LGBTQ News, 3/11/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   INCARCERATION

V.    HATE CRIMES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Ukrainian Supreme Court recognizes same-sex couple as a family

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/03/10/ukrainian-supreme-court-recognizes-same-sex-couple-as-a-family/

“Apologize for Colonial Homophobia”: Activists Challenge King Charles in UK

https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/10/apologise-for-colonial-homophobia-activists-challenge-king-charles/

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Former mayor resigns as Gettysburg Pride president; host to hold meeting on event's future

https://local21news.com/news/local/gettysburg-pride-president-resigns-mayor-chad-alan-carr-lgbtq-unitarian-universalism-community-theater-personal-legal-matter-adams-county-pennsylvania

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

U.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling

https://www.advocate.com/news/court-bans-adult-genderaffirming-care

Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code

https://apnews.com/article/iowa-civil-rights-code-gender-identity-918f45c9ada7e763ca6362d7de29dccb

West Virginia can ban Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgery, US court rules

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/west-virginia-can-ban-medicaid-coverage-gender-affirming-surgery-us-court-rules-2026-03-10/

Anti-DEI bill threatening Florida Pride events gains momentum

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/florida-anti-dei-republican-legislation

INCARCERATION

 

New Bureau of Prisons move requires transgender inmates be tapered off their hormones

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-dangerous-transgender-hormone-policy

HATE CRIMES

 

Prison sentences for pair who attacked gay men hailed as sign of hope for Kenya’s LGBTQ+ community

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/11/prison-sentences-attacked-gay-men-hope-kenya-lgbtq-community