LGBTQ News, 8/18/21
Angeline Binick
II. MONEY
III. PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
IV. HEALTH
V. INCARCERATION
VI. RELIGION
VII. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
VIII. DISCRIMINATION
IX. HATE CRIMES
X. ARTS & CULTURE
XI. NATURE
XII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Ghana's president in tight spot over anti-LGBT law
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210812-ghana-s-president-in-tight-spot-over-anti-lgbt-law
Uganda: President Museveni rejects new anti-LGBTQ law
https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/08/18/uganda-president-museveni-rejects-new-anti-lgbtq-law/
Canada: Eskasoni two-spirit lawyer honored for social activism
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/eskasoni-two-spirit-lawyer-honoured-for-social-activism-1.6144304
Crowdfunding Campaign Raises Funds For LGBTQ Afghans
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/crowdfunding-campaign-raises-funds-for-lgbtq-afghans/205194
Organizers Of A GoFundMe To Help Queer And Trans Afghans Say The Platform Won't Allow Them To Access The Money
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/gofundme-fundraiser-afghanistan-queer-trans
Researchers confirm substantial income disparities among lesbian, gay and bisexual Canadians
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/researchers-confirm-substantial-income-disparities-among-lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-canadians-1.5546857
PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
‘Less than credible’: Investigation of HRC prez dismissed as conflict of interest
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/18/less-than-credible-investigation-of-hrc-prez-dismissed-as-conflict-of-interest/
Here’s how Two Spirit and Indigiqueer people are reclaiming space in Washington tribes
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article253268193.html
Oregon Health Advocates Cheer NCAI For Affirming Equity And Access For Gender Diverse Natives
https://www.klcc.org/post/oregon-health-advocates-cheer-ncai-affirming-equity-and-access-gender-diverse-natives
How Do 50 Global Cities Rate in Key Areas of LGBTQ and HIV Health?
https://www.poz.com/article/50-global-fast-track-cities-rate-key-areas-lgbtq-hiv-health
To Improve HIV Outcomes, Protect Queer Rights and Prosecute Gender-Based Violence
https://www.poz.com/article/improve-hiv-outcomes-protect-queer-rights-prosecute-genderbased-violence
D.C. Jail drops policy of placing trans women in men’s facility
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/08/18/d-c-jail-drops-policy-of-placing-trans-women-in-mens-facility/
German minister criticizes Vatican stance on gay couples
https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-europe-religion-couples-741c136053559955c3e4e4402a292ff6
CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
Wheaton College’s First Openly Gay Chaplain Does 180 On Gay Conversion Therapy
(Audio)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/wheaton-colleges-first-openly-gay-chaplain-does-180-on-gay-conversion-therapy/36832ab3-c115-40b4-b3db-b4588559a9b4
Nearly half of trans people have been mistreated by medical providers, report finds
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/nearly-half-trans-people-mistreated-medical-providers-report-finds-rcna1695
HATE CRIMES
UK: Attacker who beat man unconscious and left him for dead jailed for five years
(Trigger warning)
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/18/brighton-homophobic-attack/
This portrait booklet is a celebration of two-spirit people
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/celebrating-two-spirit-identities-portrait-booklet-1.6141355
UK: Manchester Pride to launch review after row over funding cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/13/manchester-pride-to-launch-review-after-row-over-funding-cuts
Australia: Melbourne aquarium male penguins pair up
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7391717/melbourne-aquarium-male-penguins-pair-up/
COMMENTARY
Transgender victory over Hobby Lobby could have national impact
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/transgender-victory-hobby-lobby-national-impact-rcna1704