LGBTQ News, 2/19/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

IV.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

V.    HEALTH

VI.   HATE CRIMES

VII.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Australia: Victoria bans unnecessary intersex surgeries

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/pm/victoria-bans-unnecessary-intersex-surgeries-/106365514

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Kansas lawmakers override governor's veto of anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-overrides-bathroom-bill-veto

Tennessee bill to delegitimize gay marriage passes the House
https://www.wkms.org/government-politics/2026-02-19/tennessee-bill-to-delegitimize-gay-marriage-passes-the-house

With New Momentum, States Push Broader Limits for Trans Americans
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/republican-states-transgender-rights-restrictions.html

Chuck Schumer drafts bill to protect Pride flags at national park sites like Stonewall memorial

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/schumer-stonewall-pride-national-park

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

LGBTQ+ activists mourn the Rev. Jesse Jackson
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2026/02/17/lgbtq-activists-mourn-the-rev-jesse-jackson/

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Project 2025 creator wants to ban gender-affirming care for trans adults
https://www.advocate.com/politics/heritage-foundation-trans-care-adults

HEALTH

 

New York hospital ends transgender treatment program for minors
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/nyc-nyu-langone-hospital-trans-care

Trans teens across New York City scramble after NYU Langone shutters care
https://gothamist.com/news/trans-teens-across-new-york-city-scramble-after-nyu-langone-shutters-care

HATE CRIMES

 

Shia LaBeouf allegedly called queer man homophobic slurs before New Orleans arrest

(Trigger warning)

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/18/shia-labeouf-arrest-new-orleans

California: Suspect identified in alleged beating of transgender woman in Westlake District

(Trigger warning)

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/los-angeles-police-transgender-woman-business-owner-westlake-district/

Florida: Pulse nightclub demolition set for March to make way for memorial

https://www.advocate.com/news/pulse-nightclub-demolition-march

COMMENTARY

 

At California Street Farm, Queer Ownership and Urban Agriculture Intersect

https://lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/at-california-street-farm-queer-ownership-and-urban-agriculture-intersect/

Why is violence pathologized for trans people but individualized for cis men?
https://theconversation.com/why-is-violence-pathologized-for-trans-people-but-individualized-for-cis-men-275882

Black transgender woman Hannah Nokes captured headlines in 1930s

https://www.nbcwashington.com/discover-black-heritage/black-transgender-woman-hannah-nokes-1930s/4063200/