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US Supreme Court to take up bans on female trans athletes in sports

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jul 4, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court announced July 3 that it would decide next session whether states can ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s school sports.

US Supreme Court requires opt out option for LGBTQ school lessons

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 27, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents who want to opt out their children from lessons not in alignment with their families’ personal, religious or cultural beliefs.

PrEP funding quietly survives Supreme Court review

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 27, 2025

HIV advocates hailed a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that protects patients access to preventative health services.

US Supreme Court upholds gender-affirming care ban

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 18, 2025

In a 6-3 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that states may ban gender-affirming treatment for minors, even when their parents want it for their child.

US Supreme Court sides with straight woman in employment case

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 5, 2025

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a federal appeals court ruling that a straight woman had to clear an extra hurdle to press her claim of sexual orientation discrimination under a federal civil rights law.

US Supreme Court allows trans military ban, for now

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • May 6, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the country’s armed forces to implement President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender servicemembers while the matter continues to be litigated in the federal courts.

Feisty argument over LGBTQ-themed books at US Supreme Court

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 22, 2025

The justices wrestled over whether parents of four elementary school-aged children in a Maryland public school should be able to opt out their students from English lessons that incorporate stories about LGBTQ people.

US Supreme Court hears PrEP case

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 21, 2025

No one talked about HIV prevention drugs or breast cancer screenings at the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, April 21, but federal funding for those critical medical efforts and others were at jeopardy in the case before it.

Analysis: Supreme Court appears poised to ease burden on straights, scrutinize books in school

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Mar 3, 2025

Longtime observers of the U.S. Supreme Court might have been wondering last Wednesday why the court would have spent its scarce oral argument time on an issue that all sides already agree on.

US appeals court rules that LGBTQ school policy did not violate parents' rights

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Feb 26, 2025

A federal appeals court has ruled that a public school does not violate parents' rights when school officials do not inform them that their child is grappling with the possibility or reality of being LGBTQ.

US Supreme Court to hear straight woman's 'reverse' discrimination case

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  • by analysis by Lisa Keen
  • Feb 24, 2025

While the eyes of the world look on in disbelief at the dismantling of the U.S. government, the U.S. Supreme Court dances on.

Justices lean toward upholding gender care ban

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Dec 4, 2024

Outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Wednesday afternoon, lawyers supporting state bans on hormonal treatments for young people suffering gender dysphoria spoke more bluntly than they did in front of the justices during oral arguments.

Highlights of participants in Supreme Court case

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Dec 4, 2024

Some background information on those involved in the December 4 oral argument of U.S. v. Skrmetti.

Analysis: US Supreme Court to hear trans case

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 26, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon take up an important legal question concerning whether states can ban medical treatment for gender dysphoria in youth.

Baldwin survives US Senate reelection

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 6, 2024

The U.S. Senate's first – and soon its only – LGBTQ member appears to have won reelection, but Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) will now find herself as part of the minority party.

Trump wins bid to return to White House

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 6, 2024

A majority of U.S. voters set aside all evidence of Republican nominee Donald Trump's mental decline, adoration of dictators, criminal convictions, and hostility to the U.S. Constitution and gave him a decisive victory November 5.

What LGBTQ voters should watch for on election night

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Oct 30, 2024

For many people, the specter of November 8, 2016 looms large over Election Day on November 5.

Baldwin, Dems struggle against anti-trans ads

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Oct 14, 2024

With less than three weeks left before the November 5 elections, there are three big questions in the U.S. Senate races for LGBTQ people.

US Supreme Court to hear 2 LGBTQ-related cases

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Oct 8, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court opened its 2024-25 session October 7 with at least 10 LGBTQ-related petitions before it.

Analysis: Biden's debate performance stokes worry among Democrats

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  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 28, 2024

It is hard to imagine that LGBTQ voters tuned into the presidential debate Thursday night because they need more information before deciding whom to vote for in November.