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SCOTUS LGBT preview

The U.S. Supreme Court sometimes makes significant moves long before it hears arguments in a case. Such is true in a blockbuster LGBTQ case pending before the court in its newly opened 2022-23 session.

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New law aims to make California haven for transgender youth

A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for transgender surgeries and other gender-affirming care...

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Yeshiva University ruling a temporary LGBTQ victory

Chief Justice John Roberts and conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh voted with the U.S. Supreme Court's three liberal-leaning justices September 14 to reject a request that would have undermined a New York City law prohibiting...

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Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election

Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, pulling back just days after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue "in the coming weeks.''

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Trans kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling

Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in girls' sports as the school year begins, after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents.

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'Don't Say Gay' law confuses some Florida schools

Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call "Don't Say Gay''–and some teachers have worried that family pictures on their desks could get them in trouble.

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Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the US

The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained before it gets firmly established.

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Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House

The Senate unexpectedly launched a new push Wednesday to protect same-sex marriage in federal law after a surprising number of Republicans helped pass landmark legislation in the House. Some GOP senators are already signaling support.

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National Briefs

Florida students win yearbook flap over "Don't Say Gay" bill, Anthony Veasna So wins posthumous award for LGBTQ fiction, Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations

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OBITUARY: Attorney, LGBTQ activist and author Urvashi Vaid dies

A powerful longtime influential attorney and LGBTQ activist whose career spanned from the early days of the AIDS pandemic to the contemporary battles over equality and equity for the LGBTQ community died today at her home in NY.

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