LGBTQ News, 5/19/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.       GLOBAL NEWS

II.      POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.     ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.     HEALTH

V.      HATE CRIMES

VI.     ARTS & CULTURE

VII.    SPORTS

VIII.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

SAWEI 2026 Report Exposes Gap Between LGBT+ Policies and Reality in South African Workplaces

https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/19/sawei-2026-report-exposes-gap-between-lgbt-policies-and-reality-in-south-african-workplaces/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Will New Hampshire’s ‘bathroom bill’ get vetoed for a fourth time?

https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/05/18/will-new-hampshires-bathroom-bill-get-vetoed-for-a-fourth-time-and-then-a-fifth-time/

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Anti-LGBTQ+ activist to testify before Congress against Southern Poverty Law Center

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/tyler-oneil-daily-signal-splc

UK: Mother sues all-girls school for letting a trans girl attend

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/18/east-yorkshire-all-girls-school-trans-student/

HEALTH

 

Texas Children’s Hospital reaches $10 million settlement with DOJ over gender-affirming care

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/19/texas-childrens-hospital-reaches-10-million-settlement-with-doj-over-gender-affirming-care/

HATE CRIMES

 

Washington: Community grieves Juniper Blessing, trans student with 'heart of gold'

https://www.advocate.com/news/community-grieves-juniper-blessing-trans-student-with-heart-of-gold-who-loved-meteorology-and-pokemon

ARTS & CULTURE

 

D.C. Black Pride set for Memorial Day Weekend

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/19/dc-black-pride-set-memorial-day-weekend/

Wisconsin students walk out after song cut from concert over Marsha P. Johnson dedication

https://www.advocate.com/news/wisconsin-students-walk-out-after-song-cut-from-concert-over-marsha-p-johnson-dedication

UK: Ambulance service pulls out of Birmingham Pride after 'legal advice' over impartiality fears

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/19/birmingham-pride-west-midland-ambulance-service/

SPORTS

 

California Quietly Brings Back Controversial Scoring Policy for Trans Student Athletes

https://www.kqed.org/news/12084083/california-quietly-brings-back-controversial-scoring-policy-for-trans-student-athletes

COMMENTARY

 

Google subsidizing hate group’s anti-transgender and anti-diversity ads

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/google-subsidizing-hate-groups-anti-trans-diversity-ads/

PBS dominated broadcast TV news coverage of LGBTQ issues in 2025

https://www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-networks/pbs-dominated-broadcast-tv-news-coverage-lgbtq-issues-2025

Trans people could soon be banned from homeless shelters
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/trump-administration-transgender-access-homeless-shelters/