LGBTQ News, 9/2/21
Angeline Binick
II. TECHNOLOGY
III. PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
IV. HEALTH
V. INCARCERATION
VI. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
VII. DISCRIMINATION
VIII. HATE CRIMES
IX. ARTS & CULTURE
X. SPORTS
GLOBAL NEWS
LGBT Afghans are on the run, afraid they could be stoned to death under Taliban law
(Trigger warning)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/afghans-lgbt-community-face-stoning-under-taliban-law/100412330
UK: Protesters against transgender rights changes boo Nicola Sturgeon
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/02/protesters-against-transgender-rights-changes-boo-nicola-sturgeon
Australia: Victoria To Strengthen Laws To Protect LGBT Community From Hate
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/victoria-to-outlaw-anti-gay-and-anti-trans-hate/205479
Black and LGBTQ streamers on Twitch boycotted the platform after repeated 'hate raids'
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/tech/twitch-day-off-boycott-racism-cec/index.html
Chinese copy of Snapchat bans the words ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’ and ‘LGBTQ’
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/china-qq-tencent-wechat-lgbt-gay-ban/
Lil Nas X honored by the Trevor Project for commitment to ending LGBT+ youth suicide
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/lil-nas-x-trevor-project-lgbt-suicide/
California: New HIV Cases Fell 22% in San Francisco During the Year of COVID-19
https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-fell-22-san-francisco-year-covid19
Garden State Equality and ACLU-NJ to County Jails: Follow the Law and House Transgender People According to Gender Identity
https://midjersey.news/2021/09/02/garden-state-equality-and-aclu-nj-to-county-jails-follow-the-law-and-house-transgender-people-according-to-gender-identity/
West Virginia: Morgantown Human Rights Commission presents ordinance for city-wide ban on conversion therapy
https://www.wboy.com/news/local/monongalia-and-preston/morgantown-human-rights-commission-presents-ordinance-for-city-wide-ban-on-conversion-therapy/
Christian therapist loses legal battle to overturn Washington’s ban on conversion therapy
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/02/washington-conversion-therapy-ban-brian-tingley/
New Zealand: Churches Make Last-Ditch Attempt To Stop Gay Conversion ‘Therapy’ Ban
https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/churches-make-lastditch-attempt-to-stop-nz-gay-conversion-therapy-ban/205495
Transgender insureds can sue over health plan exclusion - 4th Circ
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/transgender-insureds-can-sue-over-health-plan-exclusion-4th-circ-2021-09-02/
HATE CRIMES
Transgender people in Puerto Rico say they are invisible in the eyes of the island — and it's contributing to a culture of
violence
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-puerto-ricans-violence/
Gay Afghanistan man ‘attacked after being catfished by Taliban’
(Trigger warning)
https://qnews.com.au/gay-afghanistan-man-attacked-after-being-catfished-by-taliban/
UK: Teen spared jail following homophobic attack on gay man in Accrington
(Trigger warning)
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19551496.teen-spared-jail-following-homophobic-attack-gay-man-accrington/
Missouri says it pulled LGBT exhibit for bypassing state board that seldom reviews exhibits
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article253942583.html
Bryan Ruby Becomes Only Active Pro Baseballer to Be Out as Gay
https://www.advocate.com/sports/2021/9/02/bryan-ruby-becomes-only-active-pro-baseballer-be-out-gay