LGBTQ News, 11/21/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV.   HOMELESSNESS
V.    DISCRIMINATION

VI.   HATE CRIMES

VII.  ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
VIII. ARTS & CULTURE

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: Labour’s asylum changes are a ‘playbook of division’ says LGBTQ+ refugee charity

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/labours-asylum-changes-are-a-playbook-of-division-says-lgbtq-refugee-charity/ 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Pennsylvania lawmakers, community recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/pennsylvania-lawmakers-community-recognize-transgender-day-of-remembrance/ 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries

https://www.advocate.com/politics/alabama-tennessee-transgender-books-libraries 

Alabama library board votes to pull books that discuss being transgender from children’s sections

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5617277-alabama-library-board-transgender-lgbtq/

Global Respect Act reintroduced in US House

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/11/20/global-respect-act-reintroduced-in-us-house/ 

HOMELESSNESS

 

New York: How community 'goodwill' helped open a new shelter for LGBTQ+ young adults in Harlem

https://www.advocate.com/news/ali-forney-center-shelter-harlem 

DISCRIMINATION

 

Maryland: A transgender symbol painted near an Easton school led to hate crime charges

https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/easton-transgender-symbol-hate-crime-CDUWHSZODFDEXIKQ5KDQ73BJ5U/ 

Lawsuit alleges Kentucky aquarium delayed promotion, fired gay employee of over 10 years

https://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/lawsuit-alleges-kentucky-aquarium-delayed-promotion-fired-gay-employee-of-over-10-years/

HATE CRIMES

27 trans people murdered over last year

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/11/20/27-trans-people-murdered-over-last-year/

Massachusetts: Hundreds of transgender pride flags pulled from memorial on Boston Common

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/transgender-pride-flags-pulled-boston-common/ 

Transgender Day of Remembrance observed in NYC

https://gaycitynews.com/transgender-day-of-remembrance-observed-in-nyc/ 

New York State lights up landmarks for Transgender Day of Remembrance

https://gaycitynews.com/new-york-state-transgender-day-of-remembrance/

Illinois: On Trans Day of Remembrance, Chicago community reflects on those lost

https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/11/21/trans-day-remembrance-lgbtq

California: San Francisco continues to serve as safe haven on Transgender Day of Remembrance

https://abc7news.com/post/transgender-day-remembrance-san-francisco-honors-lives-lost-continues-serve-safe-haven-city/18182325/

Oregon: Portland vigil honors transgender lives lost to violence

https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/11/being-brave-is-the-definition-of-being-trans-portland-vigil-honors-transgender-lives-lost-to-violence.html 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

From vaccines to gender: How Christian 'momfluencers' are reshaping the American right

https://religionnews.com/2025/11/21/from-vaccines-to-gender-how-christian-momfluencers-are-reshaping-the-american-right/ 

Massachusetts: Lexington parent sues over LGBTQ-friendly storybooks in schools

https://www.boston.com/news/education/2025/11/21/lexington-parent-sues-over-lgbtq-friendly-storybooks-in-schools/ 

ARTS & CULTURE

Trans Elders Share Decades of Wisdom and Advice With Younger Generations

https://www.kqed.org/news/12064475/trans-elders-share-decades-of-wisdom-and-advice-with-younger-generations 

Celebrating a ‘Long Lost History’ of California’s Black Trans Trailblazers

https://www.kqed.org/news/12064690/celebrating-a-long-lost-history-of-californias-black-trans-trailblazers