LGBTQ News, 7/9/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.    PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

IV.    HEALTH

V.     CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

VI.    HATE CRIMES

VII.   ARTS & CULTURE

VIII.  SPORTS

IX.    COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Hong Kong’s same-sex marriage registration proposal criticized

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/09/hong-kong-same-sex-lgbtq-marriage-equality-registration

ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of LGBTQ people, women

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/07/08/icc-issues-arrest-warrants-for-taliban-leaders-over-persecution-of-lgbtq-people-women/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

U.S. threatens California with legal action over transgender sports law

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/us-threatens-california-legal-action-transgender-sports-law-rcna217468

Pa. House Democrats avoid a vote on a controversial bill to ban transgender students from girls’ sports

https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-house-transgender-girls-sports-20250708.html

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

LGBTQ+ groups facing major funding issues amid political attacks, report finds

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/09/lgbtq-funding-report-decrease/

HEALTH

 

California: Protesters rally against closure of largest gender-affirming care center for kids in the US
https://apnews.com/article/la-trans-youth-center-closing-34d27684692c95b4f7c3266c55a71d38

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling reinstates conversion therapy ban

https://www.advocate.com/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-conversion-therapy

Will Cuyahoga be first county in Ohio to ban conversion therapy? Council considering protection for LGBTQIA+ youth

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/07/will-cuyahoga-be-first-county-in-ohio-to-ban-conversion-therapy-council-considering-protection-for-lgbtqia-youth.html

HATE CRIMES

 

D.C. police seek public’s help in July 5 murder of trans woman

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/07/09/dc-police-seek-public-help-murder-dream-johnson/

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Digital archive aims to preserve Bayard Rustin’s legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/digital-archive-aims-to-preserve-bayard-rustins-legacy-as-a-queer-civil-rights-activist

From Prohibition to Pride: Queering the District podcast reveals DC LGBTQ history

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/07/09/from-prohibition-to-pride-queering-the-district-podcast-reveals-local-lgbtq-history/

SPORTS

 

A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports

https://apnews.com/article/caster-semenya-sex-gender-eligibility-sports-olympics-bf2d57e1f9571e611353d55b7fd6ff33

COMMENTARY

 

Perilous journey: A gay Tanzanian man’s quest for freedom across the English Channel

https://apnews.com/article/france-britain-migration-channel-gay-tanzania-0dd7660277ed916c30811caf156024dc

LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds

https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-fundraising-dries-up