LGBTQ News, 5/26/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

IV.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

V.    HEALTH

VI.   HATE CRIMES

VII.  ARTS & CULTURE

VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to 'gay party'

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysian-police-arrest-51-men-seize-drugs-in-raids-linked-gay-party-2026-05-26/

Kenyan High Court issues landmark transgender rights ruling

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2026/05/26/kenyan-high-court-issues-landmark-transgender-rights-ruling/

Ghana: Alarm Over “Exclusionary and Undemocratic” Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Hearings

https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/23/ghana-alarm-over-exclusionary-and-undemocratic-anti-lgbtq-bill-hearings/

‘She does not back down’: The couple seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in Botswana

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/same-sex-marriage-botswana-couple-court

Dutch LGBTQIA+ Groups Launch Legal Action Against Meta Over Instagram Suspensions
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/international-news-news/dutch-legal-action-meta/241906

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Maine: Anti-trans ballot measure push unraveling after signature controversy

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maine-bathroom-ban-ballot-invalidated

House lawmakers advance education bill restricting discussions on racism & gender

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republicans-limit-black-transgender-history

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf returns to Equality Florida to confront anti-LGBTQ+ extremism
https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/brandon-wolf-returns-equality-florida

Washington: LGBTQ+ Advocates and Allies Rally for Seattle to Declare Emergency Order Helping Trans People
https://gomag.com/article/lgbtq-advocates-and-allies-rally-for-seattle-to-declare-emergency-order-helping-trans-people/

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

Julia Gillard Heckled By Anti-Trans Protester At UK Literary Festival
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/julia-gillard-anti-trans-protester/241946

HEALTH

 

Wisconsin families demand hospitals resume trans youth care after federal court ruling
https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/wisconsin-trans-youth-health-letter

HATE CRIMES

 

Texas: Police investigating death of transgender woman found near southwest Houston bayou
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/memorial-day-beechnut-body-found-22275507.php

Missing transgender student found dead in Kentucky after weeks-long search
https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-kentucky-student-dead

ARTS & CULTURE

 

New Podcast Series Exploring Queer Histories of the First World War
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/SPOT/pressreleases/2129558/new-podcast-series-exploring-queer-histories-of-the-first-world-war/

California: The queer joy of WeHo Pride’s Women’s Freedom Festival
https://www.advocate.com/gay-pride-parade/weho-pride-womens-freedom-festival

Inside the Bold Plan to Host First Maputo Pride in Mozambique
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/26/we-exist-inside-the-bold-plan-to-host-first-maputo-pride-in-mozambique/

COMMENTARY

San Diego mosque shooters left document revealing racist, neo-Nazi beliefs

Elsewhere, they argue that LGBTQ+ people are responsible for rising “degeneracy”.

(Trigger warning)

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/san-diego-mosque-shooters-neo-nazi-beliefs/