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DOJ hedges on Trump's anti-trans views while defending military ban in federal appeals court

"The executive order is irrelevant," Deputy Associate Attorney General Abhishek Kambli said when asked about President Donald Trump's disparaging language toward transgender people.

West Texas A&M University's drag show ban blocked by appeals court

University president Walter Wendler's unilateral cancellation of a campus drag show has been found unconstitutional.

SCOTUS refuses to hear case from parents who objected to school’s transgender support plans in DC suburbs

It’s the latest in a series of cases where the high court has dodged the issue of transgender rights at school – often leaving in place lower court rulings that sided with trans students.

Idaho asks Supreme Court to let it enforce law banning gender-affirming care

The law, signed by Republican Gov. Brad Little last year, makes it a felony for doctors to provide medical treatment to transgender minors.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Transphobic Bathroom Ban in Florida

The court was divided in a 7-4 vote. 

Appeals Court Hears Challenges to Calif. 'Reparative Therapy' Ban

The court will try to resolve conflicting rulings in two cases brought against the ban by conservative groups.

Anti-LGBT Group Asks Supreme Court to Review Trans Bias Case

An appeals court found that a funeral home company violated the law by firing a trans employee, but now the Supreme Court may weigh in.

Court Revives Connecticut Case Challenging Its Policy Allowing Trans Girls to Compete in Girls’ Sports

A court had previously ruled the plantiffs had no standing.

Court Says Gender Dysphoria Covered by Americans with Disabilities Act

(CNN) The case at hand concerned Kesha Williams, a trans woman who was held for six months at a Virginia prison.

The Groundwork For a Supreme Court Case on Gender-Affirming Care Is Being Laid Now

The legal battle around transgender rights has shifted dramatically. Here's why — and what could come next.

Meet the West Virginian Middle School Student Challenging a Trans Sports Ban in Federal Court

"We just want to be accepted, and she just wants to be a kid. It shouldn’t be that hard to be a kid,” the girl's mom said.

West Virginia Asks Supreme Court to Let It Enforce Anti-Trans Sports Ban

The Supreme Court has previously declined to weigh in on other high-profile cases concerning the rights of trans students.

Federal Judge in Texas Rules Title VII Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination

The ruling doesn't change the law immediately but stands to influence future decisions.

Judge: Business Turning Away Same-Sex Couples Is Like Saying 'Whites Only'

A federal judge made the ruling in a case brought by a wedding video company seeking the right to refuse service to same-sex couples.

Murder conviction of woman in dog-mauling case could be reinstated

The California supreme court announced in a unanimous decision that a San Francisco superior court must reconsider whether Marjorie Knoller, who served time for the fatal dog mauling of lesbian Diane Whipple, should have been sentenced under a more severe murder conviction and thereby be returned to prison.

SCOTUS Punts Case on Florist Who Refused to Serve Same-Sex Couple

LGBT advocates are hopeful that a lower court decision that ruled against the antigay business will be upheld.

On the Public's Obsession With Showers and Toilets

The public may only care about trans issues when it involves running water, but at least people are starting to pay attention to our lives.

Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to abortion pill mifepristone

The ruling is a significant setback for the anti-abortion movement in what was the first major Supreme Court case on reproductive rights since the court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

FDA Approves Gilead AIDS Drug for Hepatitis B

Gilead Sciences Inc. prepared to expand its reach further beyond AIDS drugs Monday after federal regulators approved the biotech drug maker's signature anti-HIV therapy as a hepatitis B treatment.

Years After His Death, This Gay Adventurer Is Making History

Skydiver Donald Zarda's lawsuit against his employer could finally make antigay workplace discrimination illegal.