Summer Round-Up of Global Queer Politics
#168
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Global Queer Politics Round-Up
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Global Queer Politics Round-Up
A trans man was attacked by a LAPD officer for having an air freshener hanging in his car. (LGBTQ Nation)
A Trump-appointed judge in Ohio has denied that Muslim and Christian students have a right to "trans free bathrooms and curriculums." (Erin in the Morning)
After Mississippi banned his hormone shots, an 8-hour journey (WashPost)
Agitation to a System: Trans Resistance in Louisiana (Radio Project)
Banko Brown Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Walgreens, Security Company (KQED)
Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent (The Conversation)
China crackdown pushes LGBT groups into the shadows (BBC)
Christian pastor shot a Black trans woman to death. (LGBTQ Nation)
Christianity will no longer be the majority religion in the U.S. as soon as 2045, if current religious switching trends continue. (Pew Research Center)
Gay and trans people deserve to live without persecution in the US. Why is that so hard? (The Guardian)
Gay Chechen Singer Killed on Order of Strongman Ramzan Kadyrov (The Advocate)
Gay Floridians Are Leaving in Droves, Says Pride Organizer (Daily Beast, LGBTQ Nation)
He’s The Trans Son Of An Anti-Trans Influencer. It’s His Turn To Speak. (HuffPost)
How an LGBTQ clinic in Uganda keeps going amid rising homophobic violence (Vox)
In Latest LGBTQ Crackdown, China Bans Rainbow Attire at Pop Concert (TIME)
Investigation launched after two men stabbed by machete-wielding man in (PinkNews)
Iranian Official Promoting Piety Dismissed After Alleged Gay Sex Tape Emerges (Haaretz)
Italian anti-LGBTQ+ political party ordered to pay the equivalent of $10,000 to a gay Canadian couple after it used a photo of their family in an anti-surrogacy campaign. (LGBTQ Nation)
Italy starts removing lesbian mothers’ names from children’s birth certificates (CNN, The Mary Sue)
Judge issues temporary injunction against Montana’s ban on drag story hours (LGBTQ Nation)
LGBTQ+ people in Ethiopia blame attacks on their community on inciteful and lingering TikTok videos (ABC News)
Mass arrest at LGBTQ club in Venezuela prompts outcry over discrimination (Al Jazeera)
More States Weigh How to Add LGBT History to Classroom Lessons. (WSJ)
No One Knows How Many L.G.B.T.Q. Americans Die by Suicide (NYTimes)
Objection to “sexual,” LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges (WashPost)
One of Louisiana’s few doctors specializing in pediatric heart conditions is leaving the state after the Legislature passed a variety of bills aimed at restricting rights for LGBTQ people. (NBC News)
Oppression in silence: The UAE’s Deaf Congress and its anti-LGBTQIA stance (Washington Blade)
Owners of ‘LGBT’ Swatch watches could be jailed for three years in Malaysia (The Guardian)
Parents sue library system to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ book censorship (LGBTQ Nation)
Pink Dot: Singapore’s LGBTQ movement sets sights on full equality after Section 377A repeal (South China Morning Post)
Pope tells transgender person: 'God loves us as we are' (Reuters)
'Progress is possible after Putin falls': Transnistria's LGBT community fights for its voice (euronews)
Prosecutors: Grindr Used by Robber to Target Gay Men (LA Magazine)
Putin’s Crackdown Leaves Transgender Russians Bracing for Worse (NYTimes)
‘Rainbow Hunters’ Target LGBTQ Chinese Students: Crackdowns against gender and sexual minorities are terrifying activists. (Foreign Policy)
Rediscovering India’s lost queer icons: a tour of Old Delhi’s secret history (The Guardian)
Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back. (The Nation)
Small town Pride organizer forced to flee state after “groomer” group targeted him (LGBTQ Nation)
Southeast Asia’s Most Gay-Friendly Country Still Has No Law Against LGBT Discrimination (TIME)
Still Under Threat: On Harvey Milk Day, Leading Activist Says LGBTQ+ Leaders Face Dangers Decades After Assassination (KQED)
Targeted and tired: As anti-LGBTQ legislation surges, LGBTQ Alabamians push back (Alabama Reflector)
Tbilisi LGBT Event Forced To Cancel After Far-Right Protesters Storm Site (RadioFreeEurope)
Tens of thousands march in Mexico City for LGBT Pride (La Presna Latina)
The nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group joins others in warning people about visiting Florida (CNN)
The number of hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ community is rising in Germany, with officially registered cases increasing by 15.5% last year. (NBC News)
'There Is No Place For Us Here': LGBT Voices From Russia's North Caucasus Region (Radio Free Europe)
Trans men enter Miss Italy contest to protest anti-trans ‘women from birth’ rule (Pink News)
Tunisia: Activists blame government for encouraging influencer's 'homophobic hate speech' (The New Arab)
Turkey’s LGBT Community Remains Defiant Despite Growing Pressure (Balkan Insight)
Uganda president defiant after World Bank suspends funding over LGBT law (Reuters)
Venezuela: LGBTQI+ Groups Demand Justice for 33 Gay Men Arrested in Raid (Venezuela Analysis)
War brings urgency to fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine (The Guardian)
What the 2020 census can — and can't — tell us about LGBTQ+ people (NPR)
What to do about Florida? (News is Out)
Why is Russia ramping up attacks on LGBT rights during the Ukraine invasion? (euronews)
With Rainbow Flags, 2 Students Test China’s Shrinking LGBTQ Space (NYTimes)