Celebrating more inclusion on ‘The Sims,’ anti-trans bills killed in Virginia and Finland’s gender update—just a few of the stories we’re tracking this week
6 news stories impacting LGBTQ2S+ folk today
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Gay man sues Health Canada over discriminatory sperm-donation policies
The court case comes amidst a nationwide sperm-donor shortage, which has left many Canadian queer families, single women and people experiencing infertility in the lurch
Brazil recorded 242 violent LGBTQ+ deaths in 2022
During Bolsonaro’s final year as president of Brazil, researchers say a queer person was killed every 34 hours in the South American country
German parliament centres LGBTQ+ experiences on Holocaust Memorial Day for the first time
The remembrance comes after years of campaigning from activists
Everyone chill. ‘The Last of Us’ is not the best gay thing ever—or the worst
OPINION: Reaction to the “The Last of Us” episode about Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett’s couple shows we still haven’t figured out how to talk about queer storytelling
Several states are raising their minimum wage—queer tipped workers are still fighting distinct disadvantages
LGBTQ2S+ tipped workers struggle on their path to fairer wages
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Data shows huge increase in trans hate crimes across Scotland in past decade
This latest data comes at the heels of the U.K. government’s decision to block the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform bill
Forcibly outing trans kids is dangerous
OPINION: When schools are required to disclose a child’s trans identity, they prioritize parents over students’ well-being
How Canadians are helping LGBTQ+ newcomers from Ukraine
KyivPride Canada put a call out to local LGBTQ2S+ community members and allies to open their homes to migrants
2023 Oscar nominations: The queer winners and losers
Gays who have to choose either Michelle Yeoh or Cate Blanchett in the Best Actress race are among the losers
Kenyan LGBTQ+ activists on grief and hope after the death of Edwin Chiloba
The activist and designer’s murder has shocked his community, who are working to keep his memory alive
Unpacking ‘gender exploratory therapy,’ a new form of conversion therapy
The practice is sold as supportive care—but in reality, it’s used to delay transition until a person no longer identifies as trans
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An ex-Mormon is believed to be the first in her rural Utah county to legally affirm her name and gender
“I feel like I’m finally coming of age at 33”
Last year, B.C. police killed 14 people, including queer activist and organizer Dani Cooper
OPINION: Defunding the police is a matter of queer safety
Five arrested in connection with murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba
Police detained the suspects after Chiloba’s body was found last Tuesday
England and Wales’ census records trans and queer populations for the first time ever
According to the data polled, 0.5 percent of people aged 15 or older identify as a gender different to their sex as registered at birth, and 3.2 percent identify as a sexual orientation other than straight
Homophobic soccer chants are alive and well
OPINION: It’s going to take more than awareness and education to stop the use of homophobic chants at professional soccer games
50 queer and trans pop culture moments that defined 2022
From the negroni sbagliato to “Funny Girl” drama, to problematic TikTok emu farmer lesbians, these are the moments we’ll all remember
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