LGBTQ News, 7/2/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.    HEALTH

IV.    MILITARY

V.     CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

VI.    BULLYING

VII.   HATE CRIMES

VIII.  ARTS & CULTURE

IX.    CRIME

X.     COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/01/witch-hunt-in-niger-as-military-regime-rounds-up-lgbtq-population

Niger arrests at least 16 for same-sex sexual acts, judicial source says

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/niger-arrests-least-16-same-sex-sexual-acts-judicial-source-says-2026-07-01/

Ukraine’s LGBTQ Soldiers Fighting Russia – and for Their Rights
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79328

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Trans youth athletes vow to keep playing after US supreme court ruling

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/30/trans-youth-athletes-supreme-court-sports-response

ACLU says trans athletes ruling is narrower than many believe

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/01/aclu-says-trans-athletes-ruling-is-narrower-than-many-believe/

Education secretary threatens Kansas schools over trans student privacy policy

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kansas-anti-outing-trump-pressure

Kansas school district rejects accusation of violating law over transgender policy

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/kansas-school-district-rejects-accusation-violating-law-over-transgender-policy-2026-07-01/

HEALTH

 

US judge blocks DOJ from obtaining transgender care records from California hospital

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-blocks-doj-obtaining-transgender-care-records-california-hospital-2026-07-02/

MILITARY

 

As transgender troops leave the military, California seeks to help them start new lives

https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/07/transgender-troops-assistance-legislation/

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Eighth Circuit revives Kansas City conversion therapy ban challenge

https://www.courthousenews.com/eighth-circuit-revives-kansas-city-conversion-therapy-ban-challenge/

BULLYING

 

2 in 3 school students in the US feel unsafe due to their LGBTQ+ identity
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/01/us-lgbtq-students-survey-unsafe/

HATE CRIMES

 

New Mexico man accused of threatening gay pride event in Texas

https://abc45.com/news/nation-world/its-hunting-season-man-michael-kenneth-thompson-accused-of-threatening-gay-pride-event-clovis-new-mexico-lubbock-fbi-national-threat-operations-center

Man accused of Pride Month mass killing threat arrested on CSAM charges

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/02/pride-month-mass-killing-threat-csam-charges/

ARTS & CULTURE

 

'Opting Out' is a graphic novel of 7th grade survival from the author of 'Gender Queer'

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/02/nx-s1-5837928/opting-out-maia-kobabe-review

Pride display in children's section of Pennsylvania library at center of debate

(Video)

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/video/pride-display-in-childrens-section-of-pennsylvania-library-at-center-of-debate/

CRIME

Gay US couple among four people found dead in Mexico mass grave

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2026/07/01/gay-us-couple-among-four-people-found-dead-in-mexico-mass-grave/

COMMENTARY

Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?

https://www.advocate.com/opinion/nyt-wsj-gay-queer-stigma

‘Asexual inclusion in conversion therapy ban is step in right direction but not end of story’

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/02/yasmin-benoit-asexual-conversion-therapy-ban/

How right-wing media covered corporate Pride campaigns in 2026
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/how-right-wing-media-covered-corporate-pride-campaigns-2026

Moms for Liberty sees resignations, controversies and a shifting mission
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/moms-for-liberty-resignations-controversies-shifting-mission/

Two Months of Pride in Central PA

https://theburgnews.com/community-comment/community-comment-two-months-of-pride-in-central-pa