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

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Federal court blocks Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care

By Arthur S. Leonard
Lindsay Hecox.
Legal

Federal appeals court upholds ruling blocking Idaho’s anti-trans sports law

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 6pm
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Queens: The Art of Drag & NYC at Culture Lab LIC
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Beam up with the To Proudly Go crew for
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Star Trek Strange New Worlds Viewing Party
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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Arts

  • The year 2026 marks the 115th anniversary of Tennessee Williams' birth.Tennessee Williams: Collaboration, Friendship, and Betrayal
  • “I Want Your Sex," directed by Gregg Araki, opens July 31. New queer cinema great Gregg Araki checks in on straight men in ‘I Want Your Sex’
  • Q&A: Andrew Ridgeley recalls historic 1985 tour in ‘WHAM! 10 Days in China’
  • “Jimmy," directed by Yashaddai Owens, opens July 31 at the IFC Center. ‘Jimmy’ recalls James Baldwin’s time in Europe
  • London gay activists aid striking Welsh miners in "Pride The Musical." Pride sings at London’s National Theatre

Crime

  • People gather around flowers, mementos, and candles in Berlin, Germany on July 26 at the Brandenburg Gate, after a deadly incident in which a vehicle crashed into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on the evening of July 25. One dead, 29 injured in vehicle attack at Berlin Pride
  • The Bronx intersection where two suspects allegedly physically attacked an individual and voiced anti-LGBTQ remarks. Cops search for two suspects in anti-LGBTQ attack in the Bronx
  • 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 sentenced to 20 years for killing O’Shae Sibley in homophobic gas station attack
  • 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

Perspectives

  • James Dale and his partner, David Lam, at the NYC Pride March on June 28. Don’t let the parade pass you by
  • Community members march along the boardwalk at Brighton Beach Pride. Even in darkness, find room for queer joy at Pride
  • 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

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