LGBTQ News, 5/16/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

III.        ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.        HEALTH

V.         DISCRIMINATION

VI.        HATE CRIMES
VII.       SEXUAL VIOLENCE

VIII.      ARTS & CULTURE

IX.        SPORTS

X.         COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Rights Group Accuses Cameroon Police of Abuses Against LGBTI People
https://www.voanews.com/a/rights-group-accuses-cameroon-police-of-abuses-against-lgbti-people/6571398.html

UK: LGBT campaigner Peter Tatchell refuses ‘national treasure’ jubilee offer
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/15/lgbt-campaigner-peter-tatchell-refuses-jubilee-invitation-to-be-declared-national-treasure

Cuba marks Latin America's first LGBTQ+ history month
https://news.trust.org/item/20220516093125-4mlak/

 

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/14/legendary-activist-urvashi-vaid-dies-63

 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Wyoming: Sen. Cynthia Lummis issues ‘apology’ after transphobic comments during graduation speech
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/05/16/gop-sen-cynthia-lummis-issues-apology-after-transphobic-comments-during-graduation-speech/

Kentucky: School Asks Students to Write Letter Convincing Friend Not to Be Gay
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/16/school-asks-students-write-letter-convincing-friend-not-be-gay

MP Rebekha Sharkie Takes Legal Action Against Australian Christian Lobby
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/mp-rebekha-sharkie-takes-legal-action-against-australian-christian-lobby/212920

 

 

HEALTH

 

Texas: Dallas facility that serves transgender children can accept new patients, judge rules
https://www.keranews.org/health-wellness/2022-05-13/dallas-facility-that-serves-transgender-children-can-accept-new-patients-judge-rules

PrEP Use Has Not Increased Hep-C in Australian Gay and Bi Men
https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2022/5/16/prep-use-has-not-increased-hep-c-australian-gay-and-bi-men

 

DISCRIMINATION

 

Texas Can Resume 'Child Abuse' Probes of Trans-Supportive Parents
https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/13/texas-supreme-court-child-abuse-probes-can-resume-trans-supportive-parents

 

HATE CRIMES

UK: 55-year-old man hospitalized after ‘serious homophobic attack’ in London park
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/16/southwark-burgess-park-london-homophobic-attack/

 

 

SEXUAL VIOLENCE

 

UK: Woman jailed for having sex with 13-year-old boy to ‘prove he’s not gay’
(Trigger warning)
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/15/lucy-jayne-hambley-jailed-gay-sex-cornwall/

 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Indonesia: Dedy takes down LGBT content after outcry
https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2022/05/13/dedy-takes-down-lgbt-content-after-outcry.html

 

SPORTS

 

Canada: Métis youth swimmer becomes 1st transgender male to compete in Manitoba
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/manitoba-metis-swim-sport-transgender-youth-1.6452415

English soccer player Jake Daniels says he is gay
https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-fa1541a96215865f8fa3ee48808838c9

 

COMMENTARY

 

What I learned about street harassment after I transitioned
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/street-harassment-women-public

Getting sober hits different for queer people
https://www.mic.com/identity/queer-people-sobriety-journey

Rwanda: LGBT rights are protected on paper, but discrimination and homophobia persist
https://theconversation.com/rwanda-lgbt-rights-are-protected-on-paper-but-discrimination-and-homophobia-persist-182949

#JusticeForSheila highlights the precarious lives of queer people in Kenya
https://theconversation.com/justiceforsheila-highlights-the-precarious-lives-of-queer-people-in-kenya-183102