LGBTQ News, 12/14/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.    GLOBAL NEWS

II.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.  ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.  HATE CRIMES
V.   SPORTS

VI.  COMMENTARY

GLOBAL NEWS

Scottish judge rules trans women with Gender Recognition Certificate can be legally defined as women
https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/12/14/trans-women-definition-for-women-scotland/

Pakistan: Homes needed for protection of ‘intersex’ children, says FSC
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40214323

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Biden signs landmark law protecting same-sex and interracial marriages
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/13/biden-signs-law-protecting-same-sex-interracial-marriages

Report: Texas AG Ken Paxton sought data on transgender Texans
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/12/14/report-texas-ag-ken-paxton-sought-data-on-transgender-texans/

Texas sought gender change data on drivers licenses, report says
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-sought-gender-change-data-drivers-licenses-report-says-2022-12-14/

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

J.K. Rowling Funds Sex Abuse Crisis Center That Excludes Trans Women
https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/12/14/jk-rowling-funds-sex-abuse-crisis-center-excludes-trans-women

Twitch removes anti-trans LGB Alliance from approved charity list for violating ‘hateful conduct policy’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/12/14/twitch-lgb-alliance-charity-list-hateful-conduct/

HATE CRIMES

House holds hearing on anti-LGBTQ+ attacks featuring survivors of the Colorado Springs shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/dec/14/house-hearing-lgbtq-violence-sandy-hook-biden-african-leaders-politics-live-updates

Club Q massacre survivors testify before Congress
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/12/14/club-q-massacre-survivors-testify-before-congress/

Prominent transgender activist murdered in Chile
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/12/14/prominent-transgender-activist-murdered-in-chile/

UK: Birmingham police begin ‘friendly and visible’ patrols to combat anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes
https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/12/14/birmingham-police-service-lgbtq-crime/

SPORTS

Grant Wahl died from burst blood vessel, not foul play
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/12/14/grant-wahl-died-from-burst-blood-vessel-not-foul-play/

COMMENTARY

Realities of Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence Take Center Stage at House Hearing
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/12/14/realities-anti-lgbtq-violence-take-center-stage-house-hearing