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Arthur S. Leonard

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Education

Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of Discharged Trans Professor

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Federal Court Rules Catholic School Wrongfully Fired Gay Substitute Teacher

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Virginia Court Reinstates Teacher Suspended for Opposing Trans Inclusion Policy

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Hobby Lobby Loses Appeal in Illinois Transgender Discrimination Case

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Court Bars Government from Enforcing ACA’s Sex Discrimination Ban Against Some Christian Providers

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Church Loses Battle with Amazon Over Exclusion from AmazonSmile Program

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Court Rejects Web Designer’s Challenge to Colorado Anti-Discrimination Law

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Federal Judges Temporarily Block Anti-Trans Laws in Arkansas, West Virginia

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California Court Strikes Misgendering Ban from Long-Term Care Bill of Rights

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Narrow Ruling for Trans Student in 11th Circuit Bathroom Case

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European Human Rights Court Clashes with Russia Over Same-Sex Couples

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Court: School Not Wrong to Oust Teacher for Refusing to Respect Pronouns, Names

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NJ Court Affirms $3.5M Award Against Conversion Therapy Promoters

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Gay Musical Director Barred From Suing Catholic Church for Hostile Environment

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Federal Judge Issues Injunction Against Tennessee Bathroom Sign Law

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Iowa Court Reverses Gay Commissioner’s $1.5 Million Damage Award

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‘Grace’ Repertory Workshop with Solomon Dumas
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Tomorrow, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Nov. 19, 6 pm

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Nov. 20, 8 am

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
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Nov. 20, 7:30 pm

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Nov. 20, 9:30 pm

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Nov. 21, 8 pm

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Arts

  • Maraluisa Ernst’s “A Place of Absence” speaks from the family history of the director, who is queer and non-binary. DOC NYC festival offers real-life stories about female filmmakers, a trans lawyer, and Latinx advocates
  • Michael Urie in "Richard II." A powerful ‘Richard II’: Michael Urie brings insight, depth, and passion to Shakespeare
  • An exhibit on display offers highlights from New York City's drag history, as chronicled in the book, “The Drag Queens of New York," by Julian Fleisher. Exhibit recalls the ‘sleazy goodness’ behind the East Village’s drag history
  • Evan Adams in "The Business of Fancydancing." Q&A: Filmmaker and actor discuss restoration of gay Native American film ‘The Business of Fancydancing’
  • “Peter Hujar’s Day," directed by Ira Sachs, is running at Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center. ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ takes a trip back to New York’s gay arts scene in 1974

Crime

  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation
  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025. In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence

Perspectives

  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • Émilia Decaudin For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives

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