LGBTQ News, 1/27/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS
II.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.    PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

IV.    MILITARY

V.     HATE CRIMES
VI.    ENTERTAINMENT

VII.   SPORTS

VIII.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: EHRC single-sex spaces guidance being adapted under ‘constructive’ new chair

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/27/ehrc-guidance-single-sex-spaces-new-chair-mary-ann-stephenson

Uganda: Human rights organization ordered to shut down days before election

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/27/human-rights-organisation-ordered-to-shut-down-days-before-election/

Russia designates ILGA World an ‘undesirable’ group

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/27/russia-designates-ilga-world-an-undesirable-group/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Kansas lawmakers will skip public input on transgender bathroom bill

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/01/27/kansas-lawmakers-push-transgender-bathroom-bill-without-public-input/88376041007/

Kansas Republicans add bathroom ban to anti-trans proposal

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/01/27/kansas-republicans-add-bathroom-ban-to-anti-trans-proposal-shuffle-bills-to-avoid-public-hearings/

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

National LGBTQ Task Force urges renewed organizing amid growing political threats
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/27/task-force-urges-renewed-organizing-amid-growing-political-threats/

MILITARY

 

Democrats push for commission investigating anti-LGBTQ+ military policies
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/commission-investigate-anti-lgbtq-policies

HATE CRIMES

Over 1,000 anti-LGBTQ+ attacks occurred in 2025: report
https://www.advocate.com/news/anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-2025

‘She narrowly escaped three bullets’: Pakistan’s trans community shaken by attacks and killings

(Trigger warning)

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27/pakistan-transgender-attacks-killings

ENTERTAINMENT

 

Kenya: Victory for Queer Expression as Court Rules on Banned Lesbian Film “Rafiki”
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/27/kenya-victory-for-queer-expression-as-court-rules-on-banned-lesbian-film-rafiki/ 

'We show queer, black love through a lens of joy'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30jpl6v7v9o

SPORTS

 

LGBTQ+ football fans given travel warning for 2026 World Cup over safety concerns
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/27/world-cup-2026-lgbtq-safety/ 

NBA referee inducted into LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame
https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2026/01/nba-referee-inducted-into-lgbtq-sports-hall-of-fame.html

COMMENTARY

 

Conversion therapy's outcomes: shame, depression, suicidality, survivors say
https://www.advocate.com/news/conversion-therapy-shame-depression-suicide 

Holocaust Memorial Day 2026: How the Nazi pink triangle became a defiant symbol of LGBTQ+ rights

(Trigger warning)

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/27/holocaust-memorial-day-pink-triangle-lgbtq/