LGBTQ News, 9/2/25

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Angeline Binick

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Sep 2, 2025, 7:57:36 PM (13 days ago) Sep 2
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I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    REGIONAL NEWS
III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
V.    HEALTH
VI.   CAMPUS
VII.  RELIGION
VIII. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
IX.   MEDIA
X.    ARTS & CULTURE
XI.   SPORTS
XII.   CRIME
XIII.  COMMENBTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality with prison terms and fines for offenders

https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-homosexuality-ban-traore-africa-dc5887e2cfb8a6da832521c404dbd607 



Kenyan judge rules government must legally recognize transgender people

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/09/02/kenyan-judge-rules-government-must-legally-recognize-transgender-people/



Men charged with hugging and kissing are among group publicly caned by Indonesian Islamic court

https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-aceh-caning-sharia-law-gay-sex-4a3d399685b0baa5143f789a7d0e7892



Canada: The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-school-books-removal-1.7620807



Vanuatu's 'two sexes law' raises fears for rights of LGBTQIA+ community

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-24/vanuatu-gender-law-constitutional-amendment/105641178



UK: NHS Fife 'delusional' over gender as trans tribunal resumes

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglnrr7yx2jo



'Father Ted' creator Linehan arrested in UK over transgender posts on X

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/father-ted-creator-linehan-arrested-uk-over-transgender-posts-x-2025-09-02/ 





REGIONAL NEWS

 

Man charged in alleged attack on LGBTQ+ residents in York
(Trigger warning)


Affidavit gives a detailed timeline of how alleged York anti-LGBTQ assault unfolded
(Trigger warning)


'No Hate in Our State' town hall planned in York to address alleged anti-LGBTQ assault
(Trigger warning)


Large crowd gathers for LGBTQ rights rally in York a week after alleged attack: photos




POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Trump administration tells states to remove references to ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed materials

https://apnews.com/article/sex-education-gender-curriculum-6cc8e3142b566260dd9af82a0b24ecc2 



South Carolina rushes emergency petition to U.S. Supreme Court over trans student’s bathroom use

https://www.advocate.com/news/south-carolina-scotus-transgender-bathrooms



Colorado: Denver school district pushes back but hasn’t decided whether to change all-gender bathrooms

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-school-bathrooms-title-ix-961cc98dc9b13f08b6bd1465430aabae 





ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Fox host argues gay couple kissing in a cartoon is “a slippery slope”

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-host-argues-gay-couple-kissing-cartoon-slippery-slope 



Washington: Christian group drowned out by LGBTQ+ protesters playing Chappell Roan on the kazoo

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/02/let-us-worship-lgbtq-protesters-chappell-roan-kazoo-seattle/ 





HEALTH


Alaska’s medical board moves to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

https://www.advocate.com/health/alaskas-gender-affirming-care-board 



U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS opens in D.C. this week



UK: Campaigners warn of ‘staggering increase’ in number of GPs denying HRT to trans patients




CAMPUS

 

University of Wyoming sorority has the right to admit transgender women, federal judge rules

https://www.advocate.com/news/university-of-wyoming-sorority-transgender 





RELIGION

 

Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy of welcome

https://apnews.com/article/pope-leo-james-martin-lgbtq-holy-year-f54bbf057757bdb7230802a8d5d77242 



How LGBTIQ+ Muslims are finding spaces to belong in Indonesia





CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Almost 200 members of Congress call on the Supreme Court to uphold bans on conversion therapy

https://www.advocate.com/news/conversion-therapy-ban-scotus-brief 





MEDIA


Publications aimed at LGBTQ+ audiences face discrimination from advertisers, editors warn

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/31/lgbtq-media-advertising-editors 





ARTS & CULTURE

 

Florida cities race to save rainbow crosswalks as the state’s deadlines for removal loom

https://apnews.com/article/florida-lgbtq-rainbow-crosswalks-desantis-c4fa6e1ff69ea88e5bd8433bf0ccf62a 



Florida: Four people arrested after restoring Pulse memorial crossing’s rainbow colors

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/02/four-people-arrested-after-restoring-pulse-memorial-crossings-rainbow-colours/



New York's LGBTQ film festival to provide free virtual screenings to Arizonans

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/new-yorks-lgbtq-film-festival-provide-free-virtual-screenings-arizonan-rcna227799



Meet the folks of Euphoria, the NYC Gay Men's Chorus's trans and nonbinary affinity group

https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/nyc-gay-mens-chorus-transgender-nonbinary#rebelltitem1 





SPORTS


Texas: Houston area officials step up after Greg Abbott rejects gay softball tourney's funding request
https://www.advocate.com/politics/houston-gay-softball-abbott-texas



The first openly bisexual man in the Australian Football League is calling for a cultural change

https://apnews.com/article/afl-bisexual-gay-australian-rules-football-38a4944f3a6279520a7bfee448b0c55c 





CRIME


Minnesota: Minneapolis mayor warns against 'villainizing trans community' after shooting leaves 2 children dead

https://www.advocate.com/crime/minnesota-transgender-church-shooter 



Australia: Ex-police officer pleads not guilty in killing of gay TV reporter and his boyfriend

https://www.advocate.com/crime/jesse-baird-murder-plea 





COMMENTARY

 

Why trans art matters more than ever: ‘It reflects how people live and love’

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/sep/02/trans-art-artists 



Fighting for LGBTQ+ youth: The cases challenging conversion therapy bans

https://www.advocate.com/voices/conversion-therapy

 

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