LGBTQ+ – Page 26 – CAHRO – California Association of Human Relations Organizations

LGBTQ+-related laws include but are not limited to: government recognition of same-sex relationships, LGBT adoption, sexual orientation and military service, immigration equality, anti-discrimination laws, hate crime laws regarding violence against LGBT people, sodomy laws, anti-lesbianism laws, and higher ages of consent for same-sex activity.

Chris Christie signs N.J. bill banning gay conversion therapy

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:43+00:00 August 20th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

New Jersey on Monday became the second state after California to ban so-called conversion therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay minors after Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill to prohibit the controversial practice.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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L.A.’s Persian Jews struggle with the issue of gay marriage

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:43+00:00 August 19th, 2013|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Opponents see such unions as a threat to faith traditions. At the center of the conflict is a rabbi who announced he will conduct gay marriages.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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Hesperia school district changes policies for gay students

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:43+00:00 August 16th, 2013|Education, LGBTQ+|

The Hesperia Unified School District is adopting policies to support gay and lesbian students after members of a Sultana High campus club alleged they were being harassed and bullied, a legal group said Thursday.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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California Supreme Court rejects bid to revive Prop. 8

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:44+00:00 August 15th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court unanimously rejected an attempt Wednesday to revive Proposition 8, ending the pending legal challenges over the 2008 ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage.

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Gov. Brown signs transgender-student bill allowing K-12 kids to use whichever restroom or locker room they want

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:44+00:00 August 13th, 2013|Education, LGBTQ+|

SACRAMENTO — California on Monday became the first state to enshrine certain rights for transgender K-12 students in state law, requiring public schools to allow those students access to whichever restroom and locker room they want.

Read more in the Daily News of Los Angeles.

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Gays in Russia Find No Haven, Despite Support From the West

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:44+00:00 August 12th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

MOSCOW — If this article were published in a newspaper based in Russia, it could be labeled 18+ — like an X-rated movie — and start with the following disclaimer: “This article contains information not suitable for readers younger than 18 years of age, according to Russian legislation.”

Filipino man wins reprieve from deportation because he is gay

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:45+00:00 July 25th, 2013|Immigration, LGBTQ+|

A three-judge panel says the gay immigrant would be persecuted if he were sent back to the Philippines.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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San Diego County clerk files petition to halt same-sex marriages

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:46+00:00 July 22nd, 2013|LGBTQ+|

AN DIEGO — In the latest legal wrangling over gay marriage in California,

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the San Diego County clerk filed a petition Friday afternoon asking the state Supreme Court to halt same-sex weddings pending a court hearing.

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Why bisexuals stay in the closet

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:47+00:00 July 15th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

In the middle of the rainbowy revelers at the pride parade in West Hollywood, Jeremy Stacy was questioned: Are you really bisexual?

“One guy came up to me and said, ‘You’re really gay,’ ” said Stacy, who was standing under a sign reading “Ask a Bisexual.” “I told him I had a long line of ex-girlfriends

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Prop. 8 supporters try again, this time with state Supreme Court

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:19:47+00:00 July 15th, 2013|LGBTQ+|

ProtectMarriage tries to stop gay weddings, saying the federal injunction against the same-sex marriage ban does not apply statewide.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times.

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