LGBTQ News, 5/5/23

[Angeline Binick]

I will be out of the office next week, and thus there will be no LGBTQ news e-mail during that time. The daily LGBTQ news e-mail will resume on Monday, May 15^th.

 

 

 

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   HEALTH

IV.   CONVERSION THERAPY
V.    HATE CRIMES
VI.   ARTS & CULTURE
VII.  SPORTS
VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Sri Lanka’s queer community awaits top court decision on decriminalization of homosexuality

https://www.thehindu.com/society/sri-lanka-queer-community-awaits-supreme-court-ruling-decriminalising-homosexuality/article66793761.ece

 

 

UK government told to give LGBTQ+ Ugandans safe asylum route as Anti-Homosexuality Bill looms

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/uk-uganda-asylum-anti-gay-bill-lgbtq/

 

 

Hungary's LGBTQ community to face even more pressure

https://www.dw.com/en/hungarys-lgbtq-community-to-face-even-more-pressure/video-65529245

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Iowa Mayor Approves LGBTQ+ Pride Month After Residents Speak Up

https://www.advocate.com/iowa/iowa-lgbtq-pride-cedar-falls

 

 

Vermont school parents back gender-neutral terms for kids

https://apnews.com/article/gender-neutral-vermont-education-health-737bd4429721929c66e07c9b169ccb2d

 

 

Louisiana Republicans Vote Against LGBTQ+ Workplace Protections

https://www.advocate.com/louisiana/louisiana-lgbtq-workplace-protection

 

 

Judge extends suspension of Missouri AG’s transgender rule

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-health-missouri-lawsuit-fb59ee86b950c0f6ca2f54368f3e4aea

 

 

Florida bills that will alter the lives of transgender people await DeSantis' signature

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/politics/ron-desantis-transgender-bills-florida/index.html

 

 

Montana Sends Drag Ban and LGBTQ+ Erasure Bill to Governor

https://www.advocate.com/politics/montana-drag-show-ban-erasure

 

 

Illinois passes bill to end book bans

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/illinois-book-ban/

 

 

Pride organizers keep eye on drag laws ahead of festivals

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/pride-organizers-keep-eye-drag-laws-ahead-festivals-rcna83042

 

 

 

 

HEALTH

 

Georgia Hispanic Community Sees Spike in HIV Infections

https://www.hivplusmag.com/latino/georgia-hispanic-community-sees-spike-in-hiv-infections

 

 

 

 

CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

 

First law banning conversion therapies passed in Switzerland

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/first-law-banning-conversion-therapies-passed-in-switzerland/48480678

 

 

 

 

HATE CRIMES

 

Ohio: Beavercreek man arrested after threat against LGBTQ+ students at Fairmont High School

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/man-arrested-after-threat-against-lgbtq-students-at-fairmont-high-school

 

 

 

 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

South Korea's LGBTQ festival bumped from venue in favor of Christian youth concert

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/asia/seoul-lgbt-festival-christian-concert-intl-hnk/index.html

 

 

 

 

SPORTS

 

F1 star Lewis Hamilton will wear rainbow helmet to 'stand with' Florida's LGBTQ community

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/f1-star-lewis-hamilton-wear-rainbow-helmet-lgbtq-rights-rcna82989

 

 

British Rowing considers ban on trans women from female category

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/british-rowing-trans-non-binary-ban-sport/

 

 

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

Corporate America is staying quiet on anti-trans bills

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/04/anti-trans-bills-corporate-backlash

 

 

CPAC Hungary conference was an anti-LGBTQ+ cesspit

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/05/cpac-hungary-anti-lgbtq/