LGBTQ News, 9/19/22

[Angeline Binick]

I will be out of the office on September 20th and 21st, and thus there will be no LGBTQ news e-mail during that time. The daily LGBTQ news e-mail will resume on Thursday, September 22nd.

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.        POLITICS

IV.        ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

V.         HEALTH

VI.        RELIGION

VII.       DISCRIMINATION
VIII.      HATE CRIMES
IX.        ENTERTAINMENT

X.         SPORTS

XI.        COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Blinken speaks at U.N. LGBTI Core Group event
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/09/19/blinken-speaks-at-u-n-lgbti-core-group-event/

Israel: Gay Likud MK defends Netanyahu’s push for inclusion of anti-LGBT Noam party
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/gay-likud-mk-defends-netanyahus-push-for-inclusion-of-anti-lgbt-noam-party/

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro condemned for making anti-trans speech during Queen’s funeral trip
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/19/jair-bolsonaro-london-queen-trans/

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

California enacts law to help LGBTQ military veterans

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/california-enacts-law-help-lgbtq-military-veterans-rcna48219

Virginia governor seeks new transgender student policies
https://apnews.com/article/education-virginia-gay-rights-government-and-politics-f8aaafdaace478d02583fe637458a5ee

Kansas: Johnson County students walk out of class over transgender bathroom policy
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/education/article265805621.html

 

POLITICS

 

White House officials to meet with bisexual activists
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/09/19/white-house-officials-to-meet-with-bisexual-activists/

Arkansas’ governor makes position clear on transgender inclusion
https://www.ky3.com/2022/09/16/arkansas-governor-makes-position-clear-transgender-inclusion/

 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

U.S. school book bans on the rise due to advocacy groups, report says
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/organized-groups-fuel-rapid-rise-us-book-banning-report-says-2022-09-19/

UK: Hundreds gather to ‘drown out’ rally by anti-trans activist Posie Parker

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/19/brighton-posie-parker-trans/

Thousands march in Turkey to demand ban on LGBTQ groups
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/thousands-march-turkey-demand-ban-lgbtq-groups-rcna48325

UK: LGB Alliance co-founder breaks down in court when asked to define ‘lesbian’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/15/lgb-alliance-co-founder-breaks-down-in-court-when-asked-to-define-lesbian

 

 

HEALTH

 

Most LGBTQI+ Cancer Patients Lack Resources Tailored to Gender/Sexual Identity
https://www.poz.com/article/lgbtqicancer-patients-lack-resources-tailored-gendersexual-identity

 

RELIGION

 

LGBTQ+ Catholics dealing with monkeypox worry about support from church
https://www.ncronline.org/news/lgbtq-catholics-dealing-monkeypox-worry-about-support-church

Some Christians are using sacred texts to embrace a broader understanding of gender
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/17/1123629725/some-christians-are-using-sacred-texts-to-embrace-a-broader-understanding-of-gen

 

DISCRIMINATION

 

U.S. Supreme Court requires Yeshiva University to allow LGBT student club
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-requires-yeshiva-university-allow-lgbt-student-club-2022-09-14/

New York: Yeshiva University Blocks All Student Clubs Rather Than OK LGBTQ+ One
https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/9/16/yeshiva-u-blocks-all-student-clubs-rather-ok-lgbtq-one

New York: Penfield school's policy to 'discontinue enrollment' of LGBTQ students sparks backlash
https://13wham.com/news/local/penfield-schools-policy-to-discontinue-enrollment-of-lgbtq-students-sparks-backlash

Texas Judge Blocks Investigations of More Trans-Supportive Families
https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/9/16/texas-judge-blocks-investigations-more-trans-supportive-families

Families of transgender children continue to be investigated, even after moving out of Texas
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/transgender-families-investigated-texas/269-433a02b9-d0f2-4792-926b-dab648b8bdce

HATE CRIMES

 

Two-Spirit Native American, Acey D. Morrison, Killed in South Dakota
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/9/16/two-spirit-native-american-acey-d-morrison-killed-south-dakota

Serbia: Belgrade police clash with hooligans during Pride march
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tensions-mount-belgrade-ahead-planned-pride-march-90057551

Serbian Authorities Vow To Prosecute 'Hooligans' After LGBT Walk, Counterprotests

https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-lgbt-europride-hooligans/32039825.html

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

Northern Ireland: LGBT radio station Juice FM failing in key commitments, says Ofcom
https://www.bbc.com/news/62918069

 

SPORTS

 

Major marathons in the U.S. and U.K. are now allowing gender-neutral registration options
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/marathons-gender-neutral-options-236122

 

COMMENTARY

 

More than shelters are needed to support queer and trans Southerners at risk for homelessness—here’s what four nonprofits are doing to help
https://xtramagazine.com/power/south-homelessness-solutions-236131