LGBTQ News, 8/6/21
Angeline Binick
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. HEALTH
IV. YOUTH
V. HATE CRIMES
VI. ARTS & CULTURE
VII. ENTERTAINMENT
VIII. MEDIA
IX. SPORTS
X. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Debunked anal exams used in homosexuality prosecutions must end, Uzbekistan told
(Trigger warning)
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/06/uzbekistan-anal-examinations-homosexuality/
Ad Appearance Is No 'Recipe For Happiness' For Russian LGBT Family
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-lgbt-family-flees/31395659.html
UK: London trans rights protest condemns ‘absolute shambles’ of Tory government
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/06/london-trans-rights-protest/
Australia: Review NSW’s Anti-Discrimination Act, Community Groups Tell Attorney General
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/review-nsws-anti-discrimination-act-community-groups-tell-attorney-general/204995
USCIS expands citizenship eligibility for children of same-sex couples born abroad
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/05/uscis-expands-citizenship-eligibility-for-children-of-same-sex-couples-born-abroad/
Michigan: Court Extends Intimidation Crime To Transgender Victims
https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/08/05/court-extends-intimidation-crime-to-transgender-victims/
9 States Have A Transgender School Sports Ban On The Books. Now It’s Being Talked About In Pennsylvania
https://www.wesa.fm/identity-community/2021-08-05/9-states-have-a-transgender-school-sports-ban-on-the-books-now-its-being-talked-about-in-pennsylvania
Pennsylvania lawmakers hear praise, condemnation for proposed ban on transgender athletes in girls school sports
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-pa-transgender-hearing-bill-20210804-2wxw7lsn5bayvkcbj5pwjlb6aq-story.html
What is gender-affirming medical care for transgender children? Here’s what you need to know.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/04/gender-affirming-care-transgender-texas/
Report examines memory decline in transgender community
https://www.local10.com/health/2021/08/05/report-examines-memory-decline-in-transgender-community/
Massachusetts: LGBTQ Youth Crisis In Child Welfare System
http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/lgbtq-youth-crisis-in-child-welfare-system/
Federal authorities arrest three men in connection with trans Puerto Rico woman’s murder
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/06/federal-authorities-arrest-three-men-in-connection-with-trans-puerto-rico-woman-murder/
Kansas: Gay couple says they were attacked in downtown Wichita, police investigating as hate crime
(Trigger warning)
https://www.kake.com/story/44453341/gay-couple-says-they-were-attacked-in-downtown-wichita-police-investigating-as-hate-crime
Georgia: Josh Dowd Recovers from Brain Injury After Attack, Investigation Continues
https://thegavoice.com/news/josh-dowd-recovers-from-brain-injury-after-attack-investigation-continues/
Suspect in murder of Filipino trans woman invokes ‘panic’ defense
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/06/philippines-trans-woman-murdered/
Netherlands: Amsterdam ‘stumbling stones’ commemorate gay victims of Nazis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/06/amsterdam-stumbling-stones-commemorate-gay-victims-of-nazis
Global LGBTQ Travel Convention Comes to Atlanta This Fall
https://thegavoice.com/community/global-lgbtq-travel-convention-comes-to-atlanta-this-fall/
UK: Pride in London cancelled due to COVID compliance challenges
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/06/pride-in-london-cancelled-due-to-covid-compliance-challenges
https://www.out.com/print/2021/8/02/lil-nas-x-montero-cover-story-out-bet-awards
IOC investigating Russian state TV’s use of anti-LGBTQ slurs to refer to gay, trans Olympians
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/ny-ioc-russian-state-tv-anti-lgbtq-slurs-tom-daley-laurel-bubbard-abomination-20210804-evys5lops5dvvkeczo4fqcw3ey-story.html
SPORTS
Transgender lifter Hubbard retires after Olympic debut
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210804-transgender-lifter-hubbard-retires-after-olympic-debut
She believed in conversion therapy. Now she regrets it. Julie Rodgers explains why in ‘Pray Away’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/08/06/pray-away-exgay-ex-gay-lgbtq-christian-evangelical-conversion/
Uzbekistan: Forced Anal Testing in Homosexuality Prosecutions
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/05/uzbekistan-forced-anal-testing-homosexuality-prosecutions