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Judge Bars Military Discharges Due to HIV Status

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Court Orders Gender-Affirming Surgery for Trans Inmate

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Federal Court Rules Against Kim Davis in Long-Running Lawsuit

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Inside the Fast-Moving Litigation Challenging Texas’ Anti-Trans Policy

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Supreme Court to Hear Case Involving Anti-LGBTQ Web Designer

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European Court Won’t Review Case Against Baker in Northern Ireland 

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Federal Court Orders Indiana School to Provide Equal Privileges to GSA

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UK Supreme Court Rejects “X” Gender Marker on Passport

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Wedding Photographer Loses First Round in Court Challenge to NY Law

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Indiana Court Revives Gay Teacher’s Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Archdiocese 

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Biden Drops Trump’s Appeals of Same-Sex Social Security Benefits

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Federal Judge Finds Exemptions From Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws for Employers

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SCOTUS Allows Trans Man to Sue Catholic Hospital

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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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Out of the Abyss: Yiyun Li and Édouard Louis
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Join contributors John Madera, David Jel
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Launch Party! Journal of Experimental Fiction 40th Anniversary Edition
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US premier of “An Ordinary Afternoon in 1974”!
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Arts

  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy
  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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