LGBTQ News, 4/14/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.   CAMPUS

V.    CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

VI.   ARTS & CULTURE

VII.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/ehrc-supreme-court-ruling-gender-transgender

Senegal has first conviction under law toughening punishment for homosexual acts

https://apnews.com/article/senegal-homosexuality-law-conviction-7d82c08ea383e4333e09ce6202ca7481

Sri Lankan government withdraws support for LGBTQ tourism initiative

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/04/13/sri-lankan-government-withdraws-support-for-lgbtq-tourism-initiative/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Tennessee lawmakers are one step closer to creating a registry of transgender Americans

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/transgender-health-registry-tennessee

Conservatives in Wisconsin are suing to stop trans kids from using school bathrooms

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/wisconsin-transgender-school-bathroom-lawsuit

Eighth Circuit Appeals Court panel vacates preliminary injunctions against restrictive Iowa school laws

https://gaycitynews.com/8th-circuit-appeals-court-panel-iowa-school/

Idaho’s governor forces doctors & teachers to out trans youth despite abuse risks

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/brad-little-forced-trans-outing

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

LGBTQ+ Christians invited to speak at Baylor University to counter Turning Point USA event

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/baylor-university-gay-christian-event

CAMPUS

 

Texas Tech System leader cancels academic programs “centered on” sexual orientation, gender identity

https://apnews.com/article/texas-texas-academic-programs-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-bef99b9b392e48cbe997b4e55735ecb8

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Supreme Court ruling revives debate over conversion therapy bans, including in Virginia

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/04/14/supreme-court-ruling-revives-debate-over-conversion-therapy-bans/

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Trump administration agrees to return rainbow Pride flag to New York’s Stonewall monument

https://apnews.com/article/stonewall-rainbow-flag-trump-lgbtq-historic-preservation-ac4ab59d3251476139700db6687828ca

Pennsylvania: Philly PrideAF brings opera, drag cabaret and queer karaoke across the city

https://epgn.com/2026/04/14/philly-prideaf-brings-opera-drag-cabaret-and-queer-karaoke-across-the-city/

COMMENTARY

 

STEM can be a hostile place for queer kids. Rainbow Robotics is changing the game.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/stem-can-be-a-hostile-place-for-queer-kids-rainbow-robotics-is-changing-the-game/

After a quarter-century, the women at the helm of Arkansas’s gay rodeo are retiring

https://arktimes.com/food-and-culture/2026/04/14/after-a-quarter-century-of-volunteer-service-the-women-at-the-helm-of-arkansass-gay-rodeo-chapter-are-retiring

First gay rights movement: Berlin's wild 1920s queer history

https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-became-center-of-lgbtq-rights-in-1920s/a-76712016