LGBTQ News, 7/28/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     REGIONAL NEWS

III.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.    HEALTH

V.     HATE CRIMES

VI.    ARTS & CULTURE

VII.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Will Gabon Re-Criminalize LGBTQ+ People?
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/25/will-gabon-re-criminalise-lgbtq-people-new-bill-sparks-alarm-across-africa/

Germany: SPD seeks LGBTQ+ protections in constitution

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-spd-seeks-lgbtq-protections-in-constitution/live-78140446

Poland: Top court rejects recognizing EU same-sex marriages

https://www.dw.com/en/poland-top-court-rejects-recognizing-eu-same-sex-marriages/a-78146379

REGIONAL NEWS

'Still here, still proud': Harrisburg hosts annual Pride festival
https://local21news.com/news/local/still-here-still-proud-harrisburg-hosts-annual-pride-festival-lgbtqia-allies-capitol-pennsylvania-pa

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Book ban and school censorship bills advance in Congress
https://epgn.com/2026/07/27/book-ban-and-school-censorship-bills-advance-in-congress/

Josh Shapiro repeals HIV law that made a diagnosis a felony enhancement in Pennsylvania
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/pennsylvania-hiv-decriminilization

US threatens funding cuts for two school districts over transgender policies
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-threatens-cut-funding-two-school-districts-over-transgender-policies-2026-07-28/

HEALTH

 

Amid U.S. funding cuts, the International AIDS Conference faces an uncertain future
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/28/nx-s1-5909368/international-aids-conference-hiv

Trump ends direct HIV prevention funding to community groups
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/28/trump-ends-direct-hiv-prevention-funding/

HATE CRIMES

 

Germany: Police shoot dead Berlin Pride van and knife rampage suspect, officials say

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/26/berlin-pride-van-knife-rampage-islamist-terrorist-attack-germany

German investigators find apparent motive after Berlin Pride attack
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/28/german-investigators-find-apparent-motive-after-berlin-pride-attack

Germany: Berlin Pride attack prompts grief and solidarity with LGBTQ community

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/berlin-pride-attack-prompts-grief-solidarity-with-lgbtq-community-2026-07-26/

Germany: A fatal attack on Berlin’s Pride festival leaves locals wondering how their city will recover

https://apnews.com/article/germany-lgbtq-attack-reactions-6ff1f3bfbbccb24bd55444a40c453e3e

ILGA-Europe condemns Berlin pride attack but warns it must not ‘fuel hatred of Muslims’

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/28/berlin-pride-attack-lgbtq-warning-muslim-community/

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Behind a haze of smoke, dreamlike portraits of queer Muslim life
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/style/queer-muslim-france-photography-camille-lenain

Dutch queen opens World Pride in Amsterdam
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/27/dutch-queen-opens-world-pride-in-amsterdam/

Germany: A gay belly dancer turns grief into joy after fatal attack on Berlin’s Pride festival
https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-pride-attack-lgbtq-resilience-9760271f06c1e280355eab19894b603e

Germany: Berlin’s first drag march brings protest, pride and flamboyant celebration to the streets
https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-pride-drag-march-lgbtq-ae19e8d8152e0034fcc520bdaadcc37b

COMMENTARY

 

Australia’s ‘most progressive’ census comes at personal cost to April – but it means their family will finally be counted

August 11’s national census will for the first time include questions about sexual orientation, sex recorded at birth and gender.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/australias-most-progressive-census-comes-at-personal-cost-to-april-but-it-means-their-family-will-finally-be-counted-ntwnfb

Revealed: History of Spain’s fearless 1970s trans-rights political collective
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/25/history-of-spain-fearless-1970s-trans-rights-political-collective