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Biden ties Obama’s record of 11 out federal judges

By Matt Tracy
US District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr.
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Church school loses bid for shield against Maine anti-discrimination law

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Judge blocks Texas from collecting info on transgender children receiving gender-affirming care

By Associated Press
The Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice in Albany.
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New York court seals record of trans youth’s name, gender change

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Supreme Court declines to review exclusion of conservative Christian jurors in LGBTQ discrimination lawsuit

By Arthur S. Leonard
TC Wheelers in Tonawanda, New York.
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Western New York pizzeria ordered to pay $25k for discriminating against trans worker

By Matt Tracy
The John Minor Wisdom US Courthouse, home of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
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Appeals court blocks Texas library sexual censorship law

By Arthur S. Leonard
TLDEF executive director Andy Marra and NCTE executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen will lead a new organization called Advocates for Trans Equality.
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TLDEF and NCTE to merge into one political and legal powerhouse for trans rights

By Matt Tracy
US District Judge Stephen H. Locher ruled against several parts of a recently-enacted anti-LGBTQ state law in Iowa.
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Federal court blocks parts of Iowa’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

By Arthur S. Leonard
Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the US District Court for the District of Idaho put a hold on the state's legislation against trans youth.
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Federal court blocks enforcement of Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
Six members of the US Supreme Court opted against reviewing a lower court decision stipulating that a law banning conversion therapy does not violate the First Amendment.
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Supreme Court avoids ruling on conversion therapy bans

By Arthur S. Leonard
Makyyla Holland, 25, filed a lawsuit that prompted the Broome County Jail to implement policies for the treatment of LGBTQ people in custody.
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Advocates renew push to protect incarcerated trans people in New York

By Dashiell Allen
The courthouse for the New York Appellate Division, 2nd Department, in Brooklyn.
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New York court decides marriage law applies retroactively in lesbian divorce case

By Arthur S. Leonard
Judge Seth Marnin listens to speakers before getting sworn in.
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Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission announces new co-chair, two new members

By Dashiell Allen
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Supreme Court denies Florida’s request to enforce anti-drag law during appeal

By Matt Tracy
The Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse is home to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Federal court rejects challenge to Florida’s anti-trans sports law

By Arthur S. Leonard

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Arts

  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’
  • The stage at the Publishing Triangle’s 38th annual awards ceremony at the New School. ‘Every book is an act of resistance’: Publishing Triangle’s annual awards ceremony honors LGBTQ books and authors
  • The "Sakia, Sakia, Sakia, Sakia" mural along the McCarter Highway painted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in memory of Sakia Gunn in 2016 as a part of the Newark Downtown District’s Gateways to Newark initiative, “Portraits.” Fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight dozens of BIPOC queer films
  • lthough “Tropical Park” was shot without a written script, it hits certain beats in a structured manner. Museum of the Moving Image’s ‘First Look’ series features LGBTQ filmmakers, themes
  • Nicolas Moncayo as Amory Legato. From Texas to New York: Nicolas Moncayo brings Southern charm as Amory Legato in ‘Memoirs of a Drag Queen’

Crime

  • 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
  • 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

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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