LGBTQ News, 5/5/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   YOUTH

IV.   PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

V.    HEALTH

VI.   CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

VII.  HATE CRIMES

VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Ukrainian MPs advance new Civil Code without protections for same-sex couples

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/05/ukrainian-mps-advance-new-civil-code-without-protections-for-same-sex-couples/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

DOJ investigating 36 Illinois school districts over LGBTQ+ lessons

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/04/donald-trump-doj-illinois-schools-lgbtq/

YOUTH

North Carolina: Inside a hidden summer camp where trans youth in the South thrive

https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/trans-kids-summer-camp

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

Planned strike at transgender advocacy group called off after last-minute tentative deal
https://www.advocate.com/news/a4te-avoids-strike

HEALTH

 

Rhode Island resists DOJ demand for trans youth records ordered by Texas judge
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/rhode-island-trans-records-texas

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

One month after Supreme Court’s conversion therapy ruling, Alaska’s only ordinance remains untested
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/video/2026/05/05/one-month-after-supreme-courts-conversion-therapy-ruling-alaskas-only-ordinance-remains-untested-3/

HATE CRIMES

 

UK: Man in critical condition after suspected homophobic assault in Bristol city center

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/01/man-in-critical-condition-after-suspected-homophobic-assault-in-bristol-city-centre/

COMMENTARY

 

In ‘Conversion Therapy Dropout,’ a survivor exposes the discredited practice

https://www.ncronline.org/culture/conversion-therapy-dropout-survivor-exposes-discredited-practice