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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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Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Washington
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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
Health

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

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School Board Asks SCOTUS to Overturn Gavin Grimm’s Victory

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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

  • Qween Jean holds her Tony award while surrounded by attendees at the "Broadway is Trans" fundraiser. ‘Broadway is Trans’ fundraiser draws theater stars
  • “Something You Should Know About Me” is writer/director Andy Fidoten’s romcom about Al (EJ Marcus) a trans cartoonist with low self-esteem who heads out to a queer comics intensive (not “gay cartoon camp”) with his trans bestie, Jesse (Morgan Sullivan). 16 queer films at this year’s Tribeca Festival
  • “By Hook Or By Crook” opens at Anthology Film Archives June 12. ‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later
  • Directed by Adam Shankman, "Stop! That! Train!" opens June 12. ‘Stop! That! Train!’ takes a campy ride on the Glamazonian Express
  • Chloe Mar Ramirez joined friends for the Bronx Pride Festival Saturday June, 21 in the South Bronx to dance and celebrate Queer visibility and resistance.Bronx Pride 2026: A guide to LGBTQ+ events across the borough

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

  • 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 
  • 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

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