SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills today that continues California’s challenge to Trump’s deportation machine and goes further than any state to put immigrant protections into law. The bills, both authored by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco), are AB450, the Immigrant Worker Protection Act, that affirmatively protects workers from immigration enforcement through…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced its endorsement of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown in her bid for re-election. The announcement is the organization’s first gubernatorial endorsement for the critically important 2018 election cycle. Oregon is home to an estimated 158,000 eligible LGBTQ voters, and hundreds of thousands more allied voters. “Kate…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration today landed two punches against transgender Americans, first asking the courts to dismiss a legal challenge to President Trump’s ban on military service by transgender people, and then separately rolling back important employment discrimination protections for transgender workers across the country. Taken together, the two actions reinforce an agenda focused…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – LGBTQ youth in California reported less connection with school, poorer academic outcomes and more frequent victimization than their non-LGBTQ peers, according to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The report, titled LGBTQ Youth in California’s Public Schools: Differences across the State, explored disparities in school…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions today reversed a federal policy aimed to protect transgender workers from workplace discrimination. In a move that erased a policy issued by the Obama Administration, Sessions issued a memo to United States attorneys arguing that transgender workers should not receive the same protections under the Title…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Rainbow Flag, the international symbol of LGBT liberation and pride, will be unveiled in a special ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 12 noon at the historic Stonewall National Monument, where, thanks to the efforts of activists, it will claim a permanent home. This historic event marks the first time that…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — San Diego LGBT Pride has announced that applications for community grants are now being accepted by the organization. The grants are funded by proceeds from the annual LGBT Pride weekend. Over the years, San Diego Pride’s community contributions have exceeded $2 million, which have been distributed to dozens of organizations through…
