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Story 1: Trump administration deports gay asylum-seekerFarah to Morocco

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/22/trump-deportation-cameroon-morocco-lgbt-interview/f04c4916-0fac-11f1-8e91-6e1451aab67e_story.html (Washington Post – published 1 hour ago)
• https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/national_news/the-us-deported-a-gay-asylum-seeker-to-a-third-country-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/article_f5d26339-e3b2-517b-9d33-7f48dc7313c7.html (AP via Ottumwa Courier – updated 11 hours ago)

Story 2: Shia LaBeouf arrest in New Orleans during MardiGras

• https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/17/shia-labeouf-in-mardi-gras-fight-paramedics-respond/ (TMZ – published Feb 17, updated with victim details Feb 21)
• https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/18/shia-labeouf-arrest-new-orleans (The Guardian – published Feb 18, with ongoing coverage through Feb 21)

Story 3: Trans men push back against FDA chest-bindercrackdown

• https://19thnews.org/2026/02/fda-binding-transgender-health/ (The 19th – published Feb 21)
• https://michiganadvance.com/2026/02/21/they-better-take-away-duct-tape-trans-men-say-theyll-keep-binding-despite-fda-crackdown/ (Michigan Advance – published Feb 21, republishing The 19th reporting)

Story 4: Pope Leo XIV says “no changes ever” on LGBTQ+rights

• https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/02/22/pope-leo-xiv-no-change-in-church-doctrine-on-gays-and-trans-people (Euronews – published 4 hours ago)
• https://dianemontagna.substack.com/p/pope-leo-xiv-receives-courage-international (Diane Montagna/Substack – context on recent hardline meetings, updated Feb 21)

Story 5: London LGBTQ+ Museum Story

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yq5x4y7xzo (BBC News – published 8 hours ago, detailing the reopening and focus on community stories)
• https://www.timeout.com/london/news/the-uks-only-museum-dedicated-to-lgbtq-history-is-reopening-this-week-020226 (Time Out London – fresh coverage on the relaunch with new displays)
• https://vadamagazine.com/entertainment/arts/queer-britain-reopens-exhibiting-powerful-lgbtq-stories (Vada Magazine – updated reporting on the powerful new exhibits and timing with LGBTQ+ History Month)