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Arthur S. Leonard

Legal

For now, court allows Tennessee to ban gender-affirming care for youth

By Arthur S. Leonard
A case in which the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a bakery violated the state’s civil rights law by refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple has been returned to the Oregon Court of Appeals by the US Supreme Court.
Legal

Supreme Court revives Oregon wedding cake case for ‘further consideration’

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Federal court blocks Florida’s anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard

Supreme Court rules website designer may refuse to design wedding sites for same-sex couples

By Arthur S. Leonard
The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
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Two more states enjoined from enforcing ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
Judge Eli J. Richardson of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Legal

Surprise setback in Tennessee birth certificate case

By Arthur S. Leonard
Chief US Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco.
Legal

Federal lawsuits advance against Medicaid exclusions of gender-affirming care

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

Federal court says business owner with religious objections may discriminate against LGBTQ people

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors declared unconstitutional

By Arthur S. Leonard
Overlooking St. George, Utah.
Legal

Federal court orders Utah city to issue permit for drag show in public park 

By Arthur S. Leonard
A Trump-appointed judge ruled against an anti-trans health bill signed by Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana.
Legal

Trump judge blocks Indiana law against gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Federal judge slams Tennessee anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard
Romania's Palace of the Parliament.
Legal

European court rules Romania and Ukraine must recognize same-sex couples

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Federal court bars enforcement of Florida ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
In March, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the state's bill restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth.
Legal

Biden administration joins lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s anti-trans health law

By Arthur S. Leonard
President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at the White House.
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Biden administration’s proposed regulation on trans sports participation stirs controversy

By Arthur S. Leonard
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The world premiere of Dante Fuoco’s bold
Today, 6 pm

Blue Seal, Blue Sea
The Makers’ Space

New York City’s oldest and longest produ
Nov. 10, 7 pm

The OGGs in Hoboken – New Comedy Headlines TOSOS Fundraiser
the cell theatre

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Nov. 11, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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Tyler’s Party is a comedy show that revo
Nov. 11, 8 pm

Tyler’s Tea Party
the windjammer

JACKIE MASON LIVES AGAIN in this riotous
Nov. 12, 2 pm

New York Comedy Festival Presents: The Jackie Mason Musical
Triad Theater

After a sold-out run at Provincetown
Nov. 12, 7:30 pm

A Gay Masseur’s Guide to Happy Endings
The Chain Theatre

William, Warren, and Lewis are not just
Nov. 12, 8 pm

Burn Book play by JJ McGlone
Mabou Mines

This four-week performance workshop is d
Nov. 13, 8 am

Voices & Visions Performance Workshops
Ailey Extension

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Arts

  • On stage during the after-school program known as Staging Pride. National Queer Theater hosts after-school LGBTQ theater program
  • A new report warns that 41% of LGBTQ characters will not return to television next year. Report warns of looming decrease in LGBTQ characters on TV
  • "Bunny," directed by Ben Jacobsen, opens Nov. 7 in select theaters and premieres on VOD. ‘Bunny’: 24 frantic hours in a sex worker’s life
  • Todd Buonopane (center) with members of the company. ‘I’d like to play the old lady’: Todd Buonopane on his role in renewed ‘Tartuffe’
  • “Whoever Deserves It, Will be Immortal," by Nay Mendl, collects thoughts about mortality, regret, masculinity, and homophobia as four Cuban men of different ages. MIX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival to showcase dozens of short films

Crime

  • 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
  • The corner of New Lots Ave. and Vermont St. in Brooklyn is where an alleged anti-LGBTQ attack took place on Oct. 5. Woman hit with a chair in alleged anti-LGBTQ attack in Brooklyn
  • Jacob Zieben-Hood, 34, was found dead hours after he allegedly told his father by phone that his husband was targeting him with knives. Manhattan DA charges man in series of alleged attacks against slain husband
  • Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025. Lawmakers demand answers from Amtrak after hundreds of arrests at Penn Station men’s bathroom
  • 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

Perspectives

  • 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
  • Erik Bottcher at his 2021 election night party at The Chelsea Bell. Erik Bottcher is the voice we need in Congress
  • 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

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