Club Skirts and Tito’s Vodka launch a $10,000 fundraising campaign to benefit NCLR

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Club Skirts and Tito’s Vodka joined forces at this year’s Dinah by donating a $10,000 matching grant to the National Center For Lesbian Rights (NCLR). In addition to the pool parties, phenomenal concerts and raging DJ sets, this year’s Dinah had a decidedly activist undertone. The Dinah hosted a ‘Party With A Purpose,’ Sunday,…

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NCLR and HRC release sample legislation to end conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth

WASHINGTON – Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), t released sample legislation for state legislators and equality groups who want to protect LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy. This first-of-its-kind sample legislation draws from best practices in the jurisdictions that have passed…

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Bay Area education leaders support the School Success and Opportunity Act

Local school boards and communities this week continued their progress towards implementing the School Success and Opportunity Act, which Governor Brown signed earlier this year.  The new law, AB1266, restates existing anti-discrimination law to ensure that all students, including transgender students, have the opportunity to fully participate and succeed in schools. Kane Tajnai, a student…

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Leno resolution condemning Russian anti-gay laws clears committee

SACRAMENTO – A resolution introduced by Sen. Mark Leno that urges the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) not to invest future resources from their pension plans in Russia passed the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee today with a 4-1 bipartisan vote. Senate Resolution 18 was introduced in…

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