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

III.    ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.    CAMPUS

V.     CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

VI.    DISCRIMINATION

VII.   HATE CRIMES
VIII.  ARTS & CULTURE

IX.    SPORTS

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Virginia school board adopts anti-transgender policy and blocks LGBTQ+ club
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/king-george-virginia-transphobic-schools 

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

Layoffs and confusion at Pride Center of Maryland after federal grants cut, reinstated
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/16/layoffs-and-confusion-at-pride-center-of-maryland-after-federal-grants-cut-reinstated/ 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Michigan: Judge resigns after being recorded making racist and anti-LGBTQ+ remarks
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/16/kathleen-ryan-michigan-judge/ 

CAMPUS

 

Texas A&M abruptly cancels graduate-level ethics course over race, gender policy
https://apnews.com/article/colleges-and-universities-michael-johnson-gender-texas-general-news-91edbf1867b08a4772e4e87afa4d3f8e 

U of Arkansas withdraws offer to new law school dean because she supported trans athletes
https://www.advocate.com/news/education/arkansas-nixes-pro-transgender-academic 

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Dozens of Orthodox rabbis issue ban on gay conversion therapy
https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/b1osgodbzx 

DISCRIMINATION

 

UK: Female nurses win employment case over NHS changing-room use by trans colleague
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/16/female-nurses-win-employment-case-over-nhs-changing-room-use-by-trans-colleague 

HATE CRIMES

 

Norwegian court finds Islamist guilty of orchestrating deadly 2022 Pride attack
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/norwegian-court-finds-islamist-guilty-orchestrating-deadly-2022-pride-attack-2026-01-16/ 

South Africa: Alleged Killers of Queer Teen Kwakhanya Mhlanganisi Remain in Custody
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/16/alleged-killers-of-kwakhanya-mhlanganisi-abandon-bail-applications/ 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

‘Naked homophobia’: Play revisits BBC’s first programme on gay men in 1950s
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jan/16/bbc-first-programme-on-gay-men-homosexuality-1950s-stage-play 

SPORTS

 

Olympic climber Campbell Harrison happy to carry weight of being an LGBTQI+ role model
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-17/olympian-campbell-harrison-proud-to-be-gay-role-model/106132328