Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocks Judicial Nominee Who Supports Trans Rights
Also, she said, his campaign for a district attorney position had assistance from George Soros, the far right's public enemy number one.
April 7, 2023
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Melissa DuBose, a Black lesbian judge, makes Rhode Island history
She will be the first woman of color and first out LGBTQ+ person on the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, but she had to endure some Republican grilling to get there.
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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.
July 29, 2025
Religious Groups Seek Right to Fire Workers for Grindr Use, Gay Sex
Churches and a for-profit business are seeking religious exemptions from the Supreme Court ruling against anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in employment.
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Florida Could Have Marriage Equality In January
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Prop. 8 Trial Tapes Will Be Available for Public Viewing
The U.S. Supreme Court has opened the path for video of the historic marriage equality trial to be released.
October 12, 2022
Ruby Corado, founder of LGBTQ+ nonprofit Casa Ruby, pleads guilty to wire fraud
The Washington, D.C. nonprofit shuttered its doors after she vanished with thousands of dollars.
July 18, 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
First Openly Gay Federal Appeals Court Judge Confirmed
The unanimous Senate confirmation makes Todd Hughes the highest-ranking openly gay federal judge.
September 24, 2013
Federal Judge Denies Trans Student Access to Male Restroom
The battle for trans-inclusive K-12 education heats up after a federal judge denies a high school student's request to use the boys' restroom.
September 6, 2015
Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws
Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.
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Anti-LGBTQ Attorney Matthew Kacsmaryk Confirmed as Federal Judge
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June 19, 2019
Judge won't lift her block on Trump admin's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy
The Justice Department had asked U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick to lift her injunction in light of the Supreme Court's ruling allowing states to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
July 11, 2025
Key LGBTQ+ Supreme Court decisions to watch this term and what you need to know
Gender-affirming care, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.
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April 1, 2025
Judge Won't Stop Enlistment of Trans Troops
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said no once again to the Trump administration's increasingly desperate pleas to delay trans enlistment.
December 11, 2017
Mass. teacher sued after being fired over transphobic posts online. The Supreme Court just rejected her case
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Donald Trump Jr. weirdly claims that Hurricane Beryl is nonbinary name
The son of the former president continues to just say ridiculous stuff online.
July 2, 2024
Baltimore Catholic charity violated gay man's rights by not paying spousal benefits, court rules
The man worked in information technology, not in a religious capacity, so his employer did not qualify for a religious exemption, a federal judge ruled.
April 28, 2025
Defying State Dept., Court Affirms Gay Couple's Son Is U.S. Citizen
The court strikes another blow to the State Department policy of considering some children of same-sex couples born "out of wedlock."
October 12, 2020
More than 160 Democrats urge Supreme Court to support transgender people’s rights to health care
The lawmakers wrote an amicus brief in support of families of transgender youth.
September 9, 2024
Ala. Judge Roy Moore Compares Marriage Equality to Holocaust
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