LGBTQ News, 5/9/22

[Angeline Binick]

I will be out of the office on May 10th and 11th, and thus there will be no LGBTQ news e-mail during that time. The daily LGBTQ news e-mail will resume on Thursday, May 12th.

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         CRIME

III.        POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.        POLITICS
V.         ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

VI.        HEALTH

VII.       BULLYING

VIII.      HATE CRIMES
IX.        ARTS & CULTURE

X.         SPORTS

XI.        COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Haunted by sterilizations, trans Germans fight for compensation
https://news.trust.org/item/20220507211528-bsz61/

Australia: Scott Morrison Says “No Evidence” Religious Schools Expel Gay Students
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/scott-morrison-says-no-evidence-religious-schools-expel-gay-students/212730

Australia: Scott Morrison defends delaying protections for LGBTQ students as party tensions resurface
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/08/scott-morrison-defends-delaying-protections-for-lgbtq-students-as-party-tensions-resurface

Australia: Liberal MPs will cross the floor again to protect LGBT students if religious bill is revived
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/liberal-mps-will-cross-the-floor-again-to-protect-lgbt-students-if-religious-bill-is-revived-20220508-p5ajhd.html

 

CRIME

 

Spain: Grindr serial killer suspect arrested after police detect GHB in victim’s remains
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/09/bilbao-gay-serial-killer-murder-spain-basque-country/

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Alabama’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors starts today
https://www.al.com/news/2022/05/alabamas-ban-on-medical-treatments-for-transgender-minors-starts-today.html

Tennesseans react to new law banning transgender athletes from female sports
https://sports.yahoo.com/tennesseans-react-law-banning-transgender-022251840.html

Free menstrual products coming to all public school restrooms in Oregon
https://ktvl.com/news/local/free-menstrual-products-coming-to-all-public-school-restrooms-in-oregon-medford-school-district-tampons-pads-department-education-boys-girls-gender

 

POLITICS

 

Danica Roem announces run for Virginia state Senate
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/05/09/danica-roem-announces-run-for-va-state-senate/

 

ANTI-LGBTQ ACTIVISM

 

Senators want TV rating warning for gay characters on children’s shows
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/gop-senators-want-tv-rating-warning-for-gay-characters-on-childrens-shows

 

 

HEALTH

 

Pennsylvania: Nonbinary student denied choice of health class at Central Bucks school
https://whyy.org/articles/central-bucks-denies-health-class-choice-for-nonbinary-student/

What PCPs need to know about transgender health care
https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20220509/video-what-pcps-need-to-know-about-transgender-health-care

Alabama doctor: ‘Panicked energy’ at clinic in last days before transgender youth treatment ban
https://www.al.com/educationlab/2022/05/alabama-doctor-panicked-energy-at-clinic-in-last-days-before-transgender-youth-treatment-ban.html

Increasing number of states, physicians say it's time to end restrictions on gay men donating blood
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/05/09/gay-men-donate-blood

Pennsylvania: Protest at Pittsburgh's Freedom Corner advocates for transgender inclusion in abortion debate
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2022/05/07/sisters-pgh-protest-abortion-freedom-corner-roe-v-wade-transgender-inclusion/stories/202205070048

 

BULLYING

 

Canada: School officials failed to stop harassment of transgender teen by 'pack-like' bullies, parents say
(Trigger warning)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-transgender-student-bullied-1.6441819

 

HATE CRIMES

 

Man charged for violent threats towards Merriam-Webster over trans-inclusive definitions
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/07/merriam-webster-trans-threats-jeremy-david-hanson/

California: Sheldon High School removes anti-gay slur from bathroom
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sheldon-high-school-removes-anti-gay-slur-from-bathroom/

Virginia: Investigation continues for murder of 17-year-old trans woman in Hampton
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/05/07/investigation-continues-for-murder-of-17-year-old-trans-woman-in-hampton-va/

Man Convicted of Killing Gay American Sentenced in Australia
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/09/man-scott-white-convicted-killing-gay-american-scott-johnson-sentenced-australia

 

ARTS & CULTURE

 

Transgender and nonbinary musicians team up to release new volume of works for voice and piano
https://www.pianistmagazine.com/news/transgender-and-nonbinary-musicians-team-up-to-release-new-volume-of-works/

 

SPORTS

 

Dodgers to wear gay pride caps for first time in June
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/dodgers-wear-gay-pride-caps-first-time-june-2022-05-09/

 

COMMENTARY

 

Scholar says many trans people are discouraged from publicly expressing a full range of emotions
https://www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-culture/2022-05-09/scholar-says-many-trans-people-are-discouraged-from-publicly-expressing-a-full-range-of-emotions

First Roe, Then Obergefell? Far-Right Activists Are Eager to Turn Back the Clock
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/first-roe-then-obergefell-far-right-activists-are-eager-to-turn-back-the-clock/

How online games like The Sims and Coral Island are empowering Asia’s LGBT and queer folk
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3176752/how-online-games-are-empowering-asias-lgbt-and-queer-folk-sims

Homophobia: Africa’s moral blind spot
(Trigger warning)
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/5/6/homophobia-africas-moral-blind-spot