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Monday, June 15 - “A gay couple is recovering after Caldwell [Idaho] Police said they were attacked near Indian Creek Plaza on Saturday night.”

Monday, June 15 - “Police in Malaysia have arrested five men accused of targeting gay men through fake Grindr profiles in a series of robberies.”

Tuesday, June 16 - “But on the city’s western edge, another killer was at large. Now, a San Francisco Police Department inspector believes the so-called Doodler — who killed gay men on and near Ocean Beach — may be alive in the East Bay. As part of the cold case review, the SFPD is offering $250,000 for information leading to his identification.”

Tuesday, June 16 - “An Idaho judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking an Idaho law that makes it a crime to use a restroom that doesn’t align with one’s sex assigned at birth from fully going into effect.”

Wednesday, June 17 - “The Spanish city has become one of Europe's most gay-friendly destinations. Now, it's welcoming the world this summer to host the world's largest LGBTQ+ sporting event.”

Wednesday, June 17 - “Section 28 – Margaret Thatcher’s infamous anti-LGBTQ+ law banning the “promotion” of homosexuality in schools and by local authorities – could be the subject of a public inquiry after a petition examining its long-term impact surpassed the 10,000-signature threshold.”

Wednesday, June 17 - “The transgender community in Birmingham, Alabama, is mourning Kalena “Peaches” Croskey, a 32-year-old Black trans woman who died while being held in the city jail.”

Wednesday, June 17 - “Idaho police have said they are not able to charge a man who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a gay couple with a hate crime due to a loophole in the state’s law.”

Wednesday, June 17 - “The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health on Wednesday, in the latest push by Donald Trump’s administration and others to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors.”

Thursday, June 18 - “Children’s Hospital Colorado said Monday that it was resuming gender-affirming care for transgender youth after it was forced to do so by a court order but that none of its doctors are willing to actually provide the care.”

Friday, June 19 - “A New Jersey police officer has been allowed to return to work after previously being fired for using an anti-gay slur while on duty.”

Saturday, June 20 - “Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries have pledged to push new bills restricting LGBT rights, after a conference in Ghana that brought together self-described “pro-family” activists from across Africa and Europe, participants said.”

Saturday, June 20 - "Sentiments toward the United States may be shifting among LGBTQ+ people, a report published Saturday shows—with the change registering both at home and abroad. For decades, the U.S. was a leading destination for those fleeing persecution, offering refuge each year to more people than all other countries combined. But on the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that halted a primary pathway for refugee resettlement—leaving thousands of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers displaced and vulnerable.”