The Supreme Court heard arguments in the conversion therapy ban case, with conservative judges appearing to distrust the science showing how harmful conversion therapy is

What case was this? Chiles v. Salazar was brought by licensed therapist Kaley Chiles, who said it’s unconstitutional for the state of Colorado to ban her from trying to turn LGBTQ+ youth straight. She says she has a free speech right to practice therapy associated with anxiety, depression, and suicidal behavior.

Why it matters: The Supreme Court could legalize conversion therapy in the states that have banned it for minors over the last decade, causing a lot of young people to be forced into it again.

Conservative Supreme Court justices show skepticism of conversion therapy ban

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Anti-woke lesbian Bari Weiss becomes editor-in-chief at CBS News

Who is Bari Weiss? She was a New York Times columnist until she quit in 2020, claiming that she was being bullied by her colleagues for her pro-Israeli government stances. She started a website called The Free Press, which focused on criticizing wokeness and especially trans rights.

Why it matters: The “anti-woke” descriptor probably had more to do with her getting this position — seeing as she has no experience in television journalism — than the “lesbian” descriptor did. CBS, apparently, wants to take its news coverage to the right.

Queer “anti-woke” journalist Bari Weiss is now CBS News’ editor-in-chief. That’s troubling.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he doesn’t want to “disturb” the Obergefell v. Hodges decision

His reasoning? Obergefell, the 2015 Supreme Court decision which legalized marriage equality in all 50 states, is “entitled to respect afforded by the doctrine of stare decisis,” he said. Stare decisis is the legal doctrine that says that courts should respect their previous rulings. Of course, it’s not an absolute prohibition on overturning previous case law, and this Court has been particularly busy taking away previously won rights.

Why it matters: The Court just decided which cases it would be hearing this year, and Alito might be indicating that overturning marriage isn’t something the conservatives on the Court want to do (at the moment).

Justice Samuel Alito still hates marriage equality but claims he won’t “disturb that decision”

ICE agent violently detains out Chicago alderwoman Jessie Fuentes after she asked to see a warrant.

What happened? Staff at a hospital in Chicago told Fuentes that ICE agents were invading and she showed up as a representative of the Chicago City Council. She asked an ICE agent for a “signed judicial warrant” to detain someone, and the agent repeated “No,” getting visibly angry. She asked him to leave and then he put her in handcuffs, saying he didn’t need a warrant.

Why it matters: ICE agents are increasingly violent means to quell dissent about their often legally dubious actions.

ICE agent flips out, violently detains gay Chicago alderwoman at hospital

Milwaukee unveils new rainbow crosswalks in the midst of a national crackdown on rainbow crosswalks

In the words of one of the organizers: “For some people this is just a rainbow, for some people this is just a crosswalk… But the importance of this cannot be overstated right now.”

Why it matters: The presidential administration is trying to get all states to remove rainbow crosswalks, calling rainbows “political.” Milwaukee is standing up to this restrictive policy.

Pete Buttigieg’s replacement demanded an end to rainbow crosswalks. This city unveiled a new one.

Here are some pictures

The Queer AF Art and Fashion Show was held in Worcester, Massachusetts, last month. Here are some of the looks.

And here are some interesting queer and trans reads

LGBTQ Nation contributor Greg Owen talked to Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA) about the administration’s ICE detention facilities as the October Issue of LGBTQ Nation kicked off on Monday.

Rep. Emily Randall is fighting the “atrocious” conditions in Trump’s immigration facilities

Rep. Emily Randall is fighting the “atrocious” conditions in Trump’s immigration facilities

LGBTQ Nation contributor Matt Keeley kicked off our History Month series with a story about two gay boys who went to homecoming together decades before it was commonplace.

This teen fought for the right to go to homecoming with another boy. In 1980.

LGBTQ Nation’s editor-in-chief, Alex Bollinger, broke down several layers of Republican hypocrisy apparent in this week’s Supreme Court hearing on conversion therapy bans.

The conversion therapy case shows the right wants to talk to kids about sex but only to shame them

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