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Cathy Miller talks during an interview with The Californian in 2018, in Bakersfield, California. A California judge has ruled in favor of Miller, a bakery owner who refused to make wedding cakes for a same-sex couple because it violated her Christian beliefs. (Henry A. Barrios/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)
Oct 24, 2022

Judge rules for California baker over same-sex wedding cake

A California judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make wedding cakes for a same-sex couple because it violated her Christian beliefs.

judge’s hammer in front of  row of law books
Sep 27, 2022

Maryland school district, transgender teacher settle lawsuit

A transgender teacher who said she was harassed by students, parents and colleagues has settled a lawsuit with a Maryland school district.

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Sep 19, 2022

Yeshiva University halts clubs amid Supreme Court LGBTQ ruling

Yeshiva University abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that ordered the school to recognize an LGBTQ student group.

In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington as a storm rolls in. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Sep 15, 2022

Justices side with LGBTQ group at Jewish university, for now

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for an LGBTQ group to gain official recognition from a Jewish university in New York, though that may not last.

Dylan Brandt speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, on July 21, 2021. Brandt, 15, has been receiving hormone treatments and is among several transgender youth who challenged a state law banning gender confirming care for trans minors. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)
Aug 25, 2022

Federal court: Arkansas can’t ban treatment of transgender kids

A federal appeals court said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care.

Demonstrators gather on the steps to the State Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House on May 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Aug 25, 2022

Gender dysphoria covered by disability law, court rules

A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could help block conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care.

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Jul 20, 2022

Same-sex marriage bill passes House, putting pressure on Senate GOP

The Senate unexpectedly launched a new push Wednesday to protect same-sex marriage in federal law.

People attend the LGBTQ Chicago Equality rally in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago in 2017. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP File)
Jul 18, 2022

Federal agencies barred from enforcing LGBTQ guidance

A judge has temporarily barred two federal agencies from enforcing directives issued by President Joe Biden's administration that extended protections for LGBTQ people.

In this March 17, 2021, file photo, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Jun 23, 2022

LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan

The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would gain new protections under new rules proposed by the Biden administration.

Demonstrators gather on the steps to the State Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House on May 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
May 13, 2022

Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations

The Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse.

Federal Agencies Hacked
May 2, 2022

Justice Department files challenge to Alabama transgender law

The U.S. Department of Justice challenged an Alabama law making it a felony for doctors to treat transgender people under age 19 with puberty-blockers and hormones.

Ron DeSantis
Mar 31, 2022

LGBTQ groups sue Florida over so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Gay rights advocates sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to block a new law that forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.