LGBTQ+ – Page 6 – 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.

Hate crimes rise 15 percent in LA with uptick in LGBT victims, according to analysis by CAHRO board member Brian Levin

By Carmen Chandler| 2017-04-05T10:09:21+00:00 April 5th, 2017|Hate Crimes, LGBTQ+|

The city of Los Angeles experienced a 15 percent increase in hate crimes in 2016, along with a significant spike in attacks against the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, according to data analyzed by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino.

The number of hate crimes rose from

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The Most Detailed Map of Gay Marriage in America

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:13+00:00 September 12th, 2016|LGBTQ+|

More than three years after a Supreme Court decision gave federal recognition to same-sex marriages performed in states that allowed them, the demographics of same-sex married couples largely remain a mystery.

In fact, no one has a definitive

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Legal Discrimination

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:15+00:00 August 1st, 2016|Education, LGBTQ+|

Federal appeals court says former adjunct may not use Title VII, a federal antidiscrimination statute, to sue a college for bias based on her sexual orientation.

Bill would prevent LGBT discrimination at religious schools

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:15+00:00 August 1st, 2016|Education, LGBTQ+|

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The conflict between religious freedom and gay rights has a new battleground — California’s religious colleges and universities.

A bill moving through the Legislature would remove a longstanding exemption from anti-discrimination laws for religious institutions, potentially exposing the schools to civil rights lawsuits from students and employees.

Transgender People Will Be Allowed to Serve Openly in Military

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:18+00:00 July 1st, 2016|LGBTQ+|

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Thursday removed one of the final barriers to military service by lifting the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the armed forces.

Mississippi Law Protecting Opponents of Gay Marriage Is Blocked

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:18+00:00 July 1st, 2016|LGBTQ+|

A federal judge blocked — less than an hour before it was to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday — a Mississippi law that would have given a wide range of special protections only to those who oppose same-sex marriage.

Bridging the Generational Gap to Understand Shifts in Meaning of Gender

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:19+00:00 June 28th, 2016|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

The “generation gap” has always impacted how college administrators, faculty and staff relate to students. The zeitgeist of a generation will define how individuals will think about a social identity, including how gender is socially constructed. As a result, the way gender is perceived, defined and lived means different things to different people who are

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Obama names Stonewall Inn the first national monument to gay rights

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:19+00:00 June 24th, 2016|LGBTQ+|

President Obama created the first national monument to gay rights on Friday, designating the iconic Stonewall Inn in Manhattan, where the modern gay rights movement took root nearly five decades ago.

Two Men Kiss, an Act of Love and Activism

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:20+00:00 June 17th, 2016|LGBTQ+|

Last Sunday morning, Americans woke up to news of a shooting at a nightclub — 49 people dead, most of them gay men. Hours after the news broke, the gunman’s father suggested to the news media that the sight of two men kissing may have prompted his son to kill.

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After Orlando, a Political Divide on Gay Rights Still Stands

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:31:20+00:00 June 16th, 2016|LGBTQ+|

WASHINGTON — For a fleeting moment this week, it seemed as if the massacre in Orlando, Fla., was having the unlikely and unintended impact of helping to bridge the chasm between Republicans and many in the gay community.