#WORLDWIDE #USA #LGBTQNATION #News #Journal #Update - Special Edition: The Week in Good News - August 14, 2021

 

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The Week in Good News Good things are happening to LGBTQ people. It’s easy to overlook the positive stories in the daily mix of news, so every other week we highlight moments you may have missed. Like it? Share it with a friend. Everyone could use a little good news. LGBTQ athletes win more medals at the Olympics than nearly 200 other nations "Team LGBTQ" dominated in Tokyo, and in more ways than one showed up in the medal tally. Eminem’s youngest child comes out as non-binary on TikTok "Watch me become more comfortable with myself." Gay “citizen scientist” tracked a COVID outbreak and helped the CDC update guidance "You haven't lived until you've talked about twinks with the CDC." Biden appoints two out advocates to help provide employment for people with disabilities Two experienced leaders in the LGBTQ and disabled communities will now serve on "one of the nation's largest" agencies for employment of people with disabilities. Out NFL player Carl Nassib breaks his silence weeks after coming out "It’s been good to not have to lie when I come in to work everyday," he said ahead of his first season competing while out. After years of delay & billions of dollars, Charlotte NC finally passes LGBTQ nondiscrimination law Republicans launched a culture war over the city's nondiscrimination ordinance in 2016 and the religious right has been focusing on transgender people ever since. Pee Wee Herman & Ginger Spice will star in an animated film about a transgender fish Tatum O'Neal will join Gerri Halliwell, Paul Reubens, and a host of transgender actors about a prince who's destined to be queen. Man adopts his daughter’s best friend who was rejected by their own dad when they came out Your love meter is about to be filled. Texas trans girl’s affirming mother gets full custody after father fails to pay child support Luna Younger, now eight, has been the center of right-wing outrage over the existence and affirming of trans youth for the last two years. Her mother now has most parental rights.