LGBTQ News, 9/24/24
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
IV. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
V. HEALTH
VI. RELIGION
VII. DISCRIMINATION
VIII. HATE CRIMES
IX. ARTS & CULTURE
X. POLICY / LEGISLATION
XI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Same-sex couples in Thailand to tie the knot starting January as marriage equality bill becomes law
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-marriage-equality-law-e0df9fa2d38afc81c53dda81ce489be5
Appointment of gay chief justice in Tonga sparks debate
REGIONAL NEWS
Southern York County School District policy could change student participation in sports and the classroom
PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
D.C. LGBTQ Center to remain in Reeves Center location until new building is completed
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
Idaho bar vows to bring back 'heterosexual awesomeness month' during Pride Month 2025
Meta disables Valentina Gomez's Instagram after months of antigay, slur-filled posts
https://www.advocate.com/news/valentina-gomez-instagram-suspended
HEALTH
‘Changing the narrative’: Advocates fight HIV stigma in Dallas’ Latino community
California: Mpox increasing in Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health urges vaccinations
RELIGION
Story of a Belgian church that broke away from the Catholic church
(Video)
DISCRIMINATION
Missouri: She faced years of abuse as a lesbian firefighter. Now Kansas City is set to pay her $1.3M
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article292941129.html
HATE CRIMES
FBI reports rise in anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/09/24/fbi-reports-rise-in-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes/
Pa. man arraigned on first-degree murder charge in dismemberment of transgender teen
(Trigger warning)
D.C. police consider hate crimes charges for suspect arrested after second vandalism attack on Little Gay Pub
https://www.advocate.com/crime/little-gay-pub-suspect-arrested
Alabama: Birmingham can close LGBTQ club that was scene of double homicide, judge rules
Anti-transgender discrimination, violence in India persists
ARTS & CULTURE
Outwords brings LGBTQ preservation initiative to New York City
https://gaycitynews.com/outwords-lgbtq-preservation-new-york-city/
POLICY / LEGISLATION
A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care
COMMENTARY
LGBTQ+ book clubs bring lit-loving queers together