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Arthur S. Leonard

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Federal Court Blocks Idaho’s Anti-Trans Sports Law

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Health

Judge Blocks Trump in Stripping Trans Healthcare Protections

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Anti-Gay Photographer Wins Reprieve — For Now

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Appeals Court Applies Title VII Win to Trans Student’s Claim

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Second Circuit Throws Discriminatory Adoption Agency a Life Line

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Supreme Court Contraceptive Ruling’s Impact on LGBTQ Rights

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Legal

Supreme Court Broadens “Ministerial Exception” to Anti-Discrimination Laws

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Two First Amendment Red Flags as High Court Winds Up

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A Stunning Supreme Court Win — And the Work Left to Do

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Lesbians’ Challenge to South Carolina Foster Care Discrimination Advances

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Alaska Denying Coverage of Employee’s Gender Confirmation Surgery Nixed

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Catholic Agency Religious Opt-Out Claim Goes to Supreme Court

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Ninth Circuit Tosses Another Cisgender Bathroom Suit

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Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing in Trans Inmate Case

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Federal Judge Losing Patience on DOJ Trans Military Discovery

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Indiana’s Resistance on Birth Certificates Nixed on Appeal

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Arts

  • “Untitled,” from the series, “Akabanaa (Red Flowers),” 1975-77. Becoming Angela Davis: Two photographic portraits evoke the activist across time and space
  • Gessica Généus and Béonard Monteau in "Marie Madeleine." ‘The Man I love,’ ‘Club Kid,’ and other queer movies highlight Cannes Film Festival
  • “Matador Bolero," directed by Jonathan Rosado. ‘Matador Bolero’: Queer rocker Yves Tumor makes their acting debut in oddball sci-fi experiment
  • “Stop! That! Train!” kicks off NewFest Pride 2026. ‘Dads,’ ‘Leviticus,’ and more: NewFest Pride tees up annual lineup of queer films
  • "Diamonds," directed by Ferzan Özpetek, opens May 15 at the Angelika Film Center. Q&A: Filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek delivers an ode to women in new film ‘Diamonds’

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

  • 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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