LGBTQ News, 6/10/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     REGIONAL NEWS

III.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.    HEALTH

V.     INCARCERATION

VI.   DISCRIMINATION

VII.  HATE CRIMES

IX.   ARTS & CULTURE

X.    SPORTS

XI.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Australia: Sex Discrimination Act Commissioner Slams ‘Retrograde’ Push To Redefine Women

https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/sex-discrimination-act-commissioner-slams-retrograde-push-to-redefine-women/242081

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Pride on Screen: LGBTQ+ film festival will celebrates Pride Month

https://theburgnews.com/around-the-burg/pride-on-screen-lgbtq-film-festival-will-celebrates-pride-month

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Idaho says it can use DNA testing to enforce anti-trans bathroom ban

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-dna-trans-bathroom

New Jersey: First Amendment debate erupts over reproductive, transgender healthcare bill

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/06/10/first-amendment-reproductive-transgender-healthcare-bill/

HEALTH

 

Judge blocks DOJ’s latest effort to obtain medical records of transgender minors

https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/judge-blocks-trans-care-subpoenas

Ohio: Second major U.S. hospital agrees to fund detransition services under settlement with DOJ

https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/cleveland-clinic-detransition-settlement

New York: Mamdani administration to offer gender-affirming care at Corona clinic, but only for adults

https://gaycitynews.com/mamdani-gender-affirming-care-clinic-only-adults/

Pennsylvania: Leaders urge city to take action at first-ever Philadelphia LGBTQ+ health hearing

https://epgn.com/2026/06/10/speakers-urge-city-to-take-action-at-first-ever-lgbtq-health-hearing/

5 Mpox cases linked to Hong Kong ‘premier gay sauna’, contact tracing under way

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3356568/5-mpox-cases-linked-hong-kong-premier-gay-sauna-contact-tracing-under-way

INCARCERATION

 

Oregon resists court order for housing trans prisoners amid federal pressure

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/10/oregon-resists-court-order-for-housing-trans-prisoners-amid-federal-pressure/

DISCRIMINATION 

 

Bethany Christian Services will no longer allow LGBTQ couples to foster or adopt

https://religionnews.com/2026/06/10/the-countrys-largest-protestant-adoption-agency-is-dropping-lgbtq-couples-again/

HATE CRIMES

 

Ohio: Man sentenced for murder of transgender woman in Cincinnati

https://local12.com/news/local/19-year-old-sentenced-killing-transgender-woman-cincinnati-evanston-laura-schueler-ajani-grimes-manslaughter-gun-crime-plea

ARTS & CULTURE

 

California: Pride House LA/Weho takes over West Hollywood to celebrate World Cup this weekend

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2026/06/09/pride-house-la-weho-takes-over-west-hollywood-to-celebrate-world-cup-this-weekend/

Florida: Black queer storytellers push for visibility as Miami-Dade LGBTQ+ programs face uncertainty

https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/black-queer-storytellers-push-for-visibility-as-miami-dade-lgbtq-programs-face-uncertainty/article_f1fc7670-1567-4bc6-9e82-1a9657445e2b.amp.html

Much-Censored ‘Gender Queer’ Enters the Comics Canon with New Edition

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/100584-gender-queer-enters-the-comics-canon-and-beats-the-bans-with-new-annotated-edition.html

A documentary brought Brandon Teena’s murder to a national audience. Its makers are working on a sequel.

https://www.1011now.com/2026/06/10/documentary-brought-brandon-teenas-murder-national-audience-its-makers-are-working-sequel/

SPORTS

 

IOC's 'heartbreaking' return to gene testing slammed by trans, intersex athletes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/06/10/olympic-gene-testing-woman-trans-athletes-2028-olympics/89948469007/

COMMENTARY

 

Kenya: LGBTQ+ community still here, still queer despite cuts

https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-lgbtq-pride-funding-cuts-usaid/a-77484560