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Arthur S. Leonard

Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Legal

Texas court affirms injunctions blocking investigations of families with trans youth

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr of the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Legal

Federal court allows trans boy to try out for golf team in Tennessee despite restrictive law

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr.
Legal

Church school loses bid for shield against Maine anti-discrimination law

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice in Albany.
Legal

New York court seals record of trans youth’s name, gender change

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Supreme Court declines to review exclusion of conservative Christian jurors in LGBTQ discrimination lawsuit

By Arthur S. Leonard
The John Minor Wisdom US Courthouse, home of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
Legal

Appeals court blocks Texas library sexual censorship law

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Judge Stephen H. Locher ruled against several parts of a recently-enacted anti-LGBTQ state law in Iowa.
Legal

Federal court blocks parts of Iowa’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

By Arthur S. Leonard
Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the US District Court for the District of Idaho put a hold on the state's legislation against trans youth.
Legal

Federal court blocks enforcement of Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
Six members of the US Supreme Court opted against reviewing a lower court decision stipulating that a law banning conversion therapy does not violate the First Amendment.
Legal

Supreme Court avoids ruling on conversion therapy bans

By Arthur S. Leonard
The courthouse for the New York Appellate Division, 2nd Department, in Brooklyn.
Legal

New York court decides marriage law applies retroactively in lesbian divorce case

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse is home to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Legal

Federal court rejects challenge to Florida’s anti-trans sports law

By Arthur S. Leonard
The US Supreme Court
Legal

Supreme Court considering several LGBTQ-related cases for review

By Arthur S. Leonard
The US District Court for Idaho's Chief District Judge David Nye was one of President Trump’s 2017 appointees during his first term.
Legal

Federal judge denies preliminary injunction against Idaho’s bathroom law, but refuses to dismiss challenge

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant ruled in favor of an incarcerated trans woman whose Eighth Amendment rights were violated when Connecticut prison officials impeded on her ability to receive gender-affirming care.
Legal

Trans inmate wins judgment against Connecticut prison officials for ‘shocking’ inadequate care

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

Free exercise of religion on steroids in California court rulings against LGBTQ rights

By Arthur S. Leonard
The statehouse in Alabama is where lawmakers approved a ban on gender-affirming care for youth. The law has been held up by the courts, but the state is now allowed to enforce it.
Health

Appeals court allows Alabama to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
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African Dance and Drum Festival with Maguette Camara
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From the creators of “Brag Drunch,” one
Today, 8 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
Branded Saloon

Southern Brooklyn’s only weekly drag sho
Today, 8 pm

All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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Inspired by the classic Asian folktale o
Jan. 25, 8 pm

The Serpents Tour starring Nymphia Wind and Plastique Tiara
Irving Plaza

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Jan. 27, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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On Thursday, January 29, DIFFA will host
Jan. 29, 6 pm

DIFFA Après Ski
Bryant Park Overlook

Great dates get a text back, but bad dat
Jan. 29, 8 pm

About Last Night: Dating Disaster Stories NYC!
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Jan. 29, 9:30 pm

Superstar Open Set
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Arts

  • Edward Nelson and Miles Mykkanen in "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Belonging, art, and trauma collide in The Met’s WWII opera ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’
  • A 1990 KG vogueing ball at Cafe de Paris. London gallery revisits Black queer nightlife and a transatlantic culture pipeline
  • The Soft Pink Truth's “Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?” debuts Jan. 30th. January LGBTQ music: Sleaford Mods and The Soft Pink Truth
  • Hudson Williams poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026. Queer representation and trans rights on stage at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards
  • Jodie Foster in “A Private Life” ‘A Private Life’: Jodie Foster plays detective in Paris

Crime

  • 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
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers
  • President Donald Trump said he commuted George Santos' prison sentence in a Truth Social post.Santos is back with a ‘large slice of humble pie’ following Trump’s commutation

Perspectives

  • Mark Milano. Remembering Mark Milano, a committed activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS
  • A gender equitable city is a stronger New York for everyone
  • AIDS Walk New York in 2025. Forty years later, the unequal impact of HIV persists — and we refuse to accept it
  • The Caribbean Equality Project team at their inaugural gala on Sept. 19. Caribbean Equality Project celebrates a decade of resistance and belonging
  • The right to use the bathroom is increasingly under threat in New York City. Stop the disgraceful attacks on bathrooms

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