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Youth Suicide Prevention Bill Clears California Assembly
MEDIA CONTACT: Jason Howe, Communications Director, Equality California PHONE: 323-848-9801 MOBILE: 415-595-9245 EMAIL: jason@eqca.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2016 Sacramento, Calif. – The...
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Bay Area Reporter – SF event promotes CA transgender campaign
by Matthew S. Bajko m.bajko@ebar.com Rexy Amaral speaks at the Transform California rally May 27 on the steps of Mission High School. Photo: Kelly Sullivan As a sophomore, Rexy Amaral sought to...
View ArticleClinton, Sanders Recognize LGBT Advancements for Pride Month
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/06/02/clinton-sanders-recognize-june-as-pride-month/ by Chris Johnson June 2, 2016 Rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination Hillary Clinton and Bernie...
View ArticleInsider: California allows HIV+ organ transplants
by Jesse Marx June 2, 2016 http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2016/06/02/insider-california-allows-hiv-organ-transplants/85268876/ As expected, a bill that allows for organ transplants between...
View ArticleWill California’s HIV Organ Transplant Law Help Scuttle HIV Criminalization?
By Karen Ocamb, Contributing Journalist The trusty fireworks phrase “elections have consequences” has been shot off so often over the years that it has lost all sizzle and luminosity. Too bad. It...
View ArticleBay Area Reporter – Political Notes: CA LGBT legislation advances
by Matthew S. Bajko http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=71621 California lawmakers advanced a slate of LGBT legislation by the deadline to pass the bills out of their house of origin....
View Article109 Equality California-Endorsed Candidates Celebrate Primary Election Victories
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2016 CONTACT: Jason Howe, Equality California PHONE: 323-848-9801 MOBILE: 415-595-9245 EMAIL: jason@eqca.org 109 Equality California-Endorsed Candidates Celebrate Primary...
View ArticleEquality California Statement on Orlando LGBT Nightclub Shooting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2016 CONTACT: Jason Howe, Equality California PHONE: 323-848-9801 MOBILE: 415-595-9245 EMAIL: jason@eqca.org Equality California Statement on Orlando LGBT Nightclub...
View ArticleKFBK – Special Report: “Epidemic of Violence” Against Transgender Community
Posted June 13th, 2016 @ 2:32am by KFBK News – James Rojas Transgender people make up less than 0.5 percent of the U.S. population, but are four times more likely than the general public to be attacked...
View ArticlePolitico – LGBT groups to Trump: No thanks
By BIANCA PADRÓ OCASIO 06/13/16 07:08 PM EDT Updated 06/14/16 10:56 AM EDT http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/lgbt-trump-orlando-shooting-224277 Donald Trump’s speech casting himself as a defender...
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Equality California/Equality California Institute Administrative Associate Job Description Organizational Background: Equality California (EQCA) is California’s largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual...
View ArticleKFBK Radio – LGBT Community Works to Get Past Religious Extremism
Posted June 13th, 2016 @ 7:43am by KFBK News – James Rojas In light of Sunday’s terrorist attack and hate crime in Orlando, Florida, the question some are asking is “how does the LGBT community work...
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Bravery, love and coming together
The horrific tragedy in Orlando hit us close to home. Among the first people shot in the Pulse night club in Orlando was Laura, the cousin of Equality California board member and straight ally Mark...
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KTTV Fox 11 – Equality California, LA City Hall team up for increased...
POSTED:JUN 17 2016 11:06AM PDT UPDATED:JUN 17 2016 12:55PM PDT LOS ANGELES, Calif. (FOX 11 / CNS) – One of the country’s largest statewide LGBT advocacy organizations announced its support at Los...
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State, local and LGBT leaders call for gun control after Orlando attack
By Hailey Branson-Potts A coalition of state and local lawmakers, LGBT advocates and police officers gathered in Los Angeles on Friday and called for tougher gun safety laws in the wake of the massacre...
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Ending Gun Violence: A Top LGBT Community Priority
By Karen Ocamb, contributing journalist Friday, June 17, marks the one-year anniversary of the racially-motivated shooting of nine worshipers at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. There...
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Rep. Adam Schiff: After Orlando, Status Quo on Gun Violence ‘Just Not...
The first real test for the nation’s elected leaders after the Orlando massacre comes Monday, June 20, when the Senate takes up four amendments to the Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations...
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California’s LGBT students need legal protection
BY ALICE KESSLER AND STEVEN JACOBS Special to The Bee The question seemed innocuous, but Anthony Villarreal understood the threat behind it. “Do you enjoy attending William Jessup University?” the...
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