LGBTQ News, 5/12/22
Angeline Binick
II. CRIME
III. LAW ENFORCEMENT
IV. POLICY / LEGISLATION
V. POLITICS
VI. BUSINESS
VII. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
VIII. HEALTH
IX. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
X. DISCRIMINATION
XI. HATE CRIMES
XII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Transgender people’s qualms continue as Nepal votes in local polls tomorrow
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/05/12/transgender-people-s-qualms-regarding-the-upcoming-election
UK falls down Europe’s
LGBTQ+ rights ranking for third year running
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/uk-falls-down-europes-lgbtq-rights-ranking-for-third-year-running
Polish court strikes
down two ‘LGBT-free zones’ for ‘gross violation of law’
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/11/poland-lgbt-free-zones-court/
Japan: Tokyo to recognize same-sex unions
but not as legal marriage
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/tokyo-recognize-sex-unions-not-legal-marriage-rcna28326
Trans Man Ray Muscat Fatally Shot in Michigan
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/10/trans-man-ray-muscat-fatally-shot-michigan
Tennessee: Police Burst Into 16-Year Old Trans Girl's Bedroom During Livestream
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/11/police-burst-16-year-old-trans-girls-bedroom-during-livestream
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Florida’s LGBTQ law is ‘intentionally vague,’ says group challenging it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/05/10/lesbian-florida-dont-say-gay-bill/
California: State Senator Scott Wiener introduces bill protecting out-of-state transgender youth
https://www.kalw.org/kalw-news/2022-05-09/state-senator-scott-wiener-introduces-bill-protecting-out-of-state-transgender-youth
Louisiana Lawmakers Revive 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/10/louisiana-lawmakers-revive-extreme-version-dont-say-gay-law
California: Scores protest San Diego County ordinance on discrimination against women because of transgender language
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/story/2022-05-10/cedaw
POLITICS
Oregonian Hopes to Be Nation's First Trans Male State Lawmaker
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/12/oregonian-hopes-be-nations-first-trans-male-state-lawmaker
DC politician running for Ward 5 Council apologizes for remarks toward openly gay opponent
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/veteran-dc-politician-running-for-ward-5-council-apologizes-for-remarks-toward-openly-gay-opponent/65-252afea4-f051-41e3-953c-0f7199dced9f
BUSINESS
Gay dating app Grindr to go public via blank-cheque company
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/10/gay-dating-app-grindr-to-go-public-via-blank-check-company
Greek priests urge prime minister to block same-sex marriage
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/11/greece-same-sex-marriage-orthodox-church/
Australia: WeChat posts spread misinformation saying Labor plans ‘to turn children gay’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/11/wechat-posts-warn-labor-plans-to-turn-children-gay-and-destroy-chinese-wealth
HEALTH
What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-the-science-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-kids-really-shows/
As Alabama's trans youth care
ban goes into effect, providers scramble for answers
https://abcnews.go.com/US/alabamas-trans-youth-care-ban-effect-providers-scramble/story?id=84614324
UK: High Court to hear case against NHS over wait times for trans healthcare
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/11/legal-challenge-nhs-trans-healthcare-good-law-project/
Greece bans conversion therapy
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/12/greece-conversion-therapy-ban/
UK: Bill banning conversion practices
will only fully cover under-18s, No 10 says
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/10/bill-banning-conversion-practices-england-wales-under-18s
Florida students win yearbook flap over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/05/10/florida-school-yearbook-on-hold-over-dont-say-gay-student-protest-photos/
Pennsylvania: Central Bucks' Lenape principal warns students of police response over protest posts
https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/news/education/2022/05/12/central-bucks-lenape-principal-threatens-students-protestors-with-police-on-video/65355198007/
HATE CRIMES
Canada: Body of Toronto LGBTQ community member found inside barrel north of city
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lgbtq-community-member-barrel-bradford-1.6451022
Honduras government admits responsibility for transgender woman’s murder
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/05/10/honduras-government-admits-responsibility-for-transgender-womans-murder/
What is ‘grooming’? Why misusing the term could help sexual predators and hurt victims
Some politicians have used the term 'grooming' while talking about anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Here's what 'grooming' really
means, according to experts.
https://www.today.com/parents/parents/grooming-child-sex-abuse-rcna24564
LGBTQ people are
disproportionately incarcerated. Here’s why.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/10/lgbtq-people-are-disproportionately-incarcerated-heres-why/
How a lost NYC
women's prison tells the story of forgotten LGBTQ history
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-community-voices/lost-nyc-womens-prison-tells-story-forgotten-lgbtq-history-rcna28152
LGBTQ+ and lonely:
How isolation and loneliness can be debilitating, and how they can be overcome
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/11/loneliness-lonely-lgbtq/
How
the war in Ukraine is transforming the LGBTQ+ rights landscape in Europe
https://www.mambaonline.com/2022/05/12/how-the-war-in-ukraine-is-transforming-the-lgbtq-rights-landscape-in-europe/
Brazil: Attacks on Gender and Sexuality
Education
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/12/brazil-attacks-gender-and-sexuality-education
Polish Court
Rejects Case Against ‘LGBT-Free Zones’ Activist
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/05/10/polish-court-rejects-case-against-lgbt-free-zones-activist#