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Arthur S. Leonard

John W. Broomes, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Kansas.
Legal

Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron Deference’ repeal weaponized against Biden’s interpretation of sex discrimination

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Texas Supreme Court building in Austin.
Legal

Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect

By Arthur S. Leonard
The US Supreme Court.
Legal

Supreme Court to consider whether states can ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Judge Reed Charles O'Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Legal

Biden’s attempt to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination under Title IX runs into opposition from GOP judges

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Ellen P. Tuttle Courthouse of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.
Legal

Health plan’s refusal to cover trans cop’s surgery violates Title VII, 11th Circuit panel rules

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Lewis F. Powell Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, home of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Health

Federal appeals court rules gov’t health plans must cover gender-affirming care for trans people

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Understanding the SCOTUS order on Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

US Appeals Court revives trans girl’s challenge to statutory exclusion from girls’ sports teams

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Federal court rules Florida teacher pronoun law probably violates First Amendment

By Arthur S. Leonard
Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Legal

Texas court affirms injunctions blocking investigations of families with trans youth

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr of the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Legal

Federal court allows trans boy to try out for golf team in Tennessee despite restrictive law

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr.
Legal

Church school loses bid for shield against Maine anti-discrimination law

By Arthur S. Leonard
The Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice in Albany.
Legal

New York court seals record of trans youth’s name, gender change

By Arthur S. Leonard
Legal

Supreme Court declines to review exclusion of conservative Christian jurors in LGBTQ discrimination lawsuit

By Arthur S. Leonard
The John Minor Wisdom US Courthouse, home of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
Legal

Appeals court blocks Texas library sexual censorship law

By Arthur S. Leonard
US District Judge Stephen H. Locher ruled against several parts of a recently-enacted anti-LGBTQ state law in Iowa.
Legal

Federal court blocks parts of Iowa’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

By Arthur S. Leonard
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Brooklyn Strength’s Virtual Marathon Training Club
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Leading up to Memorial Day Weekend,  Mar
May 20, 7 pm

‘Strings in the Sanctuary,’ a Memorial Day Concert at Marble Collegiate Church

Step into the scandalous side of history
May 22, noon

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour
Shrine to Elizabeth Ann Seton

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May 23, 7 pm

Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s
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May 24, noon

Rib King NYC BBQ and Music Fest
Industry City Courtyard 1/2

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The Canine Stars: Stunt Dog Show
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Arts

  • The entrance of Mount Morris Baths. What it was like to work at Harlem’s Mount Morris Baths, an uptown refuge
  • "All The World’s A Stage" runs Tuesdays through Saturdays through May 10. Adam Gwon’s ‘All The World’s A Stage’ takes on life’s complexities in a gorgeous new musical
  • "The Ball," a documentary about the underground ballroom scene in early 1970s New York City, will be featured at the Newark LGBTQ Film Festival. Newark LGBTQ Film Festival to spotlight BIPOC representation and honor Sakia Gunn
  • "I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan" runs through April 30 at Atlantic Theater Stage 2. ‘I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan’: A solo show with multiple characters and metatheatrics
  • Director Roshan Sethi with Karan Soni, who stars as Naveen Gavaskar, in "A Nice Indian Boy." Q&A: Roshan Sethi and Karan Soni on the making of ‘A Nice Indian Boy’

Crime

  • Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on sentencing of Donald TrumpMan sentenced to 8 years for deadly Manhattan nightclub druggings in robbery scheme: Bragg
  • Sam Nordquist was 24 years old. Sam Nordquist’s alleged killers accused of forcing children to torture him
  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Manhattan DA’s Office looks to reverse trend of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
  • A picture of John Umberger. Victim’s mother speaks out after gay nightlife murder verdict
  • Sam Nordquist, 24, was staying at Patty's Lodge during the time leading up to his disappearance and death. Five charged with killing trans man in upstate New York after ‘prolonged physical and psychological abuse’

Perspectives

  • Cornelius Wiggins is the youth community engagement coordinator at the NYC LGBT Community Center. Finding my way: the struggles and strength of transgender youth in NYC
  • Brandy Livingston. This Transgender Day of Visibility, spread awareness and fight false narratives
  • Medicaid is a lifesaver for trans people like me. Policymakers must protect it.
  • Denise Norris, Menace co-founder, speaks at a demonstration near the Stonewall Inn on Feb. 21. The history and resurgence of The Transexual Menace
  • NYU Langone, pictured across the river, nixed appointments for youth seeking gender-affirming care, according to reports. No time to waver on healthcare when trans youth are under attack

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