LGBTQ News, 6/17/26

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Angeline Binick

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Jun 17, 2026, 10:20:58 AM (9 days ago) Jun 17
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I.      GLOBAL NEWS
II.     REGIONAL NEWS
III.    POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV.    HEALTH
V.     DISCRIMINATION
VI.    HATE CRIMES
VII.   ARTS & CULTURE
VIII.  SPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

South Korea marriage equality movement gaining momentum



Niger military junta introduces new penal code criminalizing homosexuality with 5-10 years in prison
https://apnews.com/article/niger-homosexuality-criminalized-penal-code-junta-459e5bf803c32a0bc1c709d14aa3b070


UK: Labour MPs doubt EHRC guidance on court’s biological sex ruling is workable





REGIONAL NEWS

 

Get a glimpse inside York County Pride at York Expo Center

(Video)


State College hosts annual Pride parade & community festival


Harrisburg-area LGBTQ elders are forming connections and community with monthly meetups





POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Maine judge upholds block of anti-trans initiative on November ballot



Nina West helped make drag mainstream. Now she's fighting Ohio's proposed drag ban


Judge rules transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms


Judge tosses lawsuit challenging civil rights agency’s pullback on transgender workplace protections





HEALTH

 

Trump admin eliminates health care programs for LGBTQ+ veterans



Children's Hospital Colorado resumes trans care — but says no doctors will provide it


Spain: Acute Hepatitis C Study Finds High Chemsex Rates and Care Gaps





DISCRIMINATION

 

Intersex Teacher in Florida Says School Fired Him Based on Belief He Was Trans



Lawsuit by the Yosemite ranger fired after hanging a giant transgender flag is dismissed





HATE CRIMES

 

Idaho: Gay Idaho couple recovering after attack in Caldwell, police say

(Trigger warning)





ARTS & CULTURE

 

These drag queens are celebrating queer culture in the rural Adirondacks



Hundreds march in Kathmandu for Nepal’s Pride Month


Tens of thousands join Pride marches in Romania, Bulgaria to call for equality





SPORTS

 

Iran and Egypt will meet, uncomfortably, in Seattle’s World Cup ‘Pride Match’

 


 

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