LGBTQ News, 4/28/23
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. POLITICS
IV. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
V. HEALTH
VI. CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
VII. DISCRIMINATION
VIII. HATE CRIMES
IX. ARTS & CULTURE
X. CRIME
XI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Australia: Intersex community hopes law changes will change way society, medical professionals treat them
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Transgender health care restrictions hit roadblocks in 3 states
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/27/us/gender-affirming-care-restrictions-transgender-patients/index.html
Under new law, Kentucky district removes sexual orientation test question from health class
https://news.yahoo.com/under-law-ky-district-removes-203925686.html
DeSantis' tough words may come back to haunt him in Disney lawsuit, experts say
POLITICS
Montana Republicans bar transgender lawmaker from the statehouse floor
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/26/zooey-zephyr-banned-montana-house-transgender-care
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
A Montana lawmaker suggested she’d rather risk her child’s suicide than let her transition
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks lesbian teachers’ union president, repeats transphobic remarks
Dylan Mulvaney breaks silence over transphobic Bud Light backlash
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/28/dylan-mulvaney-breaks-silence-transphobic-backlash-bud-light/
Australia: Mark Latham defends homophobic slurs, saying Pauline Hanson can’t understand ‘how straight men feel’
HEALTH
$19.5M to Study HIV Among Women in the South
NIH grants will help two research projects explore why cis- and transgender women in the South are more vulnerable to HIV.
https://www.poz.com/article/195m-study-hiv-among-women-south
CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
African psychologists condemn LGBTQ+ conversion therapy
https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/04/28/african-psychologists-condemn-lgbtq-conversion-therapy/
DISCRIMINATION
New Jersey Librarian Files Federal Complaint After Being Fired for 'Gay Lifestyle'
https://www.advocate.com/law/new-jersey-gay-librarian-lawsuit
Alaska Airlines ordered to drop gendered uniforms after non-binary flight attendant’s lawsuit
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/28/alaska-airlines-gendered-uniforms/
UK: Trans patients could be forced onto wrong hospital wards by Tory government
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/28/nhs-nick-markham-same-sex-hospital-wards-trans-patients/
HATE CRIMES
Georgia: Arrest made in killing of Koko Da Doll in Atlanta
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrest-made-killing-koko-da-doll-atlanta-rcna81904
UK: Crowbar attacks on businesses spark safety fears in Manchester’s gay village
ARTS & CULTURE
Tom of Finland exhibit celebrates Nordic country’s gay icon
CRIME
UK: Sadiq Khan backs calls for public inquiry into Met Police handling of Stephen Port murders
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/28/sadiq-khan-met-police-stephen-port-public-inquiry/
COMMENTARY
What are the colors of the Intersex Pride Flag? The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2023/04/28/intersex-pride-flag-colors-history/11635250002/
Raising a trans kid in Missouri has become a 'dystopian nightmare' for families
Why Do LGBTQ Rights Face So Much Opposition in Africa?
https://allafrica.com/stories/202304280504.html