LGBTQ News, 12/23/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS
II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

IV.   CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

V.    DISCRIMINATION
VI.   ARTS & CULTURE

VII.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham apologises for past police LGBTQ+ discrimination

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/23/andy-burnham-apologises-for-past-police-lgbtq-discrimination

Burkina Faso issues first sentence for 'homosexuality and related practices'

https://www.advocate.com/world/burkina-faso-homosexuality-conviction-africa 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

New York: Hochul approves expansion of trans safe haven law, vetoes HIV care access bill
https://gaycitynews.com/hochul-trans-safe-haven-law-vetoes-hiv-care-bill/ 

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

New Jersey: Garden State Equality forges ahead with continued advocacy and a new executive director amidst scandal
https://epgn.com/2025/12/22/garden-state-equality-forges-ahead-with-continued-advocacy-and-a-new-executive-director-amidst-scandal/ 

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Yellow Springs, Ohio, passes resolution condemning conversion therapy, drafts nondiscrimination ordinance
https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/23/yellow-springs-passes-resolution-condemning-conversion-therapy/ 

DISCRIMINATION

 

Oklahoma instructor who gave student a zero on gender essay barred from teaching duties, school says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-instructor-gave-student-zero-gender-essay-barred-duties-schoo-rcna250641 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Now in their 50s, trans Latinas reclaim a youthful rite of passage
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/now-their-50s-trans-latinas-reclaim-youthful-rite-passage-2025-12-23/ 

COMMENTARY

 

Being trans or gay in a migrant detention center

(Trigger warning)

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-23/being-trans-or-gay-in-a-migrant-detention-center-they-call-me-faggot-queer-bitch.html