LGBTQ News, 7/30/21

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.        ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

IV.        HEALTH

V.         CAMPUS

VI.        WORKPLACE

VII.       CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS

VIII.      HATE CRIMES
IX.        ARTS & CULTURE

X.         ENTERTAINMENT

XI.        MEDIA

XII.       SPORTS

XIII.      COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Hungarian election panel clears questions of LGBT referendum
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungarian-election-panel-clears-questions-lgbt-referendum-2021-07-30/

Ukrainian Police Clash With Far-Right Protesters At LGBT Event In Kyiv
https://www.rferl.org/a/lgbt-rights-protest-far-right-clashes-arrests-kyiv-ukraine/31386221.html

India: Peerless Hospital trains transgenders on basic life support in Kolkata
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/hosp-trains-transgenders-on-basic-life-support/articleshow/84873053.cms

 

POLITICS

 

Nearly 1,000 LGBTQ officials elected nationwide, report says
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/nearly-1000-lgbtq-officials-elected-nationwide-report-says-rcna1537

 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

Online trolls targeting transgender Olympian: New Zealand official
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210730-online-trolls-targeting-transgender-olympian-kiwi-official

 

 

HEALTH

Transgender Adolescent Social Transition Not Harmful
https://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/transgender-adolescent-social-transition-not-harmful/

Australia: THH’s Sexual Health Ad Campaign Sparks Homophobic Backlash
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/thhs-sexual-health-ad-campaign-sparks-homophobic-backlash/204827

 

CAMPUS

 

Indiana: Notre Dame students' opposition to campus Chick-fil-A draws nationwide attention, harassment
https://www.ncronline.org/news/notre-dame-students-opposition-campus-chick-fil-draws-nationwide-attention-harassment

 

WORKPLACE

 

Gay and bisexual men earn thousands less than their straight peers, study finds
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/07/30/gay-bisexual-straight-pay-gap-study/

 

CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS

 

New Zealand announces conversion therapy ban with prison sentences for abusers
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/07/30/new-zealand-conversion-therapy-ban/

 

HATE CRIMES

 

Australia: Man Jailed For Homophobic Abuse At Queer-Friendly Melbourne Church
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/far-right-extremist-jailed-for-homophobic-abuse-at-queer-friendly-melbourne-church/204835

 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Washington: Superfine, an Art Fair by and for LGBTQ+ Millennials, Hits Seattle
https://www.advocate.com/art/2021/7/29/superfine-art-fair-and-lgbtq-millennials-hits-seattle

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

Ghana's first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song
https://news.trust.org/item/20210730122206-ii7sx/

 

MEDIA

NBC Apologizes for Misgendering Non-binary Olympic Athlete Alana Smith
https://thegavoice.com/news/nbc-apologizes-for-misgendering-non-binary-olympic-athlete-alana-smith/

SPORTS

‘Rainbow Olympics’: Tokyo hailed as turning point for LGBTQ+ athletes
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/30/rainbow-olympics-tokyo-hailed-turning-point-lgbtq-athletes

Queer basketballer Stefanie Dolson makes Olympics history with gold medal victory
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/07/30/stefanie-dolson-lgbt-usa-olympics/

 

COMMENTARY

A Chicago suburb is finally repealing a law that bans people from wearing opposite sex clothing
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/07/chicago-suburb-finally-repealing-law-bans-people-wearing-opposite-sex-clothing/