GLOBAL NEWS
Liberia: UMC Liberia Rebukes Lawmaker Over 'Misleading' Anti-Gay Remarks
https://allafrica.com/stories/202511040644.html
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Trump administration tells Vermont to change foster parent policies aimed at protecting LGBTQ youth
https://vnews.com/2025/11/05/vermont-lgbtq-policies-federal-law/
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
Maine churches, schools opening chapters of the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA organization
New Zealand: Human Rights Review Tribunal hears final arguments in Lava v Wellington Pride Festival dispute
RELIGION
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia’s first LGBTQ+ synagogue celebrates 50 years of inclusion and community
https://epgn.com/2025/11/05/beth-ahavah-50th-anniversary/
BULLYING
School Bullying: Call for More Countries to Protect LGBTI+ Youth
Portugal is one of the only countries with LGBT anti-bullying laws
DISCRIMINATION
Massachusetts: Boston Hotel Apologizes To Lesbian Couple Following Restroom Confrontation Over Gender
HATE CRIMES
2 New Jersey teens arrested over alleged Michigan anti-LGBTQ+ Halloween terror plot
Australia: Community Condemns Attack On Transgender Person On The Gold Coast
ARTS & CULTURE
Indiana AIDS Memorial remembers those lost to AIDS epidemic 25 years after original dedication
COMMENTARY
6 historic gayborhoods you should visit in 2026 that are still thriving
https://www.advocate.com/travel/gayborhoods-history-travel#rebelltitem5