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Federal court rejects Trump Justice Department’s effort to access trans kids’ medical records

Attorney General Pam Bondi, under Donald Trump, has tried to force hospitals to give the government access private health information of children.

Decorated FBI agent trainee fired over Pride flag warns new ‘Lavender Scare’ is spreading ‘like wildfire’

“People immediately started scouring their desks of Pride flags, anything personal in nature,” after Kash Patel terminated him, David Maltinsky told The Advocate.

Transgender Air Force members sue Trump administration over revoked retirements

“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” Master Sergeant Logan Ireland told The Advocate. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.”

Attorneys urge appeals court to see Trump’s trans military ban is rooted in bigotry, not national security

“The government made no secret of its intent," lead attorney Jennifer Levi of GLAD Law told The Advocate in an interview.

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Trump ally Michael Flynn submits ‘extreme’ legal brief brimming with bigotry in trans military case

He wrote that coupling transgender people "with ready access to fully automatic firearms and other powerful weapons might not be the best of ideas."

University of Wyoming sorority has the right to admit transgender women, federal judge rules

Judge Alan B. Johnson called further attempts to litigate the matter “futile.”

Senator admits 'mistake' in confirming Missouri judge who compared marriage equality to bestiality

Joshua Divine has a long history of arguing against LGBTQ rights. Now, he has a lifetime appointment to the bench.

ICE detained a trans migrant at her asylum hearing. Her lawyers still can't contact her

Attorneys for a transgender woman say they still haven't been able to contact her after she was arrested during her asylum hearing.

Massachusetts federal judge orders gay asylum-seeker deported under Trump returned to U.S.

“The Court finds that the public benefits from living in a country where rules are followed and where promises are kept,” Judge Brian E. Murphy wrote.

Pete Hegseth is trying to force this transgender soldier out of the military. He won't leave voluntarily

The Trump administration says he and people like him lack "an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle."

Virginia federal judge sets hearing on Hegseth’s censorship in military service members’ kids’ schools

The ACLU filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Pentagon from purging books and culture.

Disgraced Republican George Santos asks judge to ignore his posts while considering his prison sentence

The gay fabulist and former New York congressman is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.

Trump's DOJ struggles defending trans military ban during D.C. appeals court hearing

The 3-judge panel appeared skeptical of the reasoning behind the government’s arguments.

Military families sue Trump administration to keep their school system diverse

Children of service members are fighting against the Trump administration's moves attacking books, Black history and LGBTQ+ students.

Transgender service members relieved after judge blocks Trump's military ban

"We are going to continue to show up every single day, put on our uniforms, and do the absolute best that we can to lead troops, our country, and do our jobs,” Second Lt. Nicolas Talbott said.

Federal judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban

Judge Ana Reyes rejected the Pentagon policy, saying it was "soaked in animus and dripping with pretext.”

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Federal judge dismantles Trump's trans military ban in explosive hearing

Judge Ana Reyes accused Department of Justice attorneys of being unprepared.

Montana's effort to reject marriage equality isn't moving forward ... for now

Montana legislators tabled a resolution against marriage equality with the help of Republicans.

Washington judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban, says it's unconstitutional in multiple ways

“Because the sex-based distinctions drawn by the Executive Order are not substantially related to achieving the Order’s purpose, the Order does not survive constitutional scrutiny,” the judge wrote.

An Alabama city banned an LGBTQ+ Pride float from its Christmas parade. It marched anyways

Prattville Pride was able to march in the city's Christmas parade despite being banned the day prior after swift action from a federal judge.

George Santos pleads guilty in federal court to identity theft and fraud

The plea deal means Santos will avoid a high-profile trial that was expected to drag for weeks.