Issue Highlights
Ugandan court upholds anti-LGBTQ law but says some rights infringed | Reuters
The portions of the act that were voided criminalised the letting of premises for use for homosexual acts and failure to report homosexual acts. Under the Anti-Homosexuality Act, citizens had an obligation to report anyone they suspected of engaging in homosexuality. This requirement violated individual rights, the court found.
Citing anti-LGBTQ teachings, more Americans ditch religion: survey
More Americans are moving away from organized religion — and it’s often due to anti-LGBTQ teachings, according to a new survey published by the Public Religion Research Institute.
Mining of materials needed for 'green revolution' puts great ape population at risk | Popular Science
This requires [a] significant amount of critical minerals to build electric cars, wind turbines, etc.,” Genevieve Campbell, a study co-author and primatologist with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and conservation nonprofit re:wild, tells PopSci. “Unfortunately the location of these minerals often overlap with ape habitat, but people are not aware of the impact of their consumption patterns on apes. This study aimed to quantify this impact and bring awareness to this issue.”
LGBTQ Social Justice
Ugandan court widely condemned for upholding harsh anti-LGBTQ law
In a statement issued immediately after the court decision, the U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected the idea of removing some provisions of the harsh law noting that this was a small and insufficient step towards safeguarding human rights.
Open letter: S. Africa must demand human rights in Uganda and Ghana, not just in Gaza
To “avoid accusations of selective morality, political posturing, and hypocrisy,” South Africa must not only continue to seek justice for Palestinians in Gaza, but also actively oppose the repressive Anti-Homosexuality Law in Uganda and Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill currently awaiting action by President Nana Akufo-Addo, the letter states.
Africa Pride 2024 will celebrate love in the face of hatred and homophobia
Many of the activities will be held at the end of Pride Month 2024 on Stonewall Weekend, June 28-30. Additional celebrations will be held as part of the Berlin Pride march on July 27 with a focus on support for Namibia Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community in Namibia, a former colony of Germany.
As Florida restricts treatment for trans adults, one clinic presses on - The Washington Post
Without hormones, many had become depressed and anxious. Trans women were growing body and facial hair. Trans men said their periods had returned after a few missed doses. The state had turned on them, they said. Now, their bodies were turning on them, too.
Knoll had nowhere to send them. Every doctor he knew had a full practice, and others told him the political climate had become too dangerous to treat trans people. The legislative ban laid out all sorts of regulations not grounded in science, and if health-care providers missed one, they could spend time in prison.
All Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Defeated In Georgia: Is Trans Panic Losing Steam, Or Pausing?
having defeated every anti-LGBTQ+ bill proposed this year, including trans sports bans, bathroom bans, bills to end legal recognition of transgender people, and bans on puberty blockers for transgender youth. This makes Georgia the latest in a series of states to reject anti-trans measures this year.
LGBT Adults’ Experiences with Discrimination and Health Care Disparities: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination, and Health | KFF
This report focuses on LGBT adults’ experiences with discrimination in their daily lives and in health care settings in addition to experiences with severe mental health crises, homelessness, well-being and stress, and experiences accessing mental health care. It also looks at the relationship between experiences with discrimination and adverse mental health outcomes, and, conversely, the importance of strong, local support networks in mitigating some of these outcomes.
Great Apes & Gibbons
Report links pulpwood estate clearing Bornean orangutan habitat to RGE Group
The report describes it as “one of Indonesia’s biggest ongoing cases of deforestation,” occurring within a concession that largely overlaps with critical orangutan habitat and carbon-rich peatlands.
Western Hoolock Gibbon: Why are India’s non-human apes facing extinction? | Knowledge News - News9live
The rainforests have reduced drastically over the decades, and whatever remains is fragmented or isolated.
Chimpanzees and Bonobos Have Surprisingly Different Parenting Styles | Scientific American
Chimpanzee “helicopter moms” often protect their offspring from bullies, but bonobo moms are more hands-off
Philanthropy
How effective are giant funding pledges by major conservation donors?
On this episode of Mongabay’s podcast, two experts weigh in on what conservationists and environmental journalists should consider when evaluating climate change or biodiversity conservation pledges.
Four Reasons Why Narrative Change Is a Tough Ask for Philanthropy | Inside Philanthropy
narrative change is a lot bigger than something like “communications” or even “storytelling,” which bear a family resemblance but are much easier for an individual organization to control and fine tune. Influencing what other people think en masse, and about broader topics than the funder itself or its grantees — that’s a much tougher ask.
10 Words and Phrases You Should Never Use
If philanthropy really wants to bring people together, it might consider how its jargon and penchant for grandiose language keeps average Americans at arm’s length.
How the Women's Foundation for the State of Arizona Approaches Its Giving | Inside Philanthropy
Overall, the foundation prioritizes multi-year funding, collaboration, and capacity building through mentorships and technical support.
The Women & Girls of Color Fund, which is new, provides unrestricted general operating support to groups led by and serving women and girls of color in the state.
Reducing Inequality: Can Social Justice Philanthropy Play a Useful Role? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Below are examples of the repeated lessons philanthropy has had to learn. They remind us that foundations seeking to reduce inequality can have a sustained impact only when they pay attention to those historically most ignored.
Toward a More Equitable South: Meet a Funder Where Rural Grassroots Leaders Call the Shots | Inside Philanthropy
The first involves geography. SPF, which has moved more than $15 million to grassroots community organizations in the rural South since its inception in 1994, is among a group of funders working to close the longstanding philanthropy gap in the region, and it’s poised to be an even bigger player moving forward.
Alliance Inclusion Fund - Alliance magazine
The goal of the inclusion fund… is to overcome these financial and language barriers by supporting and incentivizing contributions from front line or grassroots organisations and those who do not speak English or have it as a first language.
Foundations Need a New Message, Survey Suggests
A Council on Foundations study finds that philanthropy hasn’t created a coherent message about its impact and warns of a “narrative vacuum” as grant makers face increased scrutiny on Capitol Hill.