Issue Highlights
LGBTQ identification is highest among Gen Z, Millennials: Gallup poll
The Gallup survey of 2022 data also shows that the number of U.S. adults who identified as LGBTQ has more than doubled in a decade
White Supremacists Behind Over 80% Of Extremism-related U.S. Murders In 2022 - Towleroad Gay News
data released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
LGBTQ Social Justice
Uganda is working to stamp out groups promoting human rights for LGBTIQ people
Donor agencies cited as financiers include Germany development partners GIZ, American Jewish Service, USAID, Open Society Initiative for East Africa, American Embassy, Tides Foundation, and Oxfam.
Kenya wrong to ban LGBT rights groups from registering - Supreme Court - BBC News
Friday's judgement ends a 10-year legal battle which began in 2013 when Eric Gitari, the former executive director of the NGLHRC, challenged the head of Kenya NGO Coordination Board's refusal to permit him to apply to register an NGO under a name containing the words gay or lesbian.
Kenya cracks down on teenage books with gay-specific themes
The clerics asked the police to install reporting desks in stations that would allow the public to report what they describe as suspected cases of minors “being recruited” to become LGBTQ and to have those responsible punished.
LGBTQ Task Force enters 50th year fighting blitz of anti-LGBTQ bills
The task force, the nation’s oldest LGBTQ advocacy group, is marking its 50th anniversary waging a battle over a cascade of bills that have put the community in the crosshairs,
Protest and resolve mark Creating Change 35 in San Francisco
Speaking with Parkland shooting survivor and gun violence prevention activist X Gonzalez, One Colorado executive director Nadine Bridges, and New York City Anti-Violence Project executive director Beverly Tillery, Johnson talked about the Club Q shooting, the steps being taken to protect LGBTQ safe spaces, and violence inflicted on queer communities. Tillery said anti-LGBTQ individuals are “trying to dehumanize us.”
Trans TV star leads protest at SF Creating Change confab :: Bay Area Reporter
an estimated 50 transgender, gender-nonconforming, and intersex conference staff, contractors, and volunteers on stage reading their list of nine grievances.
GOP targets drag shows with new bills in at least 14 states - The Washington Post
LGBTQ advocates say accusations by some conservatives that drag performers are trying to “recruit” or “groom” children is a familiar trope used by conservatives to generate public fear, which is then leveraged to enact legal restrictions on the LGBTQ community. They say proponents of the drag laws are falsely equating sometimes bawdy events in adult-only venues with family-friendly performances at libraries.
FBI, Local Police Investigate Bomb Threat Made During Drag Story Hour
An Arizona coffee shop was forced to shut down its Drag Queen Story Hour on Sunday after the venue received a bomb threat during the event.
States' push to define sex decried as erasing trans people | AP News
LGBTQ-rights advocates see a new, sweeping effort to erase trans people’s legal existence, deny recognition to nonbinary or gender-fluid people and ignore those who are intersex — people born with genitalia, reproductive organs, chromosomes and/or hormone levels that don’t fit typical definitions for male or female.
Banner Announces 10K New Signers to Critique of N.Y. Times' Trans Coverage
The letter has been available on GLAAD’s website for the general public to sign, and GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign announced Friday that those signatures had exceeded 10,000 and came from all 50 states.
To highlight that fact, the coalition flew an airplane across New York City at 9 a.m. with a banner stating “10k NYT readers say: better trans stories!”
Queens-based attorney Glenn D. Magpantay appointed to US Commission on Civil Rights
“Mr. Magpantay will be the only American Asian Pacific Islander on the commission and his appointment also enhances LGBTQ representation, and I am honored to recommend a commissioner who brings such thorough experience and expertise in American civil rights law, the Voting Rights Act and the values of equality and respect for all,” Schumer added.
Great Apes & Gibbons
Paul McCartney Goes Ape to Donate Beatles Hit for Chimpanzee Ad | LBBOnline
“Most people don’t realize chimpanzees can live into their sixties, thus their lifelong care at sanctuaries is a costly commitment,” says Paul. “I was happy to donate ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’ to Save the Chimps’ new campaign, as nearly half of the 200+ rescued chimps they look after are seniors.”
4 Chennai police personnel suspended for aiding orangutan smugglers - The Hindu
The police intercepted a vehicle carrying the endangered primates, but allegedly let them proceed after accepting a bribe from the smugglers
Visualizing Orangutans: The Most Endangered Great Ape
This illustrated graphic by Shehryar Saharan uses a wide range of information to highlight the threats that led to the downfall of the world’s orangutans, and what can be done to prevent their extinction.
Six steps to tackle exploitation in Indonesia’s palm oil smallholder scheme (commentary)
An investigation by Mongabay, The Gecko Project and BBC News found villagers across Indonesia gave up their land to corporations in exchange for a share of the palm oil boom but have been left with empty promises.
Philanthropy
So you’ve defined “BIPOC-led”…but how will you measure it?
For example, there are differences of opinion as to how much BIPOC representation is needed to be considered “in power” (e.g., is it a BIPOC CEO, a BIPOC majority board, or a predominantly BIPOC staff?). There are also questions about whether an organization’s history or future should play a role in the definition, or whether the communities an organization serves should be considered part of what “BIPOC leadership” means.
4 Ways Funders Can Build Authentic Partnerships With Trans and Nonbinary Communities
FTG grantee partners, especially local groups in Southern states and rural areas, create empowering spaces to foster connection among trans community members, access direct services and basic needs, develop opportunities for leadership, and so much more.
10 condescending funding practices funders need to stop doing – Nonprofit AF
A sort of “benevolent paternalism.” It leads to some terrible funding practices that we need to do away with