LGBTQ News, 4/20/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         REGIONAL NEWS

III.        ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.        MILITARY

V.         DISCRIMINATION

VI.        HATE CRIMES
VII.       SEXUAL VIOLENCE

VIII.      ARTS & CULTURE

IX.        ENTERTAINMENT

X.         SPORTS

XI.        COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Fifty years on, Norway apologizes for law that criminalized gay sex
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fifty-years-norway-apologises-law-that-criminalised-gay-sex-2022-04-20/

Honduras, Denmark join U.N. LGBTI Core Group
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/04/20/honduras-denmark-join-u-n-lgbti-core-group/

 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Anti-LGBTQ flyers target West Chester Area School District’s book collection
https://www.witf.org/2022/04/20/anti-lgbtq-flyers-target-west-chester-area-school-districts-book-collection/

 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Ted Cruz Suggests Disney Will Make Mickey Mouse and Pluto Gay Sex Film
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/4/20/ted-cruz-suggests-disney-will-make-gay-mickey-pluto-gay-sex-film

UK: LGB Alliance activist running for chair of Tory LGBT+ group wants lesbian and gay ‘glexit’
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/20/alex-bramham-lgbt-conservatives/

UK: Queen’s jubilee funding officially withdrawn from anti-trans lobby group LGB Alliance
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/20/lgb-alliance-queens-jubilee-fund-arts-council-england/

 

MILITARY

 

'Worse to be gay than corrupt' in Venezuela's military
https://news.yahoo.com/worse-gay-corrupt-venezuelas-military-014123933.html

 

DISCRIMINATION

 

Florida Health Dept. Attacks All Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/4/20/florida-health-dept-attacks-all-gender-affirming-care-trans-youth

 

HATE CRIMES

 

Florida: Man Left Bloodied, Bones Fractured After Random Homophobic Attack
(Trigger warning)
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/4/20/man-left-bloodied-bones-fractured-after-random-homophobic-attack

 

SEXUAL VIOLENCE

 

UK: Half of LGBT+ sexual assaults based on identity, and a quarter are ‘conversion’ attempts, report finds
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/20/sexual-violence-lgbt-uk-galop/

 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

NYC International Antiquarian Book Fair to Showcase LGBTQ+ History
https://www.advocate.com/books/2022/4/20/nyc-international-antiquarian-book-fair-showcase-lgbtq-history

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

New book to explore the queer community of Dungeons & Dragons
https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/new-book-to-explore-the-queer-community-of-dungeons-dragons-3208719

 

SPORTS

 

Majority of female athletes have no problem competing against trans women in sports, study finds
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/20/trans-women-sports-female-athletes-study/

 

COMMENTARY

 

LGBTIQ microaggressions and how to deal with them
https://www.mambaonline.com/2022/04/19/lgbtiq-microaggressions-and-how-to-deal-with-them/