LGBTQ News, 6/18/24
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV. HEALTH
V. INCARCERATION
VI. RELIGION
VII. DISCRIMINATION
VIII. HATE CRIMES
IX. ARTS & CULTURE
X. CRIME
XI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-senate-marriage-equality-c9f45a656d72da0dc6bdcce8a5d63334
Canada: MLA who introduced two-spirit, transgender bill speaks
REGIONAL NEWS
"Our organization has failed": Lancaster LGBTQ+ Coalition announce dissolvement
POLICY / LEGISLATION
LGBTQ students reflect on first school year under North Carolina's 'Don't Say Gay' law
Appeals Court overturns Oklahoma anti-trans birth certificate policy
HEALTH
Planned Parenthood vows to fight Missouri AG push for transgender youth medical records
Urged on by LGBTQ+ Activists, California Cities Weigh Stricter Smoking Rules
https://www.poz.com/article/urged-lgbtq-activists-california-cities-weigh-stricter-smoking-rules
New York City Council pushes for IVF coverage for gay male city employees
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/18/new-york-city-council-ivf-00163868
INCARCERATION
New York: State settles with trans man for $275k over abuse at Beford Hills Correctional Facility
https://gaycitynews.com/state-settles-trans-man-275k-abuse-beford-hills-correctional-facility/
RELIGION
US Bishops to Draft Document on Transgender People in Religious Life
https://www.ncregister.com/news/us-bishops-to-draft-document-on-transgender-people-in-religious-life
Critics call US bishops' new website on sexuality a disappointment
https://www.ncronline.org/news/critics-call-us-bishops-new-website-sexuality-disappointment
DISCRIMINATION
Colorado Supreme Court to hear arguments in transgender cake case
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-transgender-cake-supreme-court-41b0119f6b616a0b6044115441e33b5e
California prosecutors used anti-gay slurs to refer to prospective jurors
HATE CRIMES
The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-springs-lgbtq-bar-shooting-028344ddb7666033311dc67a064fef9f
ARTS & CULTURE
Queers for Climate Justice explore intersectionality between climate change and Florida’s LGBTQ+ community in new documentary
Queer comedians take center stage in Netflix documentary ‘Outstanding’
Pope Francis: The unintentional star of Rome's 2024 LGBTQ Pride parade
CRIME
Texas doctor charged with taking private patient information on transgender care
https://apnews.com/article/texas-doctor-transgender-care-indicted-80f26e760bdf857c4728bd39e2fddc50
Transgender inmate killed in prison fight in Louisiana
https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-inmate-killed-louisiana
COMMENTARY
From “gay neighborhoods” to “gay regions,” how LGBTQ community spaces are changing