LGBTQ News, 9/5/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

V.    ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

VI.   HATE CRIMES
VIII. ARTS & CULTURE

IX.   SPORTS

X.    COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Canada: Calgary schools require parents confirm child's sex at birth under new girls' sports rules

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-school-female-sports-eligibility-1.7624128 

Groups urge UK public to ‘contact your MPs’ after EHRC trans guidance finalized

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/05/ehrc-guidance-response/ 

Equalities watchdog submits formal guidance after UK supreme court transgender ruling

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/05/equalities-watchdog-response-uk-supreme-court-transgender-ruling 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Without state protections, assault in York not labeled a hate crime

https://www.witf.org/2025/09/04/without-state-protections-assault-in-york-not-labeled-a-hate-crime/ 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

US appeals court rejects Trump bid to restore passport policy targeting transgender people

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-rejects-trump-bid-restore-passport-policy-targeting-transgender-2025-09-04/ 

State, school district defend New Jersey guidance on transgender students from court challenge

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2025/09/05/state-school-district-defend-nj-guidance-on-transgender-students-from-court-challenge/

LGBTQ+ advocates deride Michigan House bathroom bill as attack on transgender students

https://michiganadvance.com/2025/09/04/lgbtq-advocates-deride-michigan-house-bathroom-bill-as-attack-on-transgender-students/ 

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

988 help ‘still there’ for Kentuckians despite loss of LGBTQ+ option

https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/05/988-help-still-there-for-kentuckians-despite-loss-of-lgbtq-option/ 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Canada: Social conservative groups expand training for prospective Alberta school trustees

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/social-conservative-groups-expand-training-for-prospective-alberta-school-trustees-1.7615098 

HATE CRIMES

 

Young Man Brutally Murdered in Botswana in Suspected Homophobic Hate Crime

(Trigger warning)

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/09/04/queer-man-brutally-murdered-in-botswana-in-suspected-hate-crime/ 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Creator of the trans flag is fleeing U.S. due to LGBTQ+ persecution

https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-flag-creater-flees-us 

SPORTS

 

Africa’s First Male Gay Footballer, Phuti Lekoloane, Receives South African Sport Award

https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/09/05/africas-first-male-gay-footballer-phuti-lekoloane-receives-south-african-sport-award/ 

Southern California transgender athlete AB Hernandez speaks out against criticism

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/ab-hernandez-transgender-athlete-criticism/ 

COMMENTARY

 

Holloway Kitchen: Turning West Hollywood’s former IHOP into a hub for queer resilience and opportunity

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2025/09/04/holloway-kitchen-turning-west-hollywoods-former-ihop-into-a-hub-for-queer-resilience-and-opportunity/ 

Keeping the record queer with LGBTQ+ archives

https://www.advocate.com/history/history-keeping-the-record-queer