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I. GLOBAL NEWS

II. REGIONAL NEWS

III. BUSINESS

IV. HOMELESSNESS

V. POLICY / LEGISLATION
VI. HEALTH

VII. DISCRIMINATION

VIII. HATE CRIMES
IX. ARTS & CULTURE

X. CRIME

XI. COMMENTARY

GLOBAL NEWS

South Africa: Late anti-apartheid and LGBTIQ+ activist Simon Nkoli to be honored on stage

https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/late-anti-apartheid-and-lgbtiq-activist-simon-nkoli-to-be-honoured-on-stage-20240719

REGIONAL NEWS

Preparations underway for 18th Berks Pride Fest

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/preparations-underway-for-18th-berks-pride-fest/article_d7c4af18-45e2-11ef-9065-97c266b5d12c.html

Hanover Pride announces organization has been dissolved

https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/local/2024/07/16/hanover-pride-announces-permanent-suspension-pride-fest-lgbtq/74421916007/

BUSINESS

Microsoft ‘lays off entire DEI team’ as diversity and inclusion is ‘no longer business-critical’

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/07/22/microsoft-entire-dei-team-as-diversity-and-inclusion-is-no-longer-business-critical/

HOMELESSNESS

Georgia: Trans Housing Coalition Receives Grant to Fight Trans Homelessness in Atlanta

https://thegavoice.com/news/atlanta/trans-housing-coalition-receives-grant-to-fight-trans-homelessness-in-atlanta/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing

https://apnews.com/article/congress-social-media-kosa-kids-online-safety-act-parents-ead646422cf84cef0d0573c3c841eb6d

New Hampshire Gov. Sununu signs bill banning transgender girls from girls’ sports

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-athletes-new-hampshire-5f6d70e89c9f7d9f494d2ed650e94c67

New Hampshire advocacy groups considering legal action against recently signed anti-LGBTQ+ laws

https://www.concordmonitor.com/ACLU-GLAD-exploring-legal-options-to-fight-anti-LGBTQ-laws-56123778

HEALTH

Trans adults face ‘shocking’ risk of cirrhosis, especially alcohol-driven

https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/22/trans-adults-liver-cirrhosis-alcohol-use/

Political campaigns can induce stress in minorities, finds study on Swiss marriage equality referendum

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-political-campaigns-stress-minorities-swiss.html

Australia: Independent Report Affirms Quality of Queensland Children’s Gender Service

https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/queensland-news/independent-report-affirms-quality-of-queensland-childrens-gender-service/232107

UK: Review dismisses claims youth suicides rose after NHS curbed puberty blockers

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/19/review-dismisses-claims-youth-suicide-rose-after-nhs-curbed-puberty-blockers

DISCRIMINATION

UK: Trans women can be excluded from female-only jobs, new EHRC guidance reads

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/07/18/trans-women-can-be-excluded-from-female-only-jobs-new-ehrc-guidance-reads/

HATE CRIMES

Florida: Man accused of stabbing transgender teen at MIA denied bond

(Trigger warning)

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/man-accused-of-stabbing-transgender-teen-at-mia-denied-bond/

Massachusetts: Woman gets probation for calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/woman-gets-probation-calling-hoax-bomb-threat-boston-112178866

ARTS & CULTURE

Australia: ‘Queer Here’ Brisbane Queer Art Competition Returns

https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/queensland-news/queer-here-brisbane-queer-art-competition-returns/232111

Canada: Rainbow-hued floral Pride displays are coming to Vancouver

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/events-and-entertainment/floral-pride-displays-fleurs-de-villes-vancouver-2024-9251514

CRIME

California: Popular San Francisco LGBTQ nightclub hit by armed robbers

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/popular-san-francisco-lgbtq-nightclub-hit-by-armed-robbers/

COMMENTARY

This punk bakery in Nashville gives trans customers gender-affirming surgery care packages