LGBTQ News, 9/15/21
Angeline Binick
II. CRIME
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV. POLITICS
V. INCARCERATION
VI. RELIGION
VII. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
VIII. ENTERTAINMENT
IX. SPORTS
GLOBAL NEWS
Rainbow Railroad Working to Help LGBTQ Afghans Flee Country
https://thegavoice.com/news/rainbow-railroad-working-to-help-lgbtq-afghans-flee-country/
Four men arrested for murder of prominent Northern Ireland journalist, activist
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/09/15/four-men-arrested-for-murder-of-prominent-northern-ireland-journalist-activist/
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Bills restricting abortion rights, trans rights are 'inextricably linked,' advocates say
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/bills-restricting-abortion-rights-trans-rights-are-inextricably-linked-rcna2025
Utah legislature may tweak Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights
https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-legislature-may-tweak-supreme-court-ruling-on-transgender-rights
POLITICS
California recall: What exit polls tell us about the state’s LGBTQ voters
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/california-recall-exit-polls-tell-us-states-lgbtq-voters-rcna2024
Justice Department investigating Georgia state prisons after 44 inmate deaths, LGBT assaults
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/14/doj-investigates-georgia-prisons-after-44-inmates-died-lgbt-assaulted/8331484002/
U.S. Catholic theologians call for LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/09/15/u-s-catholic-theologians-call-for-lgbtq-nondiscrimination-protections/
CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
Conversion therapy thrives globally as bans gather pace
https://longreads.trust.org/item/lgbt-conversion-therapy-global-bans
Hungary equates LGBT promotion in films with horror in viewing age ratings
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-equates-lgbt-promotion-films-with-horror-viewing-age-ratings-2021-09-15/
Trevor Project: Make Sports More Welcoming to LGBTQ+ Youth
https://www.advocate.com/sports/2021/9/15/trevor-project-make-sports-more-welcoming-lgbtq-youth
Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba, who has an intersex condition, breaks world record
(Video)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/15/sport/francine-niyonsaba-intersex-world-record-spt-intl/index.html
Hong Kong Gay Games postponed for one year
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/09/15/hong-kong-gay-games-postponed-for-one-year/