LGBTQ News, 7/31/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     TECHNOLOGY

III.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.    ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

V.     HEALTH

VI.    RELIGION

VII.   HATE CRIMES

VIII.  ARTS & CULTURE

IX.    CRIME

X.     COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

India: Tamil Nadu’s policy for transgender persons advocates for amending Hindu Succession Act over inheritance

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tns-policy-for-transgender-persons-advocates-for-amending-hindu-succession-act-over-inheritance/article69879172.ece 

TECHNOLOGY

LinkedIn exposes transgender users to targeted harassment after company quietly changes hate speech policy

https://www.advocate.com/news/linkedin-transgender-deadnaming-misgendering-policy 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Trump administration memo asks federal fund recipients to restrict DEI

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-memo-asks-federal-fund-recipients-restrict-dei-2025-07-30/ 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Project 2025's Mike Howell targets UNC courses that mention diversity and LGBTQ+ topics

https://www.advocate.com/news/heritage-foundation-diversity-courses

HEALTH

 

Virginia: VCU halts gender-affirming care

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/07/31/vcu-halts-gender-affirming-care/

RELIGION

Cherry Vann becomes first woman and LGBTQ+ cleric named archbishop in Britain

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/cherry-vann-becomes-first-woman-lgbtq-cleric-named-archbishop-britain-2025-07-31/

HATE CRIMES

 

South Africa: NPA Drops Charges in Likhona Fose Murder Case

(Trigger warning)

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/07/30/npa-drops-charges-in-likhona-fose-murder-case/

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Hong Kong’s largest annual LGBTQ carnival cancelled after host venue backs out
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3320312/hong-kongs-largest-annual-lgbtq-carnival-cancelled-after-host-venue-backs-out

CRIME

A trans woman was among the first people to publicly accuse Jeffrey Epstein – and was mocked for it

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/31/jeffrey-epstein-trans-accuser-mocked-ava-cordero/

COMMENTARY

 

Germany: How an LGBTQ+ cafe’s neon sign became a beacon for hate in Berlin

https://apnews.com/article/germany-lgbtq-homophobia-das-hoven-cafe-parade-9e9c2c2e56827384df6d77b3e35dacc4