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Nepal's LGBTQ+ community celebrates as country gets first trans lawmaker ➡️ bit.ly/4sQgY4L 📷 Getty

Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals grim theory on why Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot got axed ➡️ bit.ly/3Ps0cue 📷 Getty

Former EHRC chair joins 'gender-critical' peers targeting abortion rights ➡️ bit.ly/4sVrszZ 📷 Wikimedia Commons

Trump brands Dem. candidate James Talarico 'insult to Jesus' for pro-trans stance ➡️ bit.ly/4bxCm7M 📷 Getty

Pride In London announces intention to bid for WorldPride 2032 for 60th anniversary thepinknews.com/2026/03/17/pri…

‘Very demure, very mindful’ TikTok star says going viral ‘ruined her life’ due to substance abuse bit.ly/3PMpYte

Trans people are fleeing Kansas over demands to surrender IDs ➡️ bit.ly/4biudp2 📷 Envato

#ThePitt star Patrick Ball had an enthusiastic reaction after fans gifted him a “Lesbians4Langdon” bracelet — a nod to his character Frank Langdon on the hit series. Accepting the bracelet, Ball excitedly said, “Rise up! Let’s go!” and later shared a photo of himself wearing it on his Instagram Story. 📷 Getty 📷 Patrick Ball via IG 📷 HBO Max

HSTikkyTokky responds to Louis Theroux after Netflix doc exposes his true feelings thepinknews.com/2026/03/17/hst…

Cher's son Chaz Bono marries partner Shara Blue in 'Hollywood glam' wedding ➡️ bit.ly/4rzDJZP

No, Harry Styles did not come out as 'semibisexual' - but what does it mean? thepinknews.com/2026/03/17/wha…

Happy birthday to American singer Fletcher 🎂 In 2025, Fletcher's song 'Boy' started a lot of discourse about her sexuality. She addressed this discourse in an interview with Savannah Brandt on Jam FM, saying “I'll always be queer. No matter who I'm in a relationship with, who I'm dating, or who I'm kissing.” 📷 Getty

#HeatedRivalry season 2 casting call includes details of eight new characters thepinknews.com/2026/03/18/hea…

Happy birthday to Glenn Close 🥳 Known for her iconic roles in Albert Nobbs, Dangerous Liasons, 101 Dalmations and Fatal Attraction, Close spoke to GLAAD in 2020 about what being an ally to the LGBTQ+ community means to her. “Human beings, we’re fragile and we’re conflicted, and the only way we will survive is to support each other to love each other," she said. 📷 Getty 📷 Disney

Straight man claims he was forced out of army after gay accusation ➡️ bit.ly/4cQvDbs 📷 Getty

Today (19 March) marks the birthday of American actor and singer, Garrett Clayton. The former Disney star spoke to Gay Times in 2018 about the difficult journey he has gone through with his family since coming out as gay. Clayton said that when same-sex marriage was legalised in the US, his brother posted negatively about it on social media, prompting the actor to respond. “So I went on his Facebook like: ‘So wait a minute, you’re telling me that there can be someone you care about in your life, who wants to impede nothing on yours, and just wants the same rights as you, and you would take that away from them?’ And then he blocked me." 📷 Getty

Hannah Montana writer says Disney show was 'terrified' to have gay character ➡️ bit.ly/3PgYITG 📷 Getty, Disney

In earlier rulings, Sharon A.M. Aarons emphasised that protecting individuals from harm should take precedence over public access in these cases. While Walsh has allowed legal name changes to proceed, his refusal to seal records stands in contrast to other sensitive proceedings, such as adoptions or divorces, where privacy protections are automatic, forcing trans applicants to fight for confidentiality.

As reported by the Times Union in Albany, appellate judges have pushed back strongly, with Eddie J. McShan noting in a February decision that the court was “once again” addressing the same issue after prior reversals.

An appeals court in New York has repeatedly overturned a judge’s decisions to keep transgender people’s name change records public, raising concerns about safety and privacy. 📷 Getty