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Arthur S. Leonard

Brendan A. Hurson of the U.S. District Court in Baltimore is one of two judges to issue preliminary injunctions blocking implementation of several provisions of executive orders signed by President Donald J. Trump.
Legal

Two federal judges block Trump from cutting off funding to providers of gender-affirming care to minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
The William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse is seen during a hearing in the multi-state lawsuit over President Trump's order ending all federal funding or support for gender-affirming care for people younger than 19, outside a courthouse in Seattle, Washington, U.S., February 14, 2025.
Legal

Bicoastal court orders block Trump’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
U.S. President Donald Trump presents an executive order during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of his second presidential term, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025.
Legal

Trump’s ‘day one’ executive orders trash LGBTQ rights

By Arthur S. Leonard
US Associate Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Jr., Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts look on during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
Legal

Supreme Court may decide if parents can ‘opt out’ children from LGBTQ content in public schools

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Supreme Court is pictured, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2024.
Legal

Supreme Court allows appeal of Fifth Circuit PrEP coverage ruling

By Arthur S. Leonard
The US District Court Eastern District of Kentucky.
Legal

Federal court vacates Biden administration’s rule protecting LGBTQ students

By Arthur S. Leonard
After Montana District Judge Jason Marks issued a preliminary injunction over a Montana law banning gender-affirming care for trans minors, a seven-member court affirmed his decision.
Legal

Montana Supreme Court affirms ruling against ban on youth gender-affirming care

By Arthur S. Leonard
The US Supreme Court in Washington.
Legal

Will the Supreme Court decide whether bans on gender-affirming care for youth are constitutional?

By Arthur S. Leonard
Chief Judge Nancy Torresen of the US District Court for Maine.
Legal

Defense Department’s insurance program ordered to cover gender-affirming surgery

By Arthur S. Leonard
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver
Legal

Colorado conversion therapy ban upheld by federal appeals court

By Arthur S. Leonard
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Legal

Appeals court rejects challenge to provision exempting religious schools from Title IX

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Ellen P. Tuttle Courthouse of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.
Legal

11th Circuit will likely let states ban gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
Sailors on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz at Naval Air Station in North Island, Calif., July 22, 2024.
Legal

Federal court declares military ban on enlisting HIV-positive individuals unconstitutional

By Arthur S. Leonard
John W. Broomes, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Kansas.
Legal

Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron Deference’ repeal weaponized against Biden’s interpretation of sex discrimination

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Texas Supreme Court building in Austin.
Legal

Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect

By Arthur S. Leonard
The US Supreme Court.
Legal

Supreme Court to consider whether states can ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Arts

  • Marilyn Oliva, Roberta Degnore, and Anne Maguire stand together against book bans. Activists protest book bans in front of New York Public Library
  • HIV Unwrapped made its US debut at New York Fashion Week on Sept. 13. ‘HIV Unwrapped’ combines science and style for New York Fashion Week
  • Denis Shepherd, Brandon Grimes, and Rafael Silva in "The Compatriots." Q&A: Actors Rafael Silva and Brandon Grimes on their roles in gay immigration film ‘The Compatriots’
  • Ane Dahl Torp, Ella Overbye, and Anne Marit Jacobsen in “Dreams (Sex Love)." ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ concludes ‘Love Sex Dreams’ trilogy with a sapphic coming-of-age tale
  • Denis Lambert, Luke Newton, Emily Skinner, Fady Demian and Catherine LeFrere in “House of McQueen." ‘House of McQueen’: A dazzling mix of biodrama and fashion

Crime

  • 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
  • Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing
  • U.S. rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor, attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after arrest in Los Angeles
  • The front of a white brick building representing the Middletown Police Department on a sunny day. DA: Middletown man lured Grindr date to his home in brutal stabbing attack
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data

Perspectives

  • 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
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity
  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues

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