#WORLDWIDE #USA #LGBTQNATION #News #Journal #Update - Special Edition: The Week in Good News - May 15, 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. Laverne Cox will be the new host of E!’s iconic red carpet coverage "I can’t wait to get started while hopefully serving up fashion fantasies for the ages, honey!" Biden bans discrimination against LGBTQ people in healthcare The announcement reverses a Trump-era policy that allowed providers to deny care to LGBTQ people. Disney “High School Musical” star Joshua Bassett comes out After calling Harry Styles "hot," he laughed nervously. "This is also my coming out video, I guess." Samira Wiley & Lauren Morelli introduced their new baby to the world on Mother’s Day The couple revealed they've welcomed a girl George into their family. A father kicked his son out when he came out. Two dads adopted the teen & now he’s speaking out. Families didn't want to adopt a gay teen because they thought he would "turn the other children gay." Now he wants to stop discrimination against LGBTQ parents. Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard set to be the first trans athlete ever at the Olympics Laurel Hubbard is set to make history in Tokyo this summer. Vermont bans lawyers from using “panic” excuse for killing LGBTQ people State law previously allowed murder defendants to argue the victim should be blamed for violence against them. Furry bandit builds rainbow nest with stolen Pride flag & causes frenzy in neighborhood All thanks to detective dog, Daisy, the couple realized they just had a new neighbor. Now the whole neighborhood has rainbow flags. Recent college grad becomes world’s first elected non-binary mayor 23 year-old Owen Hurcum has long stood up for trans equality. Now they're the youngest mayor in Wales.