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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.

Gay former FBI official sues Kash Patel & Pam Bondi for Pride flag firing

David Maltinsky says he was illegally terminated in October for displaying a Progress Pride flag at his desk during the Biden administration.

Meet the Michigan state senator pushing to enshrine marriage equality protections in the state constitution

“If a future case should overturn Obergefell, it goes right back into that language that has existed in our constitution since a public vote in 2004," state Sen. Jeremy Moss 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.”

Jim Obergefell celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge

“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.

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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D.C. 'sandwich guy' not guilty of assaulting a federal agent, jury finds

Sean Dunn, who threw a Subway sandwich at a Border Patrol officer out of frustration in August, was acquitted of misdemeanor assault.

Federal appeals court breathes new life into Texas drag ban previously struck down as unconstitutional

The case now returns to the judge who initially blocked the law from taking effect.

Is marriage equality at risk? Understanding Kim Davis's Supreme Court appeal

The justices will meet privately this week to decide whether they will hear the former Kentucky clerk's latest appeal.

Jim Obergefell warns, ‘People should be concerned’ about Supreme Court considering marriage equality case

The justices will meet on Friday to consider whether to grant Kim Davis a hearing on her challenge to marriage equality.

Fighting back: Lambda Legal unveils campaign to protect LGBTQ+ rights from Trump-era attacks

“This is a break-the-glass moment,” Kevin Jennings, Lambda Legal’s CEO, told The Advocate in an interview.

Illinois Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh calls out DOJ indictment

“If their goal was to silence me, they picked the wrong person,” she told The Advocate.

Texas Supreme Court rules that judges can refuse to marry same-sex couples

“It is not a violation of these canons for a judge to publicly refrain from performing a wedding ceremony based upon a sincerely held religious belief,” the Texas Supreme Court ruled.

CECOT survivor Andry Hernández Romero, gay Venezuelan makeup artist, and his lawyer named to Out100

They join other notable honorees in entertainment, politics, media and activism who are making a difference in the LGBTQ+ community.

Judge finds anti-trans Republican Florida Congressman Cory Mills to be a danger to women

A judge ruled that Rep. Cory Mills, who has said “we must stop the left’s attack on women,” poses a risk to his ex-girlfriend, the reigning Miss United States.

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."

N.C. waterfront restaurant mass shooting suspect was obsessed with anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories

Court records show that Nigel Max Edge filed multiple bizarre lawsuits with wild claims before the attack.

Emmanuel Macron & wife expand lawsuit against Candace Owens over continued defamation

“Since we filed this lawsuit, Ms. Owens has only strengthened our case by doubling down on, and escalating, her knowingly false and defamatory rhetoric against the Macrons,” counsel for the couple said.

Pennsylvania families fight Trump Justice Department subpoenas for their trans kids’ private medical records

“If our Constitution means anything, it means that the federal government can’t rifle through your child’s medical records in order to intimidate you,” a lawyer for the families told The Advocate.