TWR: June 21 - 27
Article Details:
June 28, 2026
Tuesday, June 23 - “Malaysia’s government is set to stop using the term “LGBT” in favour of the Malay term ‘budaya songsang,’ which translates as ‘deviant culture.’ The news was shared by a government official this week.”
Tuesday, June 23 - “Washington’s state Supreme Court justices will weigh in on where a transgender woman held in state prisons should be confined, as the state faces a federal probe over the issue.”
Wednesday, June 24 - “Yet another Trump administration effort to gain access to trans kids’ private health information has been, for the moment, halted. A district judge today handed down a temporary restraining order, preventing the Trump administration from forcing disclosure of the health records of trans children treated at New York University Langone and Mount Sinai hospitals in New York City. The injunction will remain in place at least until July 8.”
Wednesday, June 24 - “Leytes says after learning of the prevalence of homosexuality in sheep, she asked what happened to those male sheep who refused to mate with females. As a ram that won't mate with a ewe isn't “profitable,” as Stücke puts it, he explains to PEOPLE that “they're getting sent to slaughter.”
Wednesday, June 24 - “The post’s brief life spoke to the divisions within the Republican Party on same-sex marriage. Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision protecting gay marriage, turns 11 this year, and there is little indication that establishment Republicans are questioning it. At the same time, Christian conservatives, like Mr. Ogles, now a crucial part of Mr. Trump’s coalition, are pursuing that goal with renewed energy and ambition, often using the push for trans rights as a new front in the debate.”
Thursday, June 25 - “An anti-gay slur that has been chanted by Mexico fans could lead to discipline from FIFA for the squad of one of the host countries in the 2026 World Cup.”
Friday, June 26 - “Yesterday, the news came out that Victoria Cruz peacefully passed away. 'Queen Victoria,' as she's become known, was an LGBTQ+ rights and anti-violence activist, and also, in her younger years, was a domestic violence counselor.”
Friday, June 26 - “After repealing a nearly four-decade ban on gay bathhouses Thursday, the Minneapolis City Council now has to set up regulations that would govern them.”
Friday, June 26 - “A new Louisiana law will shield workers from discipline if they refuse to use a transgender or non-binary colleague’s name or pronouns.”
Saturday, June 27 - “Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced three major new initiatives to safeguard and expand access to gender-affirming care for youth and adults across New York City. The initiatives represent a proactive $15 million investment at a time of growing uncertainty and escalating attacks from the federal government.”