SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The California Assembly Wednesday passed SB 179, legislation authored by Sen. Toni Atkins that would create a third gender marker on state-issued identification documents for people who identify as nonbinary or intersex. The bill would also streamline the process for transgender, intersex and nonbinary Californians to obtain identification documents that accurately reflect their…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Napo), a human health company developing and commercializing novel gastrointestinal prescription products from plants used traditionally in rainforest areas, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAGX) (Jaguar), announced today the results of a survey of 271 U.S. board certified gastroenterologists, which indicate that the number…
NEW YORK – The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has placed Stanford University research claiming artificial intelligence (AI) could determine a person’s sexual orientation using facial recognition under an ethical review. According to The Outline, The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology is re-examining the research. “An ethical review is underway right at this…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Moving across multiple fronts, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to intensify its support for immigrants in the face of federal efforts to roll back protections on vulnerable populations, including young “dreamers” studying and working under the DACA program. The Board of Supervisors, acting on a motion by…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Edie Windsor, whose Supreme Court victory in 2013 forced the federal government to recognize same-sex marriage and led to its legalization two years later, died Tuesday. She was 88. Windsor came to national prominence after she sued the federal government for not recognizing her marriage to her late first wife, the…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — With several states, including California, suing the Trump administration to oppose the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley-Thomas will file a motion Tuesday asking Los Angeles County’s lawyers to file amicus briefs in support of their litigation. “For many Dreamers, the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Assembly Bill 677 by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco), which would help ensure California public policy meets the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) communities, Monday passed the Assembly on concurrence and now heads to the Governor’s desk. “I want to thank all of my colleagues in the Legislature…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The California State Legislature adopted Assembly Joint Resolution 16 Monday urging President Trump and Congress to condemn the government-sanctioned persecution, torture, and murder of gay men in the Chechen Republic. More than 100 gay or suspected-gay men have been held and tortured in the region. AJR 16 is a bipartisan measure authored by…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – GLAAD honored CNN anchor and correspondent Don Lemon and Y Combinator president Sam Altman at the 2017 GLAAD Gala Sept. 9 in San Francisco. The event recognizes tech innovators and storytellers who advance LGBTQ acceptance and also funds GLAAD’s work to grow LGBTQ inclusion in digital and social media. Television personality…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Cancer is projected to soon overtake heart disease as the leading cause of death in California. It already is in San Diego and 22 states. This year alone, more than 176,000 residents will be diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 60,000 will die from it. The estimated cost burden of cancer in…
