LGBTQ News, 7/7/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   MILITARY

IV.   HATE CRIMES

V.    ARST & CULTURE

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

India's new transgender rules worry doctors, disrupt care

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/hiding-his-face-indias-new-transgender-rules-worry-doctors-disrupt-care-2026-07-07/

UK: Advocates and MPs urge government to scrap trans ‘segregation’ EHRC code

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/07/ehrc-trans-bathroom-2026/

Activist’s 11-year fight to overturn Trinidad’s homophobic laws reaches final hurdle

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/07/jason-jones-activist-11-year-fight-to-overturn-trinidads-homophobic-laws-reaches-final-hurdle

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Three overlooked court rulings limited White House anti-trans policies

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/07/three-overlooked-court-rulings-limited-white-house-anti-trans-policies/

Connecticut lawmakers call for state ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports following Supreme Court ruling

https://www.wfsb.com/2026/07/07/connecticut-republicans-call-state-ban-transgender-athletes-womens-sports-following-supreme-court-ruling/

MILITARY

 

Long-serving transgender service members seek retirement benefits in court challenge

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-07-07/transgender-troops-seek-retirement-benefits-22204048.html

HATE CRIMES

 

Pennsylvania: Philly murder suspect targeted victims because they were gay, sources say

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-identify-suspect-in-deadly-hunting-park-shootings/4426818/

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Oregon: Portland Pride Play Festival puts queer characters in the spotlight

https://www.koin.com/am-extra/portland-pride-play-festival-puts-queer-characters-in-the-spotlight/