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The Last Time Supreme Court Considered Trans Rights, It Protected Them

In 2020, the justices ruled 6-3 that gay and transgender workers were shielded from employment discrimination nationwide.

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Gerald Bostock, whose case let to the Supreme Court agreeing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guaranteed nationwide protection from workplace discrimination to gay and transgender people, at his home in Atlanta in 2019.

William G. Young, a Reagan-Appointed Judge, Is Fast-Tracking Trump to Trial

Judge William G. Young’s long career has been punctuated by high-profile cases and outspoken advocacy for the judiciary’s value and fact-finding power.

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Judge William G. Young in the courtroom in Boston in November 1980.

Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

Motivated by their success in reversing Roe v. Wade, conservative Christian activists have a new target in Obergefell v. Hodges. They see early signs of promise.

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James Obergefell, center, the plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges, after the Supreme Court ruling in 2015 that legalized gay marriage.

WorldPride Parade Attendees Celebrate in D.C. With Both Joy and Resolve

The president’s moves affecting L.G.B.T.Q. people were on the minds of attendees, but there was no stopping the party.

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People ride on floats during the WorldPride parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

D.C. Hosts WorldPride Parade in the Shadow of Trump

Washington is hosting WorldPride, a global celebration of the L.G.B.T.Q. community, but the event has been made more difficult by shifts in U.S. policy.

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“I knew that there was going to be a shift,” the board president of Capital Pride Alliance said. “I don’t think most of us probably thought it was going to happen so quickly.”

Harvey Milk’s Name Is Not Going Anywhere in San Francisco

Mr. Milk’s name adorns numerous sites in the city, where he became a trailblazer for gay rights before he was killed in 1978. The Pentagon is considering stripping his name from a Navy vessel.

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The Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco, where a quotation from Mr. Milk, “Hope will never be silent,” adorns a building.

U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of ship names honoring Mr. Milk, a gay rights pioneer, and other leaders. In Mr. Milk’s case, the move is intended as a rebuke of Pride Month.

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The U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk during its launching ceremony in San Diego in 2021.
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