LGBTQ News, 9/14/21
Angeline Binick
II. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
III. HEALTH
IV. ELDERS
V. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
VI. BULLYING
VII. DISCRIMINATION
VIII. HATE CRIMES
IX. ARTS & CULTURE
X. ENTERTAINMENT
XI. SPORTS
XII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Germany compensates 249 persecuted over homosexuality law
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/germany-compensates-249-persecuted-homosexuality-law-rcna2005
South Africa: Deadline to comment on Hate Crimes Bill nears
https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/09/14/deadline-to-comment-on-hate-crimes-bill-nears/
Marjorie Taylor Greene says trans rights are "exactly" the same as the Taliban’s ideology
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-trans-rights-exactly-talibans-ideology/
Twitch files complaint against streamers for 'hate raids' following online protest
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/twitch-files-complaint-against-streamers-hate-raids-following-online-protest-n1279074
HEALTH
Aetna sued over fertility treatment coverage for LGBTQ people
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/aetna-sued-fertility-treatment-coverage-lgbtq-people-rcna2010
Maryland: Safe Haven provides housing for Baltimore’s older queer community
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-black-trans-baltimore-safe-haven-20210914-hed3p5mijfgyzpmkjryw27u5wm-story.html
South Korean schools funding ‘conversion’ counselors, human rights group warns
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/14/south-korea-lgbt-youth/
BULLYING
South Korea: LGBT Students Face Bullying, Discrimination
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/09/14/south-korea-lgbt-students-face-bullying-discrimination
DISCRIMINATION
Oklahoma: University must rehire transgender professor, says 10th Circuit
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/university-must-rehire-transgender-professor-says-10th-circuit-2021-09-13/
HATE CRIMES
Illinois: Black Trans Woman Disaya Monaee Fatally Shot in Chicago Suburb
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/9/14/black-trans-woman-disaya-monaee-fatally-shot-chicago-suburb
France: 67-year-old man targeted in homophobic attack
(Trigger warning)
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/14/france-mayor-tree-homophobic/
'It’s become the "Twilight Zone" up here': Rise in anti-gay attacks unsettle UK advocates
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/s-become-twilight-zone-rise-anti-gay-attacks-unsettle-uk-advocates-rcna2009
Queer Surf group challenges norms, makes 'magic' in the water
(Video)
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/queer-surf-group-challenges-norms-makes-magic-in-the-water-120772165802
ENTERTAINMENT
Lil Nas X wins video of the year at the 2021 MTV VMAs: ‘Thank you to the gay agenda!’
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-09-12/lil-nas-x-wins-video-of-the-year-at-the-2021-mtv-vmas-thank-you-to-the-gay-agenda
Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib makes LGBTQ history — and a game-saving play
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/las-vegas-raiders-carl-nassib-makes-lgbtq-history-game-saving-play-rcna2004
Chinese Volleyball Star Comes Out as Country Steps Up LGBTQ+ Censoring
https://www.advocate.com/sports/2021/9/14/chinese-volleyball-star-comes-out-country-steps-lgbtq-censoring
The Pervasiveness Of Transgender Health Care Discrimination
(Audio)
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1035457004/the-pervasiveness-of-transgender-health-care-discrimination
Anti-trans legislation will have drastic effects on intersex people & their healthcare
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/anti-trans-legislation-will-drastic-effects-intersex-people-healthcare/
‘I can’t relate to anyone:’ Living as a transgender senior in Tampa Bay
https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2021/09/13/i-cant-relate-to-anyone-living-as-a-transgender-senior-in-tampa-bay/
A Kentucky Painter’s Travels in Queer Time
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/a-kentucky-painters-travels-in-queer-time
America, Michigan grappling with rise in hate crimes. How incidents impact more than the individual.
https://www.wxyz.com/news/america-michigan-grappling-with-rise-in-hate-crimes-how-incidents-impact-more-than-the-individual
Once Bullied, LGBT South Koreans Advocate for Inclusion
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/09/14/once-bullied-lgbt-south-koreans-advocate-inclusion