LGBTQ News, 8/15/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   RELIGION

V.    DISCRIMINATION

VI.   HATE CRIMES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: Just Stop Oil supporters found not guilty of criminal damage at London Pride
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/14/just-stop-oil-london-pride-protest-coca-cola/

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Pa. steps in to provide LGBTQ+ crisis care after federal funding ends

https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/pa-steps-in-to-provide-lgbtq-crisis-care-after-federal-funding-ends/article_159ca887-0232-4bdd-b629-a16cc0b38128.html 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

4 Kansas school districts under investigation for possible Title IX and privacy violations

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/4-kansas-school-districts-under-investigation-for-possible-title-ix-and-privacy-violations

RELIGION

 

Pope to meet LGBTQ+ and women’s equality group

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/15/pope-to-meet-lgbtq-and-womens-equality-group/ 

DISCRIMINATION

 

Transgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College for removal from track team

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-lawsuit-ncaa-swarthmore-parts-ed92c96c96b55fe1ec1fb0e4b02fb35e 

HATE CRIMES

New York: Middletown man lured Grindr date to his home in brutal stabbing attack, according to DA

(Trigger warning)

https://gaycitynews.com/grindr-date-stabbing-attack-middletown-new-york/

Two students murdered at Nigerian boarding school because they were gay

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/08/15/two-students-murdered-at-nigerian-boarding-school-because-they-were-gay/