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Arthur S. Leonard

Apartment in Harlem
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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

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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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Ninth Circuit panel orders San José schools to recognize Fellowship of Christian Athletes

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Yeshiva University looks to SCOTUS to avoid recognizing LGBTQ club

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Court affirms injunction against Biden’s protections for trans people under ACA

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Federal court upholds ruling against Arkansas ban on care for trans youth

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Judge partially blocks Utah’s ban on transgender student-athletes

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Federal court rejects suit challenging trans-inclusive school board policy in Maryland

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Lewis F. Powell Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, home of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Federal appeals court says federal statutes cover gender dysphoria

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Michigan Supreme Court rules sex discrimination ban includes sexual orientation

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Federal judge orders Indianapolis school to allow transgender girl play on softball team

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5C Productions presents: Stop Kiss by Diana Son
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SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience
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All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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OUT/PLAY has announced the New York City
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Fagtasia Presents: SHE-CAGO
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Arts

  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists
  • “The Christophers,” directed by Steven Soderbergh, opens April 10. ‘The Christophers’: Intrigue swirls around an aging queer painter
  • "The Stranger," directed by François Ozon, opened April 3 at the Angelika and Film at Lincoln Center. In ‘The Stranger,’ gay director François Ozon adapts a classic French novel

Crime

  • 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
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Perspectives

  • 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 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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