LGBTQ News, 8/3/21
Angeline Binick
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
IV. HEALTH
V. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
VI. DISCRIMINATION
VII. ARTS & CULTURE
VIII. SPORTS
IX. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Ukraine's LGBT+ activists attacked online and in the street
https://news.trust.org/item/20210803104615-bavec/
Peru LGBTQ activists express concern over country’s new government
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/03/peru-lgbtq-activists-express-concern-over-countrys-new-government/
Two transgender children sue Tennessee over school bathroom law
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/two-transgender-children-sue-tennessee-school-bathroom-law-rcna1558
The American Medical Association recommends that sex be dropped from birth certificates – and conservatives are very upset
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/03/american-medical-association-birth-sex/
HEALTH
Larger share of LGBT patients report negative provider experience than non-LGBT people, survey finds
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-experience/larger-share-of-lgbt-patients-report-negative-provider-experience-than-non-lgbt-people-survey-finds.html
Former 'Ex-Gay' Leaders Denounce 'Conversion Therapy' In A New Documentary
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/02/1022837295/former-ex-gay-leaders-denounce-conversion-therapy-in-a-new-documentary
Washington D.C.: UDC hit with anti-trans discrimination complaint
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/03/udc-hit-with-anti-trans-discrimination-complaint/
'Queers of Greater Portland' Project Brought Maine's LGBTQ Community Together During The Pandemic
https://www.mainepublic.org/arts-and-culture/2021-08-02/queers-of-greater-portland-project-brought-maines-lgbtq-community-together-during-the-pandemic
History-maker Hubbard says not a transgender icon, but an athlete
https://news.trust.org/item/20210803035919-u5eyq/
Out athletes finally score big endorsements
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/kiss-death-competitive-edge-athletes-finally-score-big-endorsements-rcna1586
I Don’t See an End to This
https://www.vulture.com/article/essay-dababy-lil-nas-x-homophobia-hip-hop.html
How TikTok became a haven for queer and questioning kids
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/the-goods/22606245/tiktok-queer-fluid-bisexuality-nonbinary-filter
‘It doesn’t leave you’: The toxic toll of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/03/pray-away-netflix-documentary-conversion-therapy