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Wisconsin Health Insurance Gender-Reassignment Exclusion Struck Down

A federal judge ruled that a Wisconsin state rule excluding health insurance coverage for medically necessary gender reassignment surgery is considered sex discrimination under federal law, reported WiscNews. ...

LGBTQ Activists in India Push for Decriminalization

The LGBTQ community in India stands on the verge of what could be a massive breakthrough. The gay community and its allies in India are currently awaiting the ruling of that country's Supreme Court on a lega...

Government-funded adoption agencies can’t bar LGBTQ parents, judge says

A federal judge has ruled that government-funded adoption agencies can't block LGBTQ parents from adopting kids. The ruling was in response to a claim made by Christian fostering-and-adoption services. Th...

Ecuador rules against same-sex marriage ban

Two judges of an Ecuadorian court have ruled against that nation's ban on same-sex marriage. The pair of judges sit on the Family, Women, Children and Adolescents Court in Cuenca, Ecuador. The presiding just...

SCOTUS sends LGBTQ flowershop case back to lower court

The Supreme Court has sent a LGBTQ-related case back to a lower court for a review, several news sources reported on Monday. According to information provided by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Supre...