POZ – California Closer to Modernizing HIV Crime Laws
California lawmakers approved a bill that makes it a misdemeanor instead of a felony to intentionally transmit HIV to a partner and to knowingly expose a sexual partner to HIV without disclosing, The...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislature Passes Bill Creating Non-Binary Gender for State...
Sacramento–The California Legislature has approved a bill that would make it easier to change gender markers on state-issued identification documents as well as create a gender-neutral, non-binary...
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LA Weekly – California Drivers Licenses Could See a 3rd Gender Option
BY DENNIS ROMERO A bill that would allow motorists chose a third gender option for the drivers licenses is on the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature or veto. Some supporters of the bill...
View ArticleGreg in Hollywood – Conrad Ricamora on speech at Equality Awards: “The...
By Greg Hernandez on Sep 18, 2017 6:57 pm |
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Equality California, lawmakers celebrate progressive values at LA gala
Equality California executive director Rick Zbur and California Senate Pro Ten Kevin de Leon at Equality California Awards gala Sept. 16, 2017 (Photo by Karen Ocamb) There was a marked pep in the...
View ArticleDesert Sun – If elected in Palm Springs, Lisa Middleton would make history in...
By Jesse Marx, Desert Sun If elected to the Palm Springs City Council in November, Lisa Middleton would be the first openly transgender person elected to a non-judicial office in the Golden State,...
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Desert Sun – Christy Holstege ready to ‘make change’ and bring a fresh...
(Photo: Provided photo) Growing up in a lower income area of Sacramento, Christy Holstege said, making change in her community was on her mind from a young age. Her home school district — which she...
View ArticleEquality California: “GOP-led assault on the Affordable Care Act has risen...
Los Angeles – In response to the introduction of the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill, Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur issued the following statement: “Like a villain in a B-movie,...
View ArticleEquality California’s 2017 Legislative Wrap-Up: Two Resolutions Pass, Seven...
Sacramento— The California Legislature has sent seven Equality California-sponsored bills to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. In addition, lawmakers approved two resolutions sponsored by...
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Sacramento Bee – Gay rights groups protest ‘erasure’ of LGBT history in...
BY ALEXEI KOSEFFakoseff@sacbee.com SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 4:00 AM Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. Under a new California social science requirement to include LGBT history, advocates...
View ArticleCatch Equality California’s Rick Zbur Take on California Textbooks on KPCC’s...
https://www.eqca.org/wp-content/uploads/RADKPCC_09-28-2017_09.45.41.mp3 California became the first state in 2011 to require that K-12 students learn about LGBT history, and now, six years later, the...
View ArticleAP – Gay rights groups protest several potential California textbooks
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | PUBLISHED: September 28, 2017 at 7:34 am | UPDATED: September 28, 2017 at 9:51 am SACRAMENTO — Gay rights groups told a California state commission Wednesday that they object...
View ArticleAssociated Press – Los Angeles Voters Back At Polls To Fill Open Assembly Seat
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voters in northeastern Los Angeles are heading to the polls yet again Tuesday for a packed primary to fill a vacant state Assembly seat. It marks the fourth election in the...
View ArticleGLAD and NCLR Join as Co-Counsel in Equality California Lawsuit Against...
LOS ANGELES (October 2, 2017) – Equality California announced today that the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), the LGBT legal organizations...
View ArticleLos Angeles Blade – Equality California, NCLR, GLAD file for emergency relief...
October 2, 2017 at 12:57 pm PDT | by Karen Ocamb Equality California filed Stockman v Trump on Sept. 5, naming President Trump, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and other top military officials as...
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