LGBTQ News, 8/31/21
Angeline Binick
II. PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
III. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
IV. DISCRIMINATION
V. HATE CRIMES
VI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Australia: Brisbane rally to oppose federal Religious Discrimination Bill
https://qnews.com.au/brisbane-rally-to-oppose-federal-religious-discrimination-bill/
South Africa: Gauteng Community Safety MEC vows to push for bill to protect intersex people
https://ewn.co.za/2021/08/31/gauteng-community-safety-mec-vows-to-push-for-bill-to-protect-intersex-people
Police violently clash with far-right thugs at Ukrainian Pride parade
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/ukraine-odessa-pride-police-tradition-order/
New Survey of LGBTQ Southerners is Now Open
https://thegavoice.com/community/new-survey-of-lgbtq-southerners-is-now-open/
LGBTQ activists join D.C. marches for voting rights, statehood
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/31/lgbtq-activists-join-d-c-marches-for-voting-rights-statehood/
Challenge to Washington's law banning conversion therapy rejected in court
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/challenge-to-washingtons-law-banning-conversion-therapy-rejected-in-court/281-4a3d6be1-dd3f-4760-b453-f77b5a7e7d39
Virginia: Court Backs A Teacher Who Refused To Use Transgender Students' Pronouns
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1032929550/virginia-teacher-transgender-pronoun-supreme-court
Australia: Adelaide Christian school defends its ban on hiring gay teachers
https://qnews.com.au/adelaide-christian-school-defends-its-ban-on-hiring-gay-teachers/
HATE CRIMES
Bangladesh: Six Islamic militants sentenced to death for murder of gay rights activists
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/31/xulhaz-mannan-mahbub-rabbi-tonoy-murder-trial/
UK: London Police Investigating Suspected Homophobic Murder
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/london-police-investigating-horrific-suspected-homophobic-murder/205416
No End to Chechnya’s Violent Anti-Gay Campaign
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/31/no-end-chechnyas-violent-anti-gay-campaign
Victim at 60: the heartbreaking gay drama that pushed boundaries
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/31/victim-dirk-bogarde-gay-drama