LGBTQ News, 8/2/21
Angeline Binick
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. POLITICS
IV. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
V. HATE CRIMES
VI. ARTS & CULTURE
VII. ENTERTAINMENT
VIII. SPORTS
IX. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
South Africa: Hope that Qwelane judgement will pave way for Hate Crimes Bill
https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/08/02/hope-that-qwelane-judgement-will-pave-way-for-hate-crimes-bill/
Australian government leaves LGBTIQ questions out of 2021 Census
https://qnews.com.au/australian-government-leaves-lgbtiq-questions-out-of-2021-census/
Kansas school district to make changes after LGBTQ dispute
https://apnews.com/article/business-kansas-6efc4fe71d5c3020b3de144d28540dbc
State says Virginia transgender policy fight falls to local schools
https://wtop.com/virginia/2021/07/state-says-virginia-transgender-policy-fight-falls-to-local-schools/
POLITICS
Biden Nominates Lesbian Rabbi to Religious Freedom Commission
https://www.advocate.com/religion/2021/8/02/biden-nominates-lesbian-rabbi-religious-freedom-commission
British Neo-Nazi Andrew Dymock Who Called For ‘Gay Purge’ Jailed
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/british-neo-nazi-andrew-dymock-who-called-for-gay-purge-jailed/204887
New Jersey: Ewing man arrested for murder of Shai Vanderpump, Trenton LGBTQ advocate
https://www.trentonian.com/local-news/ewing-man-arrested-for-murder-of-shaquil-lofton/article_7ed30ac6-f324-11eb-8cc7-7f6df31660bf.html
Georgia: Woman Stabbed to Death At Atlanta Park
(Trigger warning)
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/8/02/woman-disfigured-stabbed-death-atlanta-park-found-her-wife
South Africa: LGBTIQ+ woman Thapelo Sehata murdered in Limpopo
(Trigger warning)
https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/08/02/lgbtiq-woman-thapelo-sehata-murdered-in-limpopo/
UK: Two gay men beaten and robbed in Edinburgh city centre street in suspected homophobic attack
(Trigger warning)
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/two-gay-men-beaten-and-robbed-in-edinburgh-city-centre-street-in-suspected-homophobic-attack-3330809
'I'm fighting for my community' says Miss South Africa's first transgender contestant
https://news.trust.org/item/20210802120019-e9nwc/
Hundreds participate in first-ever Cayman Islands Pride parade
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/02/hundreds-participate-in-first-ever-cayman-islands-pride-parade/
ENTERTAINMENT
Lollapalooza drops DaBaby performance after homophobic comments
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/01/dababy-lollapalooza-drops-performance-homophobic-comments
DaBaby’s homophobic remarks draw a week’s worth of rebukes from Madonna, Elton John, Questlove and more
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/07/30/dababy-homophobia-rolling-loud-lil-nas-x/
IOC admits guidelines for transgender athletes are not fit for purpose
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/30/ioc-admits-guidelines-for-transgender-athletes-are-not-fit-for-purpose
Canada’s Quinn poised to be first transgender Olympic medalist
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/canadas-quinn-poised-first-transgender-olympic-medalist-rcna1571
BBC Sport takes a stand against transphobes targeting Olympian Laurel Hubbard: ‘Hate won’t win’
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/02/bbc-sports-laurel-hubbard/
Italian Olympic Archer Lucilla Boari Comes Out After Winning Bronze
https://www.advocate.com/sports/2021/8/02/italian-olympic-archer-lucilla-boari-comes-out-after-winning-bronze
Welcome to the 'Gay Games,' an alternative to the Olympics, where activism is encouraged and everyone's an athlete
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/us/gay-games-lgbtq-olympics-trnd/index.html
F1 champs Hamilton & Vettel concerned by Hungary's LGBT law referendum
https://apnews.com/article/sports-europe-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-formula-one-29e08deac45679e79cbc0c2c2f398b04
How can sports be more inclusive of transgender athletes?
(Audio)
https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/podcast-how-can-sports-be-more-inclusive-transgender-athletes
The sordid history of gender testing and the Olympic Games
https://qnews.com.au/the-sordid-history-of-gender-testing-and-the-olympic-games/
The Incredible Story of Del and Phyllis
After first meeting in 1950, the couple was instrumental in founding the nation’s first organization for gay women.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/incredible-story-lesbian-activists-del-martin-and-phyllis-lyon-180978309/