LGBTQ News, 2/20/26

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Angeline Binick

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Feb 20, 2026, 5:59:44 PM (5 days ago) Feb 20
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I.      GLOBAL NEWS
II.     REGIONAL NEWS
III.    POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV.    PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
V.     ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
VI.    HEALTH
VII.   HATE CRIMES
VIII.  ARTS & CULTURE
IX.    SPORTS
X.     CRIME

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Senegal: Human Rights Groups Slam Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown as Harsher Penalties Planned
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/20/senegal-human-rights-groups-slam-anti-lgbtq-crackdown-as-harsher-penalties-planned/





REGIONAL NEWS

 

Former Lancaster Pride president charged with theft
https://www.abc27.com/local-news/lancaster/former-lancaster-pride-president-charged-with-theft/






POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Tennessee bill lets businesses and people refuse to recognize same-sex marriages
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-undermine-marriage-equality





Here are some of the bills that advanced ahead of the Iowa Legislature's first deadline of 2026


Vermont settles lawsuits over foster case licenses denied due to anti-LGBTQ beliefs


Maryland: Religious parents in LGBTQ storybook case to be paid $1.5 million in damages


Nearly three decades later, Billy Jack Gaither’s case fuels push for Alabama hate crime laws reform
(Trigger warning)





PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

Trans activists arrested outside HHS headquarters in D.C.
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/20/trans-activists-arrested-outside-hhs-headquarters-in-d-c/






ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM




South Africa: Anger as NPA Refuses to Prosecute Ngizwe Mchunu LGBTQIA+ Hate Case
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/20/anger-as-npas-refuses-to-prosecute-ngizwe-mchunu-lgbtqia-hate-case/






HEALTH

 

Medical groups sue over US FTC launching gender-affirming care probe
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/pediatricians-group-sues-over-us-ftc-launching-gender-affirming-care-probe-2026-02-17/






HATE CRIMES

 

UK: Disability and LGBT hate crimes set to become aggravated offenses
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqy41r32wo



Man allegedly assaulted by Shia LaBeouf in New Orleans wants to see hate crime charges
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/19/shia-labeouf-new-orleans-alleged-assault





ARTS & CULTURE

 

‘Two-spirit,’ MMIWR photo exhibit begins state tour
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/20/two-spirit-mmiwr-photo-exhibit-begins-state-tour






SPORTS

 

Sources: Prestianni told UEFA he called Vinícius Jr. anti-gay slur
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/47988961/gianluca-prestianni-uefa-vinicius-junior-anti-gay-racist






CRIME


Washington D.C.: Judge rescinds order against activist in Capital Pride lawsuit
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/20/judge-rescinds-order-against-activist-in-capital-pride-lawsuit/


 

 

 

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