LGBTQ News, 12/1/23
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. BUSINESS
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV. HEALTH
V. CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
VI. RELIGION
VII. HATE CRIMES
VIII. ARTS & CULTURE
IX. CRIME
GLOBAL NEWS
Anger, Despair After Russia's Supreme Court Outlaws 'LGBT Movement'
(Video)
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-supreme-court-outlaws-lgbt-movement/32710203.html
UK: Fears rise for LGBTQ asylum seekers over Home Office hotel room-sharing push
First same-sex married couple in Nepal vow to continue campaign for gay rights
https://apnews.com/article/nepal-lgbtq-same-sex-marriage-gay-law-e4b9a74560b1616e8a95bac90e7d9427
LGBTQ advocates cheer Thailand’s latest drive for same-sex marriage law
BUSINESS
Record-breaking number of businesses showing LGBTQ+ allyship, figures show
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/01/businesses-showing-lgbtq-allyship/
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Ohio grooming bill’s vague language could be used to target LGBTQ+ groups, advocate warns
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/01/ohio-grooming-bill-lgbtq/
Florida settles with Miami hotel over drag queen Christmas show
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/florida-drag-ban-settlement-rcna127620
New York: Hochul approves protections for LGBTQ and HIV-positive long-term care facility residents
https://gaycitynews.com/long-term-care-lgbtq-hiv-hochul-new-york-state-law/
HEALTH
Decriminalization of Gay Sex Boosts Global HIV Response: Report
https://www.advocate.com/news/decriminlizing-gay-sex-decreases-hiv
CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
Ohio trans ban proponents also push conversion therapy
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/11/30/ohio-trans-ban-proponents-also-push-conversion-therapy/
RELIGION
Did Christian homophobia come from a mistranslation of the Bible?
A new documentary challenges an alleged 1946 mistranslation that helped lead to a justification for Christian anti-gayness
HATE CRIMES
Florida: Miami police accuse pair of hate-fueled beating, robbery of transgender women
(Trigger warning)
New York: Man found guilty in 2022 murder of transgender woman in Albany
https://gaycitynews.com/ahsid-hemingway-powell-murder-guilty-conviction/
Canada: Calgary man who searched 'killing of gay persons,' posted ISIS propaganda to TikTok, pleads to terror charge
Ireland: Boy (17) gets community service for ‘rage-filled’ hate attack on lesbian couple
(Trigger warning)
ARTS & CULTURE
Russell Tovey's Mission to Honor Artists of the AIDS Era
https://www.hivplusmag.com/art/russell-tovey-aids-artists
The queer artist whose controversial street performances are taking on the Russian government
https://www.cnn.com/style/gena-marvin-queendom-russia-activist/index.html
CRIME
Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett’s convictions and jail sentence
https://apnews.com/article/jussie-smollett-illinois-appeal-3eaacedbf9b11cc97115ed37212adf29