LGBTQ News, 1/28/25
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
IV. HEALTH
V. CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
VI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
ICC for first time recognizes LGBTQ people as victims of gender persecution
Gay Argentine congressman files criminal complaint against Javier Milei
Australia: Queensland halts prescription of puberty blockers and hormones for children with gender dysphoria
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Trump signs executive order to restrict transgender care access for people under 19
Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops
https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-tuskegee-airmen-dei-pentagon-480d932c8bcb4c6056abe78e34010982
Groups are ready to file the first lawsuit to challenge Trump’s new order on transgender troops
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-troops-trump-pentagon-order-c92b17a47574d711efa11fb178ff6ae0
Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’
https://apnews.com/article/book-bans-hoax-pen-library-association-255dd6f805979ee595a22ac16ec91d03
'I feel like I’m stuck here': Trans, nonbinary Americans' passports remain in limbo
Transgender care bill revived back at Kansas Statehouse
(Video)
https://www.kwch.com/video/2025/01/28/transgender-care-bill-revived-back-statehouse/
Transgender Kansans urge lawmakers to reject bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
Florida: Fringe political leader defends lynching, calling violence against LGBTQ+ Pride ‘acceptable’
https://www.advocate.com/news/extremist-jeffersonian-party-florida
HEALTH
MSM and Trans Health Services Shut Down Across South Africa
CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
Missouri bill may ban counselors from providing conversion therapy for minors
COMMENTARY
Lunar New Year Can Be Difficult for Queer Asians. Some Are Trying to Change That
https://time.com/7210491/lunar-new-year-lgbtq-queer-asians-traditional-celebrations-chosen-family/