LGBTQ News, 8/22/25

[Angeline Binick]

The LGBTQ news e-mail will resume on Friday, August 29th.

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

IV.   HEALTH

V.    HATE CRIMES
VI.   SPORTS
VII.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Zimbabwean government backs legal recognition of intersex people

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2025/08/22/zimbabwean-government-backs-legal-recognition-of-intersex-people/ 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

US Supreme Court lets Trump cut diversity-related NIH grants

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-lets-trump-cut-diversity-related-nih-grants-2025-08-21/ 

Feds move to restrict funding for Virginia schools, punishing support for transgender students

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-donald-trump-es-linda-mcmahon-glenn-youngkin-gender-75a8b773a435f25690b34d267d607d26 

Texas constable tells legislators ‘We’re not interested in being the potty police’ at bathroom bill hearing

https://www.advocate.com/news/cops-oppose-texas-bathroom-bill 

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

Illinois launches first-in-nation LGBTQ+ legal hotline

https://www.advocate.com/news/illinois-lgbtq-legal-hotline 

Ohio: Akron LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS nonprofit CANAPI announces massive cuts to federally funded housing programs

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/08/22/canapi-announces-cuts-to-housing-programs/ 

HEALTH

 

Proposal could lead to sanctions against Alaska medical professionals for gender-affirming care

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-gender-affirming-care-doctor-sanctions-c4b7c63518bd4ef41d54f14eb9849f10 

Alaska medical board moves to restrict treatment of transgender minors

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2025/08/22/alaska-medical-board-moves-to-restrict-treatment-of-transgender-minors/

Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital

https://apnews.com/article/gender-affirming-care-personal-information-justice-51b2dad661a3cc3d9e3649f9ee95eda2 

HATE CRIMES

 

Florida: Protestors re-color Pulse nightclub memorial crosswalk

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/22/pulse-crosswalk-nightclub-memorial/ 

SPORTS

Virginia Health Department bars transgender athletes from women’s sports

https://www.29news.com/2025/08/22/virginia-health-department-bars-transgender-athletes-womens-sports/

Australian Football-League under fire as another player banned for homophobic slur

https://www.reuters.com/sports/australian-football-league-under-fire-another-player-banned-homophobic-slur-2025-08-22/ 

COMMENTARY

Religion and spirituality among LGBT Americans

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/22/religion-and-spirituality-among-lgbt-americans/