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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
US District Judge Reed Charles O'Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Legal

Biden’s attempt to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination under Title IX runs into opposition from GOP judges

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

Health plan’s refusal to cover trans cop’s surgery violates Title VII, 11th Circuit panel rules

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Lewis F. Powell Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, home of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Health

Federal appeals court rules gov’t health plans must cover gender-affirming care for trans people

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Understanding the SCOTUS order on Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth

By Arthur S. Leonard
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US Appeals Court revives trans girl’s challenge to statutory exclusion from girls’ sports teams

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Federal court rules Florida teacher pronoun law probably violates First Amendment

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Arts

  • Chappell Roan performs at the 2024 Governor's Ball, where she debuted her new song, "The Subway." ‘The Subway’ arrives: Chappell Roan drops music video for NYC-inspired breakup ballad
  • Ellen Adair, Mitzi Akaha, and Scott Thomas in "Coming Out Polyamorous." Chain NYC Festival, set for mid-August, offers six LGBTQ shorts
  • Two men hug while facing the camera and holding roses in "Taxi Zum Klo." Frank Ripploh’s ‘Taxi Zum Klo’ is still provocative, 45 years later
  • Darwin DelFabro looks in the camera during a portrait, with a gray background. The picture is black and white. Darwin Del Fabro channels Lili Elbe in one-woman show
  • Four men stand together on a beach while facing the sun. Q&A: Charles Busch reflects on ‘Psycho Beach Party’ 25 years later

Crime

  • Outside of The Monster in Greenwich Village. Man allegedly brandishes knife, defaces Pride sign in Greenwich Village: NYPD
  • Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shotTwo men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say
  • Man in suit looks at crime scene with blood and napkins on sidewalkStonewall shooting: Two teen girls shot near historic Village inn during Pride celebrations
  • murder trans PhillyKiller convicted in murder of Philly trans woman Dominique Fells
  • Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024. Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili

Perspectives

  • 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
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities

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