New York City: Gay man attacked on train during overall rise in violence
LGBTQ Nation reported September 3 on the beating of a Gay man on a New York City subway train. The assailant reportedly said that he wasn't "with that gay shit" before punching the other passenger in the head and slinging anti-Gay slurs. The publication put the incident in the context of increased violence among riders of the New York City transit system, several of which involved anti-Gay statements. Revenue and ridership are down, and citizens are calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeg and other leaders to better ensure the safety of passengers.

Kentucky and Texas: Survivors of conversion therapy versus lack of state bans
NBC News reported September 4 on the "new weapons" survivors of conversion therapy are using in states without laws banning the practice. Curtis Galloway, founder of the Conversion Therapy Dropout Network and a survivor himself, is has filed a complaint against the Kentucky social worker who used pseudoscience, gaslighting, and a clinical license to do him "serious and lasting harm." The organizations Born Perfect and the National Center for Lesbian Rights have been going through similar channels, using Texas licensing boards to target conversion therapists' "violations of professional and ethical rules." Although several state legislatures will be ruling on new conversion therapy bans soon, Galloway says that they won't be enough, since they only cover licensed therapists. He has encouraged other survivors to file their own complaints in the meantime.