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Texas Judge’s Ruling That Threatens PrEP Access Paused by Appeals Court

The court issued a stay that will last for the duration of the government’s appeal in the case.

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Demonstrators at the Supreme Court building during the gender-affirming care case

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The LGBTQ+ Supreme Court cases to watch this term

Gender-affirming care, anti-straight discrimination, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.

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Appeals court maintains PrEP coverage under Obamacare in win for HIV prevention

A lower court had ruled that requiring PrEP coverage was akin to supporting homosexuality and, therefore, a violation of religious rights. However, advocates are concerned about further legal challenges that may appear.

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Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision

She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.

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Texas Federal Judge: Companies Not Required to Cover PrEP

The judge says that although PrEP prevents HIV regardless of one’s sexual orientation, because gay people use it, it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

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What to know about the Supreme Court case that could take away your access to PrEP and other care

Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.

Judge wonders if anti-transgender doctors sued 'because they wanted there to be discrimination'

“I don’t even understand why they brought this case,” Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes said of the suit being handled by anti-LGBTQ+ lawyer Jonathan Mitchell.

Texas Judge’s Ruling That Threatens PrEP Access Paused by Appeals Court

The court issued a stay that will last for the duration of the government’s appeal in the case.

The LGBTQ+ Supreme Court cases to watch this term

Gender-affirming care, anti-straight discrimination, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.

Meet the Texas Judge Who Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples

Dianne Hensley says performing such marriages is incompatible with her religious faith, and her lawsuit is heading to the Texas Supreme Court.

Biden Administration Appeals Texas Judge’s Ruling Against Obamacare, PrEP Access

Attorneys representing the Department of Health and Human Services filed a notice of appeal within one day of the conservative judge’s ruling.

Supreme Court will decide if insurance companies must cover PrEP for HIV prevention, cancer screenings

The case stems from a Texas company that argued covering PrEP violated its religious freedoms, claiming the medication encourages “homosexual behavior.”

Appeals court maintains PrEP coverage under Obamacare in win for HIV prevention

A lower court had ruled that requiring PrEP coverage was akin to supporting homosexuality and, therefore, a violation of religious rights. However, advocates are concerned about further legal challenges that may appear.

Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision

She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.

Texas Federal Judge: Companies Not Required to Cover PrEP

The judge says that although PrEP prevents HIV regardless of one’s sexual orientation, because gay people use it, it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

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Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.

“I don’t even understand why they brought this case,” Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes said of the suit being handled by anti-LGBTQ+ lawyer Jonathan Mitchell.

The court issued a stay that will last for the duration of the government’s appeal in the case.

Gender-affirming care, anti-straight discrimination, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.

Dianne Hensley says performing such marriages is incompatible with her religious faith, and her lawsuit is heading to the Texas Supreme Court.

Attorneys representing the Department of Health and Human Services filed a notice of appeal within one day of the conservative judge’s ruling.

The case stems from a Texas company that argued covering PrEP violated its religious freedoms, claiming the medication encourages “homosexual behavior.”

A lower court had ruled that requiring PrEP coverage was akin to supporting homosexuality and, therefore, a violation of religious rights. However, advocates are concerned about further legal challenges that may appear.

She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.

The judge says that although PrEP prevents HIV regardless of one’s sexual orientation, because gay people use it, it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.