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Arthur S. Leonard

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

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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

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Anita Green
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Ninth Circuit panel rules that beauty pageant can ban trans women

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Parents can challenge classroom teaching about gender dysphoria, judge rules

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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

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

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Federal court allows NY adoption agency to deny LGBTQ couples

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Judge Ronald M. Gould
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Washington law against conversion therapy survives legal challenge

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Chelsey Nelson
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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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Pioneer High School
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Ninth Circuit panel orders San José schools to recognize Fellowship of Christian Athletes

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Pride event at Yeshiva University
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Yeshiva University looks to SCOTUS to avoid recognizing LGBTQ club

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Arts

  • Last October, President Trump, like presidents before him, issued an executive proclamation declaring Oct. 11, 2025, General Pulaski Memorial Day.Was General Pulaski a Revolutionary War Intersex Hero?
  • “Drunken Noodles," directed by Lucio Castro, opened June 25 at the IFC Center. Q&A with ‘Drunken Noodles’ director Lucio Castro
  • If America were handing out scores for the stories it chooses to remember, LGBTQ+ ballroom culture would earn a verdict without hesitation: tens across the board.Tens Across the Board: Why Ballroom Culture Belongs at the Center of LGBTQ+ History
  • HanJie_NQTStagingPride_May_2Staging Pride helps queer youth express themselves through theater
  • Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural. Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections

Crime

  • 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
  • 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 charged with killing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims self-defense
  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges

Perspectives

  • 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
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 

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