LGBTQ News, 8/26/21
Angeline Binick
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. HEALTH
IV. INCARCERATION
V. DISCRIMINATION
VI. HATE CRIMES
VII. SPORTS
GLOBAL NEWS
Afghanistan’s Gay Men Fear Death as Taliban Judge OKs Stonings
https://www.advocate.com/world/2021/8/23/afghanistans-gay-men-fear-death-taliban-judge-oks-stonings
“I’m scared to be among my own brothers and sisters” says gay Zimbabwean activist
https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/08/26/im-scared-to-be-among-my-own-brothers-and-sisters-says-gay-zimbabwean-activist/
Community gardening helps queer Ugandans heal from trauma
https://www.dw.com/en/community-gardening-helps-queer-ugandans-heal-from-trauma/a-58956122
Mexico: Activist says that Yucatán has many debts with the LGBTTTI community
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/08/activist-says-that-yucatan-has-many-debts-with-the-lgbttti-community/
Russian LGBT Group Says Man Was Abducted, Taken To Chechnya, And Pressed For Info On Gays In Region
https://www.rferl.org/a/chechnya-lgbt-man-abducted/31429280.html
Harris meets with LGBTQ activists in Vietnam
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/26/harris-meets-with-lgbtq-activists-in-vietnam/
Florida asks judge to throw out lawsuit challenging transgender sports law
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-transgender-law-florida-court-fight-20210824-lab6duqnvza2hgz2qx2z6dgrfy-story.html
Full Appeals Court To Hear Florida Transgender Bathroom Fight
https://news.wfsu.org/state-news/2021-08-24/full-appeals-court-to-hear-florida-transgender-bathroom-fight
Virginia school district to pay $1.3 million in legal fees to resolve Gavin Grimm case
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/26/va-school-district-to-pay-1-3-million-in-legal-fees-to-resolve-gavin-grimm-case/
Texas: Bill aims to limit transgender athlete participation in public school sports
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/bill-aims-to-limit-transgender-athlete-participation-in-public-school-sports/
Virginia: Chesapeake School Board chooses not to adopt state’s policies for transgender, nonbinary students
https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/chesapeake-school-board-chooses-not-to-adopt-states-policies-for-transgender-nonbinary-students/
Four decades into the AIDS epidemic, misinformation is still rampant, according to GLAAD’s “The State of HIV Stigma 2021"
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/half-americans-say-d-avoid-hiv-positive-doctor-rcna1781
Gender-affirming care improves mental health for transgender youth
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/transgender-youth-mental-health-gender-affirming-care-laws
PrEP Enables Gay and Bi Men to Connect Across HIV Status
https://www.poz.com/article/prep-enables-gay-bi-men-connect-across-hiv-status
Wyoming: Bisexual and gay men in Wyoming asked to take survey to help improve healthcare resources
https://oilcity.news/community/2021/08/25/bisexual-and-gay-men-in-wyoming-asked-to-take-survey-to-help-improve-healthcare-resources/
Canada: Two-Spirit inmate files human rights complaint claiming harassment, assault at Kent Institution
https://www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/news/two-spirit-inmate-files-human-rights-complaint-claiming-harassment-assault-at-kent-institution/
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-marshal-says-he-was-fired-for-protecting-a-gay-colleague
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https://www.kxl.com/closing-arguments-presented-in-david-bogdanov-trial-in-transgender-teens-murder/
UK: Further arrests after Birmingham Gay Village attack
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-58345367
FIFA reduces Mexico ban for anti-gay chant to 1 match
https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexico-mex/story/4461872/fifa-reduces-mexico-ban-for-anti-gay-chant-to-1-match-wcq-vs-jamaica-sept-2-to-be-played-without-fans