Joe Biden celebrates 200th judicial confirmation paving the way for more LGBTQ+ judges
His administration hopes to set a new record soon.
May 22, 2024
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Joe Biden has tied the record for most LGBTQ+ judges confirmed in federal courts
Eleven federal judges who identify as LGBTQ+ have been confirmed to lifetime positions under the Biden administration, tying the record set by the Obama administration.
March 20, 2024
Alabama judge unseals report accusing top LGBTQ+ rights attorneys of improper judge shopping
The report is related to lawsuits brought against Alabama’s 2022 ban on gender-affirming health care for trans youth.
March 20, 2024
Texas Judge Orders LGBTQ+ Books Be Returned to Public Libraries
The order also returns books on race that were also removed.
April 2, 2023
Judge Blocks Biden Admin's Guidance on Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination
Judge Charles Atchley says the guidance will interfere with states' ability to enforce their laws, including anti-trans ones.
July 16, 2022
Canada Has Promised to Resettle LGBTQ+ Afghans and Female Judges
Canada previously said it would take in 40,000 Afghan refugees after U.S.-led forces left Afghanistan in August.
January 5, 2022
Judge Blocks Michigan's Pro-LGBTQ Adoption Nondiscrimination Policy
The federal judge contends an adoption agency that won't serve LGBTQ parents doesn't really discriminate because it sends them elsewhere.
September 27, 2019
Joe Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ+ judge
Mary Kay Costello is a military veteran and former federal prosecutor in Philadelphia.
September 19, 2024
Nation's Most Brazenly Hateful Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Blocked by Judge
Tennessee is trying to force businesses that accommodate trans customers to post warning signs.
July 9, 2021
Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Will Move to States, With Trump Judges to Defend Them
A new presidential administration is just a starting point for LGBTQ+ justice.
November 9, 2020
Trans Judge Candidate Wins, Anti-LGBTQ Congressman Loses in Illinois
Jill Rose Quinn is set to be the state's first trans judge, while LGBTQ ally Marie Newman bested one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress.
March 18, 2020
Amy Klobuchar Under Fire for Vote Confirming Anti-LGBTQ Judge
Klobuchar is getting criticized particularly for a vote to confirm David Ryan Stras, who has objected to the Supreme Court ruling striking down antisodomy laws.
January 8, 2020
Trump's Justice Department indicts LGBTQ+ rights lawyer in judge-shopping inquiry
Carl Charles has pleaded not guilty to making a false statement under oath, and Lambda Legal, the group Charles works for, calls the indictment unjustified.
September 9, 2025
Federal judge in Texas rules LGBTQ+ people can be discriminated against at work
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled on the EEOC's treatment of Title VII employment discrimination claims on gay and trans people.
May 18, 2025
California judge approves landmark settlement for discharged LGBTQ+ veterans' discharge upgrades
The settlement could impact over 35,000 veterans receiving less-than-honorable discharges under the military’s old "don’t’ ask, don’t tell" and earlier anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
March 18, 2025
Maryland Parents Can’t Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ-Related Lessons: Judge
The group of parents are upset that their kids would be exposed to diverse authors and viewpoints in their English classes.
August 25, 2023
Biden Should Nominate More LGBTQ+ Federal Judges, Lambda Legal Urges
A new Lambda Legal report praises the president for diversifying the judiciary and repairing Trump-era damage but finds one kind of diversity is lacking.
February 1, 2022
Judge to Anti-LGBTQ+ Ministry: Yup, You Can Be Called a Hate Group
Coral Ridge Ministries sued over the designation by the Southern Poverty Law Center, but a federal appeals court found its case unconvincing.
July 30, 2021
Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students in six more states
The preliminary injunction affects Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
June 17, 2024
Texas Woman Arrested Over Threats to Kill Judge in Trump Case, LGBTQ+ Community
She left a voicemail from her cell phone number at the judge’s chambers, authorities say.
August 17, 2023
Why Do We Judge LGBTQ+ Parents — and Queers Who Don't Want Kids?
Instead of celebrating Pete and Chasten's baby news, some took it as a prompt to build up, or tear down, LGBTQ+ parenting.
August 18, 2021