LGBTQ News, 12/26/25

[Angeline Binick]

I.     POLICY / LEGISLATION

II.    ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

III.   HEALTH

IV.   DISCRIMINATION

V.    HATE CRIMES

VI.   ARTS & CULTURE

VII.  SPORTS

VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Marriage equality, school policies: These Ohio bills could shape LGBTQ+ rights in 2026
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/politics/marriage-equality-school-policies-these-ohio-bills-could-shape-lgbtq-rights-in-2026/amp/ 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ Project 2025 will continue into 2026
https://www.advocate.com/politics/project-2025-continues-into-2026 

Pride organization calls for boycott of Nicki Minaj: ‘She is not our friend’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/26/pride-organisation-calls-for-boycott-of-nicki-minaj-she-is-not-our-friend/ 

HEALTH

 

Plan to end gender-affirming care for minors threatens Pa. hospital
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2025/12/22/proposed-rules-to-halt-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-threatens-chop/87883933007/ 

DISCRIMINATION

 

UK: BBC ‘apologizes’ to ex-presenter for ‘homophobic abuse’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/24/bbc-jack-murley-homophobia-apology/ 

HATE CRIMES

 

New Zealand Teens Sentenced for Luring and Assaulting Gay Men Via Grindr in Series of Hate Crimes
(Trigger warning)

https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/161586 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

A Florida official wants to cancel a sold-out Christmas drag show. The queens are performing anyway
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/23/drag-queen-christmas-florida-attorney-general 

California: SF Self-Defense Class Helps Transgender Community Build Bonds
https://www.kqed.org/news/12068375/sf-self-defense-class-helps-transgender-community-build-bonds 

SPORTS

 

Fifa urged to allow Pride Match
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cz684dew473o 

COMMENTARY

 

All about the Black Cat protests in L.A. — which predated Stonewall and birthed the Advocate
https://www.advocate.com/history/black-cat-lgbtq-protests-history