President Joe Biden Speaks at the Victory Institute, The U.S. Gets an “F” in LGBTQ+ quality of life and Pattie Gonia’s 100 Mile Trek For One Million Dollars
This week on Queer News: Anna discusses how President Joe Biden Speaks at the Victory Institute, the U.S. Gets an “F” in LGBTQ+ quality of life and Pattie Gonia’s 100 Mile Trek For One Million Dollars.
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, the Victory Institute held its 41st gathering of LGBTQ+ politicians from around the world and I was there. I’m going to tell you all about it. In politics, the USA received an ‘F’ on the 2025 Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report. The Girl Scouts of the UK, GirlGuiding, bans trans girls from joining the organization. Gender-affirming care for Georgia inmates is protected after a law aiming to cut it is struck down. In culture and entertainment, Drag Queen Pattie Gonia raises over 1 million dollars for a more equitable outdoors, and gamers combat trans bans in E-Sports. Let’s get into it.
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President Joe Biden Receives Award for LGBTQ+ Inclusivity The Victory Institute hosted its 41st Annual International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in Washington, DC from December 4-6. Over 3 days they hosted over 700 LGBTQ+ politicians from around the world and for the first time in history a U.S. President came to speak. It’s no surprise that President is Joe Biden as he received the Chris Abele Impact Award recognizing his historically LGBTQ+ inclusive administration.
This Week In Politics
Gender Affirming Care for Georgia Inmates Is Safe…For Now Judge Victoria M. Calvert struck down a Georgia law aiming to eliminate gender-affirming care for Georgia inmates. The Law, SB 185, was given a permanent injunction because the court found that the law violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Five courageous trans people joined together to sue against the bill as they argued that denying inmates gender affirming care was harmful to the inmates health. Incarcerated people are legally supposed to receive healthcare, although what that healthcare entails is up to each individual state. This is a big win for the trans community in this age of legal battles against anti-trans laws.
Girl Scouts UK Bans Trans Girls Trans girls have been banned from joining GirlGuiding which is the UK’s equivalent to the Girl Scouts. Announced in a public statement the organization said “Following detailed considerations, expert legal advice and input from senior members, young members and our Council, the Board of Trustees for Girlguiding has made the difficult decision that Girlguiding must change, following the Supreme Court’s ruling. From today, 2 December, it is with a heavy heart that we are announcing trans girls and young women will no longer be able to join Girlguiding. This is a decision we would have preferred not to make, and we know that this may be upsetting for members of our community.”
This Week In Culture & Entertainment
The U.S. Got an “F” in LGBTQ+ Rights The U.S. is failing LGBTQIA+ quality of life. Literally! The United States has received an ‘F’ on the 2025 Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report. The Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report is a collection of data conducted every year that “quantifies the state of global lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) human rights. According to the report, the U.S. has regressed in safety, human rights, acceptance, and violence, meanwhile a fear of police has increased steadily between this year and last. The report also found that trans people experience the highest chance of violence amongst their peers.
Pattie Gonia Raises 1 Million For A “More Equitable” Outside By Completing A 100m Trek Environmentalist and Drag Queen Pattie Gonia set out on a quest earlier this year to raise funds to make the outdoors more equitable. This week she completed her goal. Pattie Gonia trekked 100 miles from Point Reyes national seashore to San Francisco in full drag. She documented each step of the way on her Instagram, greeting followers after each mile completed. The now over 1 Million dollars that she raised will be divided up amongst 8 non-profits with the unified goal to make the outdoors more equitable.
Trans Bans Expand to E-Sports, But Gamers Are Fighting Back Bans on trans people have expanded into the E-Sports community, but gamers are fighting back. In a statement issued to fans of competitive gaming in the video game Dead By Daylight world cup organizer Fishcadito announced “For the World Cup, we’ve decided not to allow transgender women to participate, but we hope to include them in future tournaments.” Competitors quickly began withdrawing from the competition in response to the newly added anti-trans rule. Team Canada, Team USA, and notable Twitch streamers such as Jiggledeath have all withdrawn from the World Cup.
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