LGBTQ News, 5/3/23

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   POLITICS
IV.   RELIGION

V.    HATE CRIMES
VI.   SPORTS

VII.  CRIME

VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

India to form committee to examine problems same-sex couples face
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-form-committee-examine-problems-same-sex-couples-face-2023-05-03/

UK: Tory chair Greg Hands claims ‘lefty councils’ will ‘erode single-sex spaces’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/03/greg-hands-labour-single-sex-spaces-local-elections/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Pennsylvania House passes bill to broaden LGBTQ+ protections
https://www.witf.org/2023/05/03/pennsylvania-house-passes-bill-to-broaden-lgbtq-protections/

Sweeping Kansas anti-trans law to have big impact on driver's licenses, birth certificates
https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2023/05/03/kansas-anti-transgender-law-to-have-impact-on-birth-certificates-ids/70175374007/

Maryland: Wes Moore signs transgender rights law
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/05/03/wes-moore-signs-transgender-rights-law/

Gay Characters in Wombats, Clifford 'Indoctrinate' Kids, Says Oklahoma Gov. After Vetoing Public TV Funds
https://www.advocate.com/politics/oklahoma-vetoes-pbs-funding

Montana passes anti-drag bill
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/03/montana-greg-gianforte-drag-ban/

Louisiana advances ban on gender-affirming care for minors
https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-gender-affirming-care-ban-transgender-e4e259990b75699ed0fcbe5578e426ce

Idaho governor says Medicaid shouldn’t pay for transgender medical care — for anyone
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/05/03/idaho-governor-says-medicaid-shouldnt-pay-for-transgender-medical-care-for-anyone/

Oklahoma becomes 16th state to prohibit transgender procedures for minors
https://nbc24.com/news/nation-world/oklahoma-becomes-16th-state-to-prohibit-transgender-procedures-for-minors

Families With Trans Kids Sue Over Oklahoma Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
https://www.advocate.com/law/oklahoma-lawsuit-gender-affirming-care

POLITICS

Montana transgender legislator loses court bid to return to floor
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/montana-transgender-legislator-loses-court-bid-return-floor-2023-05-02/

RELIGION

Massachusetts: Member of Boston Archdiocese's gender identity committee resigns
https://www.ncronline.org/news/member-boston-archdioceses-gender-identity-committee-resigns

HATE CRIMES

Montana Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr Target of SWATting Attempt Hours After Girlfriend Was
https://www.advocate.com/crime/zooey-zephyr

New York: Woman who allegedly set fire to gay pride flag found mentally unfit for trial
https://abc7chicago.com/woman-who-allegedly-set-fire-to-gay-pride-flag-found-mentally-unfit/12848600/

SPORTS

UCI defends transgender policy after Killips victory
https://www.reuters.com/sports/cycling/uci-defends-transgender-policy-after-killips-victory-2023-05-02/

CRIME

California: Black Trans Man Banko Brown Killed by Security Guard in San Francisco
https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-man-killed-san-francisco

COMMENTARY

Nepal: Court Orders Recognition of Same-Sex Spouse
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/02/nepal-court-orders-recognition-same-sex-spouse

Pakistan's trans community shows love for Joyland — but worries about a backlash
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/05/03/1171885678/pakistans-trans-community-shows-love-for-joyland-but-worries-about-a-backlash