LGBTQ News, 1/10/23

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   POLITICS
IV.   ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

V.    HEALTH

VI.   DISCRIMINATION

VII.  HATE CRIMES

VIII. RELIGION

IX.   CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

X.    SPORTS

GLOBAL NEWS

Russian publisher investigated by authorities under new anti-LGBT law - lawmaker
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-publisher-investigated-by-authorities-under-new-anti-lgbt-law-lawmaker-2023-01-10/

UK review of gender recognition list risks ‘trans travel ban’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/tories-review-lgbtq-gender-recognition-certificate-deal

REGIONAL NEWS

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center names new executive director
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2023/01/bradbury-sullivan-lgbt-community-center-names-new-executive-director.html

POLITICS

Massachusetts: Maura Healey Sworn in as Nation's First Lesbian Governor
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2023/1/06/maura-healey-sworn-nations-first-lesbian-governor

Wisconsin Gov. Evers appoints gay Marine vet to lead veterans agency
https://apnews.com/article/politics-wisconsin-tony-evers-dabaf00d7bf9a2767c2a842f3e31c381

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

Florida School District Bans Book on Gay Penguin Couple
https://www.advocate.com/news/2023/1/10/florida-school-district-bans-book-penguin-couple-dont-say-gay

Brooklyn Judge Who Made Racist, Homophobic Comments Agrees to Resign
https://www.advocate.com/news/2023/1/10/brooklyn-judge-who-made-racist-homophobic-comments-agrees-resign

HEALTH

Germany pushes to end gay blood donor discrimination
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-pushes-to-end-gay-blood-donor-discrimination/a-64342861

DISCRIMINATION

Oklahoma: Fired Over Gay Guest Speaker, Former Tenured Professor Files Lawsuit
https://www.advocate.com/news/2023/1/09/fired-over-gay-guest-speaker-former-tenured-professor-files-lawsuit

HATE CRIMES

Club Q: New Charges Sought Against Suspected Gunman
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2023/1/10/club-q-new-charges-sought-against-suspected-gunman

Suspect arrested after prominent Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba reportedly found dead
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/africa/kenya-edwin-chiloba-lgbt-activist-death-intl/index.html

Kenya: Two Underage Boys Among 3 More Suspects Arrested in Edwin Chiloba's Murder
https://allafrica.com/stories/202301080032.html

RELIGION

Embracing their place on ‘the fringes,’ queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garb
https://www.timesofisrael.com/embracing-their-place-on-the-fringes-queer-artists-reimagine-jewish-ritual-garb/

CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

Texas: State ban on conversion therapy could be suspended by GOP-led rules committee
https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/state-ban-on-conversion-therapy-could-be-suspended-by-gop-led-rules-committee/article_683b3f76-ffd0-5fcb-ae01-2feef43d029f.html

SPORTS

UK: Southampton fans banned from stadium over ‘town full of gays’ chant
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/10/southampton-fc-fans-banned-gay-chant/