LGBTQ News, 5/29/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION
III.   HEALTH

IV.   CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

V.    HATE CRIMES
VI.   ARTS & CULTURE

VII.  SPORTS
VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Ghana: Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Ready For Parliament

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/29/ghanas-dreaded-anti-lgbtq-bill-ready-for-parliament/

Four UK Pride organizations ban political parties from events

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/05/29/four-uk-pride-organizations-ban-political-parties-from-events/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Nebraska lawmakers approve transgender athlete ban

https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5323940-nebraska-transgender-athlete-ban-student-sports/

Transgender teens sue Kansas over 'harmful' gender-affirming care ban

https://www.advocate.com/law/transgender-teens-sue-kansas

Montana bans Pride flags from schools and government buildings

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/29/montana-bans-pride-flags-from-schools-and-government-buildings/

HEALTH

 

CMS demands data from hospitals providing pediatric transgender care
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5322553-cms-pediatric-transgender-care-hospital-data/

Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claim

https://apnews.com/article/utah-republicans-transgender-health-care-youth-ba498f4b0a8f21905b0f563b85b8dbd6

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

McMaster doesn’t intend to veto South Carolina proviso on conversion therapy bans

https://www.wrdw.com/2025/05/28/mcmaster-doesnt-intend-veto-sc-proviso-conversion-therapy-bans/

HATE CRIMES

 

Illinois: Two teens face hate-crime charges in attack on lesbian in McDonald's

(Trigger warning)

https://www.advocate.com/crime/mcdonalds-lesbian-hate-crime-charges

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Malaysia: Religious affairs minister wants Pride event cancelled

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/28/religious-affairs-minister-wants-pride-event-cancelled

Dozens of European politicians vow to attend Budapest Pride despite ban on LGBTQ gatherings in Hungary

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/europe/budapest-pride-lgbtq-ban-hungary-intl

Florida judge won't let city stop Naples Pride from celebrating outside

https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-naples-pride-judge-celebration

SPORTS

 

Australia: Gender-diverse players removed from Victorian netball leagues

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-29/gender-diverse-players-removed-from-two-local-netball-leagues/105347672

Trans women find safe space in London soccer club after UK gender ruling

https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/trans-women-find-safe-space-london-soccer-club-after-uk-gender-ruling-2025-05-29/

COMMENTARY

 

How apps like Grindr and Sniffies are fueling the meth crisis among gay men

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/how-apps-like-grindr-and-sniffies-are-fueling-the-crisis-among-gay-men/

The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2025/05/29/the-experiences-of-lgbtq-americans-today/

No Man Is an Island: A British society and its historic push for gay rights

(Video)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/may/29/no-man-is-an-island-a-british-society-and-its-historic-push-for-gay-rights