LGBTQ News, 4/8/22
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
V. HEALTH
VI. CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
VII. DISCRIMINATION
VIII. ARTS & CULTURE
IX. SPORTS
X. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
War and transphobia create perfect storm for trans Ukrainians
REGIONAL NEWS
Penn State 'Sex Itself' lecture by Katrina Karkazis questions gender, sex categories
Pa. students testify about book bans in their school districts, as Congress takes on the issue
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Gay Alabama Rep. Speaks Against Anti-Trans Bills
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
Ben Shapiro mocked for whining over gay Oreo ad
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/08/ben-shapiro-gay-oreo/
Laura Ingraham accused the HHS secretary of “supporting child abuse” after he testified in favor of trans youth
On YouTube, Charlie Kirk warns that gay people “want to corrupt your children”
HEALTH
Trans people’s mental health is at crisis point in UK, warn experts
CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
Cyprus push to ban gay conversion therapy amid exorcism claim
DISCRIMINATION
British Cycling suspends trans and non-binary cyclists from competitive racing
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/04/08/british-cycling-trans-non-binary-emily-bridges/
ARTS & CULTURE
U.S. schools pull more than 1,000 book titles in 'unparalleled' censorship bid, report finds
https://news.trust.org/item/20220408084524-oh7nu/
SPORTS
Antigay Slurs Land AHL Player an 8-Game Suspension
https://www.advocate.com/sports/2022/4/08/antigay-slurs-land-ahl-player-8-game-suspension
COMMENTARY
Fox Corp. markets itself as “committed to LGBTQ+ equality” while Fox News leads anti-LGBTQ hate campaign
“Doom & Groom”: Fox News has aired 170 segments discussing trans people in the past three weeks
On Facebook, right-leaning pages are dominating discussion of Florida’s new anti-LGBTQ legislation
Tough Territory for Transgender People in the Middle East and North Africa
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/08/tough-territory-transgender-people-middle-east-and-north-africa