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Florida officials claim SCOTUS ruling allows them to deny trans adults health care

Did the Skrmetti ruling give states carte blanche to discriminate against all transgender people?

BREAKING: Supreme Court rules to save free access to PrEP and other preventive care

The defendants in the case previously argued that requiring insurance coverage of PrEP access was similar to supporting homosexuality.

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Supreme Court rules states can ban gender-affirming care for youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti

The case challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth in the state.

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What to know about the Supreme Court case that could take away your access to PrEP and other care

Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.

Supreme Court will rule on allowing parents to ban students from LGBTQ+ lessons

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could allow guardians to prohibit students from hearing lessons or using books involving LGBTQ+ identities.

Here are the victories for transgender people's rights in 2024

2024 was a historically difficult year for transgender people, but there were some major victories. Erin Reed lists the biggest ones here.

Supreme Court orders judges to reconsider protections for transgender people in four states

The decision will impact LGBTQ+ populations in Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

From legitimacy to uncertainty, Advocate readers reflect on 10 years of marriage equality and what comes next

The Advocate asked the community to tell us how the Obergefell ruling impacted them and their relationships. Here's what they said.

Supreme Court sides with straight woman in so-called 'reverse discrimination' case

The Supreme Court's decision makes it easier for lawsuits on "reverse discrimination" to be brought.

S.C. attorney general tells state's capital city to drop its conversion therapy ban

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told Columbia that its ban on the discredited practice of conversion therapy was unconstitutional, but critics questioned the timing and motivation of the letter.

Why Justice Amy Coney Barrett could be democracy's last defense

Opinion: Justice Amy Coney Barrett's choice: to be bold like former Justices Souter and Blackmun, or irrational and loathed like Justices Alito and Thomas, writes John Casey.


Supreme Court upholds ban on TikTok, ruling against a freedom of speech argument

The Biden administration has said it would not enforce the law when it takes effect on Sunday, and it's unclear what the incoming Trump administration will do.

Ted Olson, the conservative attorney who fought for marriage equality, is dead at 84

Olson took on marriage equality as a principle of conservatism, he said.

Supreme Court clears the way for increased age verification for porn sites

The decision ultimately means that laws can restrict the free speech of adults in service of protecting children.

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Maryland parents to opt their kids out of LGBTQ+ lessons in schools

Parents in Mahmoud v. Taylor won the right to opt-out of classes where LGBTQ-themed books were taught.

Jim Obergefell: 10 years after my Supreme Court win, marriage equality is under attack

Opinion: "When activists fought for the queer community in years past, existing rights were not at risk. Our community had nothing to lose. We could only gain rights that society and laws had long denied us. In 2025, we stand to lose the rights we have achieved," argues Jim Obergefell.

SCOTUS rules against nation's first religious charter school

A split decision keeps in place a lower court ruling barring St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma from accessing funds in the state's charter school program.

Justices Kavanaugh & Barrett signal they may uphold access to PrEP and preventive care protections

LGBTQ+ and public health advocates warn that a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs would allow insurers to begin denying or charging for services currently guaranteed to be free—like STI testing, diabetes screening, contraception, and maternal care.

ACLU and LGBTQ+ groups defend Maryland schools' LGBTQ+ curriculum in Supreme Court filing

The battle over LGBTQ+ inclusion in school curricula is heating up at the U.S. Supreme Court with several rights groups filing amicus briefs in support of a Maryland school district.

A straight white woman brought a discrimination case to the Supreme Court. Here's what that could mean

Marlean Ames claims that she suffered “reverse discrimination” as a straight white woman when her queer colleagues were promoted over her.