LGBTQ News, 1/2/26
Angeline Binick
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
GLOBAL NEWS
Indonesia’s new penal code takes effect, marking historic break with colonial law
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming care
https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-transgender-genderaffirming-care-ea6ec8277fa81ffd3c85d51a23bea703
Arizona: Appeals court allows lawsuit over lack of parental notification on gender identity
issues
https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/01/02/appeals-court-allows-lawsuit-over-lack-of-parental-notification-on-gender-identity-issues/
New North Carolina laws in 2026: School phone ban, 2 genders only, health care reforms
https://www.wral.com/news/nccapitol/nc-laws-new-school-cell-phone-ban-2-genders-health-care-jan-2026/
HEALTH
Is there a link between autism and being transgender? Here's what the science says
https://www.advocate.com/health/autism-link-transgender-lgbtq
Children’s Hospital Colorado has suspended gender-affirming care for transgender youth amid
a new federal investigation
https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/02/childrens-hospital-colorado-gender-affirming-care-kennedy/
ARTS & CULTURE
Strike a pose: Vogue balls go mainstream in New Zealand
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/02/strike-a-pose-vogue-balls-go-mainstream-in-new-zealand
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
Massachusetts father who sued school district over kindergarten books with LGBTQ characters
scores win in court
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/02/massachusetts-father-who-sued-school-district-over-kindergarten-books-with-lgbtq-characters-scores-win-in-court/
COMMENTARY
All about the Mattachine Society, the first enduring U.S. gay rights group
https://www.advocate.com/history/all-about-mattachine-society