LGBTQ News, 9/1/22
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. POLITICS
IV. ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
V. HEALTH
VI. CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
VII. DISCRIMINATION
VIII. HATE CRIMES
IX. SEXUAL VIOLENCE
X. ARTS & CULTURE
XI. SPORTS
XII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
India activists use Independence Day to reiterate call for equality
LGBT rights being ‘deliberately undermined’, in some US states: UN expert
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1125842
Canada: Federal government launches 2SLGBTQI+ action plan
https://xtramagazine.com/power/federal-action-plan-235143
Canada: Northern Ontario LGBTQ advocates applaud historic recognition by federal government
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/lgbtq-act-northern-ontario-1.6566664
Australia: Bid to change Queensland law that allows religious schools to discriminate against gay teachers
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Virginia district may require trans students to show 'criminal records' to use the bathroom
POLITICS
New political group forms to campaign against anti-LGBTQ candidates
ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM
4chan Trolls Attack The Trevor Project, Delaying Help to LGBTQ+ Youth
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/9/01/4chan-trolls-attack-trevor-project-delaying-help-lgbtq-youth
Libs of TikTok vows to continue targeting hospitals after Twitter suspension for hateful conduct
Tucker Carlson accuses Children's National Hospital of “castrating young people, minors for no legitimate purpose whatsoever”
Infowars host: Bomb threat to Boston Children's Hospital was a false flag from the hospital itself
Australia: Far-Right Extremist’s Jail Term For Homophobic Abuse At Melbourne Church Reduced To 40 Days
HEALTH
U.S. health officials expand approach to monkeypox vaccines as cases crest
Medicaid care for transgender children is rare in Florida, data shows
CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
Minnesota: La Crosse city committee advances conversion therapy ban after public comment
DISCRIMINATION
Kansas teacher who was suspended after refusing to use student's preferred pronouns awarded $95,000 in suit
Pennsylvania: Judge lets trans antibias case move forward
https://epgn.com/2022/08/25/judge-lets-trans-antibias-case-move-forward/
Indiana Supreme Court Okays Catholic School Firing of Gay Teacher
HATE CRIMES
Pennsylvania: Killer of Mia Green convicted of third-degree murder
https://epgn.com/2022/08/30/killer-of-mia-green-convicted-of-third-degree-murder/
Germany: Young trans man left in coma after being attacked at Münster Pride
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/01/trans-pride-attack-munster-germany-christopher-street-day/
Gay man ‘nearly thrown in River Thames’ in homophobic attack doesn’t feel safe in the UK
(Trigger warning)
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/01/gay-homophobic-hate-crime-nathan-esslemont/
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Israel: LGBT Youth Vulnerable to Sexual Abuse Due to Imbalance of Power in Community, Report Says
ARTS & CULTURE
J.K. Rowling's new book, about a transphobe who faces wrath online, raises eyebrows
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/31/1120299781/jk-rowling-new-book-the-ink-black-heart
SPORTS
Mexican soccer must kick homophobic slur out of stadiums, say activists
COMMENTARY
The U.K. has sent over 3,000 queer refugees back to countries with homophobic laws since 2017
https://xtramagazine.com/power/united-kingdom-rejects-queer-refugees-235184
Most Indian Languages Lack the Words to Express Gender Identity. This Complicates Queer People’s Access to Mental Health.