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Arthur S. Leonard

Located in downtown Chicago, The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse is home to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and several other courts and federal agencies.
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Federal court upholds discharge of teacher who misgendered students

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Federal judge orders Texas county to restore censored ‘LGBTQ books’ to library

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Federal judge temporary blocks Tennessee’s anti-drag law

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Alliance Defending Freedom wants to see the Supreme Court strike down laws restricting conversion therapy.
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Alliance Defending Freedom asks SCOTUS to strike down conversion therapy bans

By Arthur S. Leonard
A transgender track and field athlete in West Virginia is at the center of a court case involving Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-LGBTQ litigation group.
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Alliance Defending Freedom asks SCOTUS to intervene in West Virginia trans sports case

By Arthur S. Leonard
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
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Federal court finds New York’s ‘Hateful Conduct Law’ probably violates First Amendment

By Arthur S. Leonard
Circuit Judge Toby Heytens next to an American Flag.
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Fourth Circuit panel rules trans girl can play sports during appeal

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Colorado appeals court rules against Masterpiece Cakeshop again

By Arthur S. Leonard
The courtroom of The European Court of Human Rights.
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European courts issue key LGBTQ rights decisions

By Arthur S. Leonard
Veronica Bonifacio Penales stands in front of a concrete Baylor Bears sign.
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Federal court dismisses challenge to religious exemptions under Title IX

By Arthur S. Leonard
Jesse Hammons standing outside.
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‘Catholic hospital’ owned by University of Maryland can’t deny gender-affirming care

By Arthur S. Leonard
Track and field.
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Federal court says West Virginia can bar trans girls from girls’ sports teams

By Arthur S. Leonard
Drew Adams stands in a room.
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Federal Court: trans boy not entitled to boys’ restroom at Florida high school

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Federal courts in Seattle and Denver issue pro-LGBTQ rulings

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Court rejects challenge to Connecticut’s trans athlete policy

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Yeshiva University's Pride March in 2019.
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Victory for YU Pride Alliance in the New York Appellate Division

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LGBTQ+ events in NYC

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Calvin S. Cato (Time Out New York’s LGBT
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Calvin S. Cato: Disney Single – A Live Stand-Up Comedy Album Taping
QED Astoria

Emmy and Grammy Award–winning bassist, c
Today, 8 pm

Endea Owens & The Cookout
LeFrak Concert Hall

JACKIE MASON LIVES AGAIN in this riotous
Today, 9:30 pm

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

Karen Tenderness lives to belt an 11 o’c
Tomorrow, 5 pm

Queer Window
The Stonewall Inn

Verse4Verse is New York’s only dra
Tomorrow, 7 pm

Verse4Verse: Drag and Poetry Show
Dada Bar

SoMad presents Life is Drag — A landmark
Nov. 17, noon

Life is Drag by Rachel Rampleman
SoMad

Wanna win a $50 bar tab and show your sm
Nov. 18, 8 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy
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On November 19, the NEW Pride Agenda wil
Nov. 19, 6 pm

The Second Annual Empowerment Awards
Salesforce Tower

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Arts

  • Michael Urie in "Richard II." A powerful ‘Richard II’: Michael Urie brings insight, depth, and passion to Shakespeare
  • An exhibit on display offers highlights from New York City's drag history, as chronicled in the book, “The Drag Queens of New York," by Julian Fleisher. Exhibit recalls the ‘sleazy goodness’ behind the East Village’s drag history
  • Evan Adams in "The Business of Fancydancing." Q&A: Filmmaker and actor discuss restoration of gay Native American film ‘The Business of Fancydancing’
  • “Peter Hujar’s Day," directed by Ira Sachs, is running at Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center. ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ takes a trip back to New York’s gay arts scene in 1974
  • On stage during the after-school program known as Staging Pride. National Queer Theater hosts after-school LGBTQ theater program

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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