LGBTQ News, 4/15/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.   CAMPUS

V.    CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

VI.   ARTS & CULTURE

VII.  DISCRIMINATION

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Lebanese LGBTQ+ group responds to latest war

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2026/04/14/lebanese-lgbtq-group-responds-to-latest-war/

SAHRC Launches Campaign to Protect Intersex Children’s Rights in South Africa

https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/15/sahrc-launches-campaign-to-protect-intersex-childrens-rights-in-south-africa/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Tennessee Senate Passes Amended Trans Healthcare Tracking Bill

https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-transgender-healthcare-tracking-bill-f53bd669a5ebec8854e5864ff54b4403

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Turning Point USA’s high school push meets free speech and religion concerns

https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-clubs-high-schools-charlie-kirk-6ff5b410b6c5272e2203b6adac4a198c

CAMPUS

 

Massachusetts: One of higher ed’s most LGBTQ-inclusive colleges is shutting down

https://www.advocate.com/news/education/hampshire-college-massachusetts-closes

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Wisconsin: Conservative groups threaten legal action if state ban on conversion therapy stands
https://madison.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_f529fbc9-9ba1-4369-b326-a6e50e6a48f3.html

ARTS & CULTURE

Pride Flags Are Banned In Idaho. The City Of Boise Erected Pride Poles In Retaliation
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/pride-flags-idaho-boise-poles/241537

DISCRIMINATION

 

Australian lesbian group’s fight to bar trans women to return to tribunal after federal court win

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/australian-lesbian-groups-fight-to-bar-trans-women-to-return-to-tribunal-after-federal-court-win