LGBTQ News, 5/5/22
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
IV. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
V. DISCRIMINATION
VI. HATE CRIMES
VII. ARTS & CULTURE
VIII. SPORTS
IX. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Australia: Labor Candidate’s ‘Jesus Is Gay’ Tweet Invites The Ire Of Conservative Groups
POLICY / LEGISLATION
How the reversal of Roe v. Wade could impact the transgender community
LGBTQ advocates worry other rights at risk if court overturns Roe v. Wade
'Science' Behind Texas/Alabama Anti-Trans Policy Is 'Full of Errors'
Court tosses ruling that asylum seeker failed to prove he was gay
PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
2022 ILGA World Conference takes place in California
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/05/05/2022-ilga-world-conference-takes-place-in-calif/
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
UK: LGB Alliance co-founder Allison Bailey accused of ‘washing transphobic laundry in public’
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/05/allison-bailey-lgb-alliance-employment-tribunal-stonewall/
DISCRIMINATION
Florida: Cape Coral art teacher fired for discussing LGBTQ topics
https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/05/03/cape-coral-art-teacher-fired-for-discussing-lgbtq-topics/
HATE CRIMES
Rapper Kidd Creole jailed for 16 years for killing homeless man ‘he thought was gay’
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/05/kidd-creole-jailed/
ARTS & CULTURE
Tennessee: Nashville library debuts ‘I read banned books’ cards amid censorship efforts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/05/nashville-public-library-banned-books-cards
SPORTS
Georgia: GHSA votes to ban transgender athletes from competing based on gender identification
COMMENTARY
Here’s what you’re getting wrong about hepatitis C
Misconceptions about hep C are contributing to higher cases among queer men
https://xtramagazine.com/health/hepatitis-c-misonceptions-222439
Alarm at rise in LGBTIQ+ murders in Africa
(Trigger warning)
https://www.mambaonline.com/2022/05/05/africa-alarm-at-rise-in-lgbtiq-murders/