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Federal court upholds Colorado’s conversion-therapy ban
By a two-to-one majority, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit held that Colorado’s 2019 ban on the provision of “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ children will remain in effect, according to...
View ArticleQuigley urges DOD to respect Court decision on military enlistment for people...
Letter asks Secretary Austin to formally alter these policies Chicago, IL – Today U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, along with...
View ArticleLambda Legal Applauds historic Senate confirmation: 12th LGBTQ+ judge...
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, in a historic moment for judicial diversity, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mary Kay Costello to serve as a district court judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by a...
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WORLD Call for violence, veterans, Wilde ballet, South Africa murder
The Jerusalem Post reported that an explicit call for the murder and execution of LGBTQ+ people was made in KAN 11 corporation’s broadcast, according to a complaint filed by The Aguda: The Association...
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NATIONAL Aetna sued, NBJC’s awards, Kentucky, HIV drug, PGN’s leaders
After being denied coverage for gender-affirming facial reconstruction (GAFR), three transgender women have filed a federal class-action civil-rights lawsuit against health insurance giant Aetna, The...
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Feigenholtz honored with LGBTQ+ bar association award
CHICAGO — State Senator Sara Feigenholtz was recognized Thursday with the Advocate Award at LAGBAC’s Lawyers for Diversity celebration for her decades-long work in support of the LGBTQIA+ community....
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Thai king signs marriage equality into law; country makes history
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has signed same-sex marriage into law, the official Royal Gazette stated on Sept. 24—making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality,...
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DoJ awarding almost $30M to combat increases in hate and bias crimes
Department of Justice (DoJ) Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer announced that almost $30 million in grant funding through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) will be...
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WORLD Georgia items, TGNC artwork, police head, Seychelles
Georgian legislators approved the third and final reading of a law on “family values and the protection of minors” that would impose sweeping curbs on LGBTQ+ rights, per NBC News. The bill allows...
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WORLD World Bank, Georgia law, priest, UK’s LGBTQ+ housing
The World Bank is trying to reach a compromise with Uganda concerning conflicting stances about same-sex relationships, Business Insider Africa noted. In 2023, Uganda imposed a strict anti-gay bill...
View ArticleSupreme Court to take up two LGBTQ cases
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its 2024-25 session October 7 with at least 10 LGBTQ-related petitions before it. Seven of those petitions involve transgender issues: Four ask whether states can limit a...
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NATIONAL Castro Street Fair, Toyota, LGBTQ+ veterans, Urvashi Vaid
San Francisco’s Castro Street Fair—which Harvey Milk started before he was elected a San Francisco supervisor—turned 50 this year, The Bay Area Reporter noted. Milk started the fair in 1974 as a way...
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NCLR head Imani Rupert-Gordon discusses LGBTQ+ rights at UChicago event
University of Chicago (UChicago) Alumni PRIDE network and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (CSGS) hosted a talk, “The State of the LGBTQ Movement: What is at Stake, and How We are...
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Former Personal PAC head marries partner
By Terry Cosgrove, Special to Windy City Times On Oct. 11, former Personal PAC President & CEO Terry Cosgrove, married longtime partner Robert Ruggero Ruggero is a retired radiologist who hails...
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S.C. man receives life in prison for killing Black trans woman
On Oct. 17, South Carolina resident Daqua Lameek Ritter was sentenced to life in prison for the December 2019 murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman from Allendale, South Carolina, according to...
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Report shows extent of bullying among Illinois attorneys
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism released a report on the prevalence and impact of bullying in the Illinois legal profession and recommended best practices for preventing it....
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NATIONAL Spirit Day, Chase Strangio, Texas case, top news journalists
GLAAD rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell live in Times Square to kick off #SpiritDay and announced participants of the anti-LGBTQ+ bullying campaign and united show of support for LGBTQ+ youth,...
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WORLD Pope Francis, Italian ban, marriage bills, Tegan and Sara
Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people when he held talks with LGBTQ+-rights activists at the Vatican, Reuters reported. The...
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Illinois launches new hotline for anonymously reporting hate crimes
Illinois launched a new hotline and website for reporting hate crimes amid a rise in reports seen across the country. The state rolled out its Help Stop Hate initiative on Oct. 30, allowing victims...
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PASSAGES Chicago’s first out gay attorney and activist Ron Ehemann
Chicago’s first out gay attorney, columnist and LGBTQ+ activist Ron Ehemann died Oct. 24 after a long battle with blood cancer. He was 74. Ehemann was born Feb. 9, 1950, in Waukegan, and graduated...
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