Texas Judge who refused to officiate same-sex weddings sues to overturn marriage equality
Dianne Hensley is the new Kim Davis as she sues to overturn marriage equality with the hopes the Supreme Court will hear her.
December 22, 2025
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Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Trans Widow
A state appeals court has overturned a lower ruling nullifying the marriage between a trans woman and her deceased husband, sending the case back for relitigation.
February 14, 2014
Texas book ban law is likely unconstitutional, appeals court rules
The Texas READER Act's restrictions on book vendors' sales to schools can't be enforced while a lawsuit continues, the Fifth Circuit ruled.
January 17, 2024
Texas Appeals Court Dismisses Anti-Marriage Equality Official's Suit
Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley claimed it violated her religious freedom when she was disciplined for refusing to marry same-sex couples.
November 4, 2022
Suit Against Texas Anti-Trans Order Can Go Forward, Says Appeals Court
The state had appealed a temporary restraining order on the investigation of a trans-supportive family, putting the court challenge on hold, but it will now proceed.
March 9, 2022
Texas AG Is Latest to Claim Antigay Marriage Laws Protect Children
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional.
July 30, 2014
This Texas drag queen has an important reminder as state's drag ban goes back into effect
Brigitte Bandit wants you to "support your local drag" after Texas' drag ban was allowed to go into effect.
November 10, 2025
Texas Can Resume 'Child Abuse' Probes of Trans-Supportive Parents
But the Texas Supreme Court, in allowing the probes to continue, questioned the authority of the governor to order them.
May 13, 2022
WATCH: Texas Trans Widow Wins Court Fight
A Texas court sided with the widow of a fallen fireighter in her legal battle with his ex-wife and his mother, by once again validating her marriage.Â
October 27, 2015
Biden Admin Doesn't Appeal Texas Anti-Trans Ruling; Ken Paxton's Happy
The administration likely has another strategy in the works to assure that employers don't discriminate against trans workers, legal experts say.
December 19, 2022
Meet the Texas Judge Who Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples
Dianne Hensley says performing such marriages is incompatible with her religious faith, and her lawsuit is heading to the Texas Supreme Court.
October 25, 2023
Trans Pioneer Christie Lee Van De Putte Dead at 61
The effervescent trans woman was one of the first to sue for the right to survivor benefits in the late 1990s when her husband died of alleged medical malpractice.
April 6, 2014
Gender-Affirming Care Bans in Texas, Missouri Will Still Go Into Effect
Families, health care providers, and LGBTQ+ groups had sued to block the bans, but they'll be enforced while the lawsuits proceed.
August 26, 2023
Alabama Sodomy Law Struck Down – Finally
Such laws were already found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, notes an Alabama appeals court.
June 17, 2014
Pornhub suspends Texas access over age verification: 'Ineffective, haphazard, & dangerous'
Pornhub said the law infringes "on the rights of adults to access protected speech" while "employing the least effective and yet also most restrictive" policies.
March 15, 2024
Court Rules Against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Anti-Trans Investigations
Trans-supportive parents have been targeted by Texas child protective services for allowing their children to access gender-affirming care since Abbott issued an order in February.
June 10, 2022
Two Trans Men Come Away With Major Court Victories
Two of the country's most well-known trans men were recently involved in separate but similar legal battles involving the validity of their marriages.
August 14, 2014
