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The former nightclub known as The Q, which was located at 795 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, closed in 2023.

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Setting the record straight: The Q nightclub owner speaks out

By Heather Cassell

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Appeals court rejects challenge to provision exempting religious schools from Title IX

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Ellen P. Tuttle Courthouse of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

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11th Circuit will likely let states ban gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

Sailors on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz at Naval Air Station in North Island, Calif., July 22, 2024.

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Federal court declares military ban on enlisting HIV-positive individuals unconstitutional

By Arthur S. Leonard

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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

By Margery A. Beck, AP

John W. Broomes, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Kansas.

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Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron Deference’ repeal weaponized against Biden’s interpretation of sex discrimination

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Texas Supreme Court building in Austin.

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Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect

By Arthur S. Leonard

The US Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court to consider whether states can ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

US District Judge Reed Charles O'Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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Biden’s attempt to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination under Title IX runs into opposition from GOP judges

By Arthur S. Leonard

The Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford, New York.

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State settles with trans man for $275k over abuse at Beford Hills Correctional Facility

By Matt Tracy

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Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

By Collin Binkley, AP

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Federal judge throws out Florida law blocking treatment for trans children

By Terry Spencer, AP

The Ellen P. Tuttle Courthouse of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Health plan’s refusal to cover trans cop’s surgery violates Title VII, 11th Circuit panel rules

By Arthur S. Leonard

Corey Briskin and Nicholas Maggipinto have been fighting for their right to receive IVF services to build a family.

Health

Class action lawsuit accuses NYC of refusing IVF coverage for gay men

By Matt Tracy

Health

Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers

By Tom Murphy, AP

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West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete

By Leah Willingham and John Raby, AP

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