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The Justice Department has petitioned the Supreme Court to lift an injunction protecting 29 transgender service members in Talbott v. United States, seeking discharges to begin before the case even goes to trial in 2027.
After a string of high court rulings that the same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, Japan's Supreme Court has sent the question to its Grand Bench. Here's where things stand and why it matters far beyond Japan.
New Delhi has asked the Supreme Court to revisit 'constitutional morality' — the doctrine behind the 2018 ruling that decriminalized gay sex. Nobody expects recriminalization, but activists warn the foundation for every future LGBTQ+ right could crack.
In a 6–3 ruling on June 30, the Court upheld West Virginia and Idaho's bans on transgender girls in school sports. Kavanaugh wrote the majority. The reasoning matters as much as the result.
A Supreme Court ruling recognized a same-sex couple as a de facto family. Months earlier, a new Civil Code wrote them out of the definition entirely. Ukraine is now moving in two directions at once.
Two years after a provisional order opened the door, Nepal's Supreme Court has issued a binding directive requiring the government to fully recognize same-sex marriage. It is now a constitutional requirement, not a favor — and Nepal stands as the 40th country in the world to get there.
In a landmark ruling, the Philippine Supreme Court held that same-sex partners who build a life and a home together have legal co-ownership of what they paid for — and pointedly told Congress it's long past time to legislate recognition.
While Japan's same-sex marriage cases head to the Supreme Court, a quieter revolution has happened city by city: partnership registries now cover the vast majority of the population, even without a single national law.
Nepal was the first country in South Asia to recognize same-sex marriage. Two years on, only a few dozen couples have registered, and the legal benefits of marriage remain out of reach. The Supreme Court heard arguments this spring on whether to finally close the gap.
The Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox back in January. Decisions are expected by late June — and they will reach far beyond two athletes.
Japan's Supreme Court has consolidated six same-sex marriage appeals before its full Grand Bench. The decision, expected in 2027, will determine whether the last G7 holdout's marriage ban is constitutional.
Two days after the Supreme Court lifted the injunction blocking Trump's transgender military ban in Shilling v. Trump, the Pentagon has begun moving roughly 1,000 service members toward immediate separation under Hegseth's 30/60-day self-separation deadlines.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors violates the First Amendment, a decision that could jeopardize similar laws in more than 20 states.
In an 8-1 ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court struck down Colorado's conversion therapy ban on First Amendment grounds — and more than 20 states with similar laws are now in the crosshairs.
