Arthur S. Leonard, Author at Gay City News

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Federal judge slams Tennessee anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard

Romania's Palace of the Parliament.

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European court rules Romania and Ukraine must recognize same-sex couples

By Arthur S. Leonard

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event on June 2, 2023, in Lexington, S.C.

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Federal court bars enforcement of Florida ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

In March, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the state's bill restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth.

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Biden administration joins lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s anti-trans health law

By Arthur S. Leonard

President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at the White House.

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Biden administration’s proposed regulation on trans sports participation stirs controversy

By Arthur S. Leonard

Located in downtown Chicago, The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse is home to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and several other courts and federal agencies.

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Federal court upholds discharge of teacher who misgendered students

By Arthur S. Leonard

Officials in Llano County, Texas, were ordered to restore to the county’s library collection several books that had been removed because they were about racial or LGBTQ issues.

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Federal judge orders Texas county to restore censored ‘LGBTQ books’ to library

By Arthur S. Leonard

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who signed the anti-drag bill into law, delivers his State of the State Address in the House Chamber, Feb. 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Federal judge temporary blocks Tennessee’s anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Alliance Defending Freedom wants to see the Supreme Court strike down laws restricting conversion therapy.

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Alliance Defending Freedom asks SCOTUS to strike down conversion therapy bans

By Arthur S. Leonard

A transgender track and field athlete in West Virginia is at the center of a court case involving Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-LGBTQ litigation group.

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Alliance Defending Freedom asks SCOTUS to intervene in West Virginia trans sports case

By Arthur S. Leonard

New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

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Federal court finds New York’s ‘Hateful Conduct Law’ probably violates First Amendment

By Arthur S. Leonard

Circuit Judge Toby Heytens next to an American Flag.

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Fourth Circuit panel rules trans girl can play sports during appeal

By Arthur S. Leonard

Jack Phillips

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Colorado appeals court rules against Masterpiece Cakeshop again

By Arthur S. Leonard

The courtroom of The European Court of Human Rights.

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European courts issue key LGBTQ rights decisions

By Arthur S. Leonard

Veronica Bonifacio Penales stands in front of a concrete Baylor Bears sign.

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Federal court dismisses challenge to religious exemptions under Title IX

By Arthur S. Leonard

Jesse Hammons standing outside.

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‘Catholic hospital’ owned by University of Maryland can’t deny gender-affirming care

By Arthur S. Leonard

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