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Arthur S. Leonard

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SCOTUS Denies Review to Florist Who Refused to Serve Same-Sex Couple

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Gavin Grimm Triumphs in Battle with Virginia School Board 

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FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules for Catholic Social Services in Foster Care Policy Dispute

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US Education Department to Interpret Title IX to Cover LGBTQ Students

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Federal Court Refuses to Reject Challenge to West Virginia’s Ban on Surgery Coverage

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The sun sets on the Federal Corrections Complex where tomorrow John Walker Lindh will be released after the conclusion of his prison sentence in Terre Haute
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Federal Appeals Court Rejects Privacy Claim by HIV-Positive Inmate

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Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Non-Binary New Yorker’s Driver’s License Lawsuit

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House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on the Trump impeachment Inquiry on Capitol Hill in Washington
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Biden Administration Reminds Federal Court of Obligation to Protect Trans Inmates

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Federal Court Boots Challenge to Connecticut Policy on Trans Athletes

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House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on the Trump impeachment Inquiry on Capitol Hill in Washington
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Justice Department Explains Bostock Ruling to Federal Agencies

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Federal Court Sides with Professor Who Misgendered Student

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“Former Homosexual” Kicked Off Vimeo

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In Reversal, Major Christian Adoption Agency Vows to Work with Same-Sex Couples

By Arthur S. Leonard
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School Board Asks SCOTUS to Overturn Gavin Grimm’s Victory

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his transition headquarters in Wilmington
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How Biden, Democrats can Undo Trump’s Late Anti-LGBTQ Actions

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U.S. President Trump visits site of protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Late Push to Restrict Refugee Claims

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Arts

  • Last October, President Trump, like presidents before him, issued an executive proclamation declaring Oct. 11, 2025, General Pulaski Memorial Day.Was General Pulaski a Revolutionary War Intersex Hero?
  • “Drunken Noodles," directed by Lucio Castro, opened June 25 at the IFC Center. Q&A with ‘Drunken Noodles’ director Lucio Castro
  • If America were handing out scores for the stories it chooses to remember, LGBTQ+ ballroom culture would earn a verdict without hesitation: tens across the board.Tens Across the Board: Why Ballroom Culture Belongs at the Center of LGBTQ+ History
  • HanJie_NQTStagingPride_May_2Staging Pride helps queer youth express themselves through theater
  • Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural. Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections

Crime

  • Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez holds a press conference on August 10, 2023 to announce an indictment in the stabbing death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station. Man convicted of manslaughter in death of O’Shae Sibley
  • sketch of bigot behind lower east side hate crimeCops hunt Lower East Side bigot who beat boy with belt after anti-LGBTQ+ hate tirade
  • A picture shows the late O'Shae Sibley during a demonstration in Brooklyn after he was killed there in an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack. Man charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • 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

Perspectives

  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • Martha Shelley reads to the audience at the LGBT Community Center on Oct. 15, 2023. Past triumphs, present challenges: Reflections on the fight for LGBTQ rights — and what comes next
  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • 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 

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