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Court rejects challenge to Connecticut’s trans athlete policy

By Arthur S. Leonard
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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Chief US District Judge Peter D. Welte of the District of North Dakota during a confirmation hearing.
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Eighth Circuit OKs anti-trans discrimination by Catholic health providers, employers

By Arthur S. Leonard
Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk during his Senate confirmation hearing in 2017.
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Trump judge rules against Biden administration on LGBTQ ACA protections

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Ninth Circuit panel rules that beauty pageant can ban trans women

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Parents can challenge classroom teaching about gender dysphoria, judge rules

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
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Federal court declares Biden administration’s interpretation of Bostock invalid

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SCOTUS grants trans Guatemalan woman’s petition to review immigration ruling

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Federal court finds Christian adoption agency exempt from anti-discrimination law

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NYC housing court judge expands rental family protection beyond couples

By Arthur S. Leonard
A Pride event at Yeshiva University in 2019.
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SCOTUS: Yeshiva University must recognize LGBTQ group while state case is pending

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Federal court allows NY adoption agency to deny LGBTQ couples

By Arthur S. Leonard
Judge Ronald M. Gould
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Washington law against conversion therapy survives legal challenge

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Federal court: Kentucky photographer can refuse services to same-sex couples

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Federal court ruling endangers PrEP coverage under ACA

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“Church-Autonomy Doctrine” shields Archdiocese over firing of gay teacher

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Arts

  • Books on display at Hive Mind Books, a queer-focused bookstore in Brooklyn. Queer bookstore Hive Mind Books builds community in Brooklyn
  • "Kill the Jockey,” directed by Luis Ortega, ran at Film Forum earlier this year. The year in queer cinema: The best LGBTQ films of 2025
  • Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Caden Burris, and Lennox Espy in Charlie Polinger’s "The Plague." Fear takes control in adolescent psychological thriller ‘The Plague’
  • Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man." ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Two steps forward, one step back
  • "Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung Fire Island" series. Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

Perspectives

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

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