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FILE - U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth is seen during a ceremony at the federal courthouse in Washington on May 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., didn’t rule from the bench Wednesday on the inmates’ request to return them to general population at women’s prisons and block more transfers into the segregated unit. But the judge said it appears that the government has violated his previous order “on its face." Eight transgender women are currently segregated in the same unit at a prison in Texas. All are plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging an executive order that President Donald Trump signed last year.

A fatal attack on Berlin’s Pride festival has left locals wondering how their city will recover. Ali Darwich, a gay Muslim police officer, feels the attack was not only directed against the LGBTQ+ community but also against everything Berlin stands for: diversity, tolerance and freedom. He expressed concern about the polarization of society and an increase of hatred against minorites of all kinds. Despite the tragedy, Darwich hopes Berliners will unite and create a better city. He continues to advocate for love and equality, refusing to let hate win.

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People gather outside the Brandenburg Gate for a demonstration in support of LGBTQ+ after a car rammed into a crowd at the Pride March in Berlin, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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People carry a "Leather Pride Flag" during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)

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People march with a rainbow flag during the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)