LGBTQ News, 8/31/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         FAMILY

III.        POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.        PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

V.         ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

VI.        MILITARY

VII.       CAMPUS

VIII.      HATE CRIMES
IX.        MEDIA
X.         SPORTS

XI.        COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

‘Equality is not within sight’: UN expert warns US to protect LGBTQ+ civil rights
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/lgbtq-civil-rights-us-united-nations

Russia considers doubling fines for 'LGBT propaganda' in new law
https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-considers-doubling-fines-lgbt-propaganda-new-law-2022-08-31/

Chinese activist continues fight for LGBTQ, intersex rights from U.S.
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/08/30/chinese-activist-continues-fight-for-lgbtq-intersex-rights-from-u-s/

Opposition Party, Rights Groups Assail Serbian Government's Move To Cancel EuroPride Event
https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-cancels-europride-criticism-global-rights-groups/32008044.html

Caribbean court strikes down Saint Kitts and Nevis’ colonial-era gay sex ban
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/30/saint-kitts-and-nevis-gay-sex-unsconstitutional/

UK: Cost of living crisis forcing trans youth to ‘choose between eating and getting hormones’, charity says
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/31/akt-cost-of-living-crisis-lgbtq-trans-youth/

Israel: LGBT couples ask High Court to enforce new surrogacy law
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/1661797750-israel-lgbt-couples-petition-high-court-to-enforce-surrogacy-law

For Singapore’s Gay Men, Repeal of Sex Ban Brings Hope After Years of Pain
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/world/asia/singapore-gay-sex-law.html

 

FAMILY

Many transgender parents hesitate to label young children’s gender identity
https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/many-transgender-parents-hesitate-label-young-childrens-gender/

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Virginia court dismisses obscenity case against LGBTQ books
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/08/31/va-court-dismisses-obscenity-case-against-lgbtq-books/

Virginia: Hanover County schools adopt anti-transgender bathroom policy
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/08/31/hanover-county-schools-adopt-anti-transgender-bathroom-policy/

Louisiana schools don’t have to implement Biden’s new transgender protections, official says
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_2b391964-2933-11ed-a9d2-2729b707c256.html

California: School Must Reinstate Anti-LGBTQ+ Religious Club, Court Rules
https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/8/30/school-must-reinstate-anti-lgbtq-religious-club-court-rules

Librarians in Missouri Could Face Jail Over Sexually Explicit Books
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/8/30/librarians-missouri-could-face-jail-over-sexually-explicit-books

 

PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY

 

Virginia: Free clinic offering self-defense kits for transgender and nonbinary clients
https://vpm.org/news/articles/35288/free-clinic-offering-self-defense-kits-for-transgender-and-nonbinary-clients

 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Lawmaker Demands Tennessee Colleges Remove LGBTQ+ Protections
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/8/30/gop-lawmaker-demands-tennessee-colleges-remove-lgbtq-protections

BBC criticized after platforming anti-trans group
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/31/pride-cymru-bbc-get-the-l-out-transphobia/

 

 

MILITARY

 

LGBTQ+ Kids in Military Families Have More Mental Health Risks: Study
https://www.advocate.com/youth/2022/8/31/lgbtq-kids-military-families-have-more-mental-health-risks-study

 

CAMPUS

 

BYU Removes LGBTQ+ Resource Pamphlet For Incoming Freshmen
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/8/30/byu-removes-lgbtq-resource-pamphlet-incoming-freshman

 

HATE CRIMES

 

Children's hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/26/1119634878/childrens-hospitals-are-the-latest-target-of-anti-lgbtq-harassment

Massachusetts: Police Investigate Bomb Threat to Boston Children's Hospital
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/police-investigate-after-bomb-threat-to-boston-childrens-hospital/2822245/

Man who threatened D.C. hotel workers with gun pleads guilty
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/08/30/man-who-threatened-d-c-hotel-workers-with-gun-pleads-guilty/

Michigan: Man charged after Black transgender woman from Ohio shot to death in Detroit
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/man-charged-after-black-transgender-woman-from-ohio-shot-to-death-in-detroit

Pennsylvania: Man found guilty of murder in 2020 shooting of transgender woman in West Philadelphia
https://www.fox29.com/news/man-found-guilty-of-murder-in-2020-shooting-death-of-transgender-woman-in-west-philadelphia

South Africa: Justice for gay survivor of gang rape hate crime
https://www.mambaonline.com/2022/08/31/finally-justice-for-gay-survivor-of-gang-rape-hate-crime/

MEDIA

 

LGBTQ+ activists demand end to Irish Independent’s ‘anti-trans crusade’ with protest
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/08/31/protest-irish-independent-anti-trans-coverage/

 

SPORTS

 

Dallas Hosts Nearly 5,000 People for 2022 Gay Softball World Series
(Video)
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-hosts-nearly-5000-people-for-2022-gay-softball-world-series/3059029/

 

COMMENTARY

 

How Tobacco Companies Harm the LGBTQ+ Community
https://www.advocate.com/voices/2022/8/30/how-tobacco-companies-harm-lgbtq-community

California: How a Police Raid Shuttered a Haven for Gay Men
https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2022/8/31/how-police-raid-shuttered-haven-gay-men

The sex ed most queer students never got
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1119459967