LGBTQ News, 7/2/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   CAMPUS

IV.   CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

V.    HATE CRIMES

VI.   ARTS & CULTURE

VII.  SPORTS

VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Germany: Merz backs not flying rainbow flag

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-merz-backs-not-flying-rainbow-flag/live-73114070

Hong Kong government proposes system to recognize same-sex partnerships

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3316693/hong-kong-government-proposes-system-recognise-same-sex-partnerships

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

House Democrats oppose Bessent’s removal of SOGI from discrimination complaint forms

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/07/01/house-democrats-oppose-bessents-removal-of-sogi-from-discrimination-complaint-forms/

Gender-affirming care funding ban out of budget bill

https://www.advocate.com/politics/budget-bill-devastating-lgbtq

CAMPUS

 

Baylor University receives $643,000 grant to study and foster LGBTQ+ inclusion

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/02/baylor-university-receives-643000-grant-to-study-and-foster-lgbtq-inclusion/

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

Virginia agrees not to fully enforce state law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/virginia-agrees-not-fully-enforce-state-law-banning-conversion-therapy-rcna216567

HATE CRIMES

 

Massachusetts: Attack in LGBTQ-friendly beach town being investigated as a possible hate crime

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/attack-lgbtq-friendly-beach-town-investigated-possible-hate-crime-rcna216307

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Ireland: Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin to demand liberation and healthcare at 2025 march

https://gcn.ie/trans-intersex-pride-dublin-2025-march/

UK: Liverpool Pride event back on after charity steps in

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yll3lmm3zo

Colombians Celebrate Pride in Defiance Against LGBTQ Violence

(Video)

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/29/world/video/colombians-gather-to-celebrate-pride-in-defiance-against-violence-vrtc

SPORTS

 

University of Pennsylvania reaches compliance deal with Trump administration on transgender athletes

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/university-pennsylvania-reaches-compliance-deal-with-trump-administration-2025-07-02/

UPenn updates swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case

https://apnews.com/article/upenn-lia-thomas-swimmer-transgender-athletes-trump-71720ecbeb8493ddbed539dd61995076 

COMMENTARY

 

How the right-wing media machine turns violence & tragedy into using trans people as scapegoats

https://www.advocate.com/news/jo-ellis-trans-scapegoats

Cass review: how has report affected care for transgender young people?

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/02/cass-review-how-has-report-affected-care-for-transgender-young-people