LGBTQ News, 10/11/21

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I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         REGIONAL NEWS

III.        POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.        POLITICS

V.         ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

VI.        HEALTH
VII.       MILITARY

VIII.      RELIGION

IX.        DISCRIMINATION
X.         HATE CRIMES
XI.        ARTS & CULTURE

XII.       MEDIA

XIII.      SPORTS

XIV.      COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS


Turkish court acquits students for attending Pride march
https://news.trust.org/item/20211008113917-nyh0f/



Australia Signs UN Statement To End Non-Consensual, Invasive Surgeries On Intersex Children
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-signs-un-statement-to-end-non-consensual-invasive-surgeries-on-intersex-children/206291



China’s LGBT community caught up in Xi Jinping’s widening crackdowns on big tech, education and celebrities
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3151504/chinas-lgbt-community-caught-xi-jinpings


 




REGIONAL NEWS

 

New historical markers at Harrisburg capitol complex will honor central Pa. LGBT activist
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2021/10/new-historical-markers-at-harrisburg-capitol-complex-will-honor-central-pa-lgbt-activist.html


 




POLICY / LEGISLATION


Texas bill limiting transgender student athletes’ sports participation clears key hurdle on way to becoming law
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/texas-transgender-sports-bill-legislature/



California law requires gender-neutral area in some stores
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/california-law-requires-gender-neutral-area-stores-rcna2852


 




POLITICS

 

Biden recognizes National Coming Out Day as time to honor LGBTQ people
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/10/11/biden-recognizes-national-coming-out-day-as-time-to-honor-lgbtq-people/



Senators urge Biden admin for guidance on mental health of transgender youth
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/senators-urge-biden-admin-guidance-mental-health-transgender-youth-rcna2701


 




ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

North Carolina: LGBTQ leaders meet at Lt. Gov. Robinson's office after homophobic comments
https://abc11.com/mark-robinson-nc-lt-governor-jeff-jackson-gov/11109330/



North Carolina lieutenant governor won’t resign over anti-LGBTQ+ remarks
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/10/north-carolina-lieutenant-governor-mark-robinson-anti-lgbtq-remarks



‘I’m team TERF’: Dave Chappelle under fire over pro-JK Rowling trans stance
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/oct/07/dave-chappelle-transgender-netflix-special-backlash



Transgender Netflix workers have had enough after Dave Chappelle’s harmful remarks
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-10-07/dave-chappelle-special-transphobic-comments-netflix-backlash


 

 



HEALTH

 

Study could make it easier for gay, bisexual men to donate blood
(Audio)
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/10/11/donate-blood-lgbtq



Portugal to stamp out anti-gay prejudice in blood donations
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/portugal-stamp-anti-gay-prejudice-blood-donations-80476357



UK: Most trans people avoid the doctor when they’re sick
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/10/gps-fob-us-off-most-trans-people-avoid-the-doctor-when-theyre-sick


 




MILITARY

 

Posthumous victory for South Korean transgender soldier as court tells army to annul dismissal
https://news.trust.org/item/20211007053924-gn8r4/


 




RELIGION

 

UK: Christian groups to investigate impact of ‘toxic’ anti-LGBT+ church rhetoric
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/10/lgbt-christians-church-safety-jayne-ozanne/


 




DISCRIMINATION

 

Some LGBTQ seniors fearing discrimination go back 'into the closet'
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/national-coming-day-lgbtq-seniors-fearing-discrimination-back/story?id=80474826



Transgender security guard in Hawaii sues state, Department of Public Safety and sheriff's deputies on claims of sexual harassment
https://news.yahoo.com/transgender-security-guard-hawaii-sues-160800868.html



Outrage after gay woman diagnosed at Spanish hospital with ‘homosexuality’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/07/outrage-after-gay-woman-diagnosed-at-spanish-hospital-with-homosexuality


 




HATE CRIMES

 

Kiér Laprí Kartier, a 21-year-old Black trans woman, shot dead in Texas
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/09/kier-lapri-kartier-black-trans-woman/



Maryland: Baltimore shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth vandalized
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/10/11/baltimore-shelter-for-homeless-lgbtq-youth-vandalized/



Anti-LGBT+ hate crime is spiraling across Britain, police figures confirm
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/11/hate-crime-rise-transphobic-homophobic/



UK: Attacker beats man in latest Birmingham hate attack
(Trigger warning)
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/11/birmingham-homophobic-attack-kesseler/



Australia: Adelaide Man Accused Of Stabbing Death Claims Victim Had ‘Acted Gay’
(Trigger warning)
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/adelaide-man-accused-of-stabbing-death-claims-victim-had-acted-gay/206295



Australia: Vandals Deface Adelaide’s Rainbow Pride Walk With Homophobic Graffiti
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/vandals-deface-adelaides-rainbow-pride-walk-with-homophobic-graffiti/206273



 




ARTS & CULTURE

 

New film chronicles fight to remove homosexuality's 'mental disorder' label
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/new-film-chronicles-fight-remove-homosexualitys-mental-disorder-label-rcna2824



New ‘Dear Kin’ exhibit celebrates Indigenous members of the LGBTQ+ community in Alaska
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/10/11/new-dear-kin-exhibit-celebrates-indigenous-members-of-the-lgbtq-community-in-alaska/


 




MEDIA

 

UK: Protesters demand the Guardian ‘stop platforming transphobia’ outside newspaper’s HQ
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/08/guardian-transphobia-protest-london/


 




SPORTS


Tom Daley calls for Olympic ban on countries where being gay is punishable by death
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-life-and-style/tom-daley-calls-ban-countries-gay-punishable-death-olympics-rcna2786



Publicly gay pro baseball player creates support group for others
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/10/11/national-coming-out-day-pro-baseball-player-creates-support-group/6087707001/


 




COMMENTARY

 

Today is National Coming Out Day. Here’s why I waited until age 48 to tell people I’m gay.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/10/11/gay-pride-coming-out-day/



NWSL and women's soccer abuse scandal is about more than sexism
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/nswl-women-s-soccer-abuse-scandal-about-more-sexism-ncna1281129


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