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California parents oust school board members who enacted anti-LGBTQ+ policy

Two members of the Orange Unified School District board have been removed by parents who opposed a policy requiring school staff to out transgender kids.

Gay Intern Who Saved Rep. Giffords Targeted With Antigay Fliers in Recall Election

Daniel Hernandez Jr. is facing unabashedly antigay attacks in a petition to recall him from a Tucson-area school board.

Gavin Newsom Beats Back Recall, Will Remain California Governor

Newsom, an ally of LGBTQ+ people, prevailed easily in the recall election.

Caitlyn Jenner Says She's 'Poster Child for Change' for Republicans

Jenner didn't even make the top ten replacement candidates in the recent gubernatorial recall election in California.

The Briggs Initiative: Remembering a Crucial Moment in Gay History

As we prepare for a critical midterm election, it's worth recalling another one, in which California voters rejected a virulently homophobic ballot measure.

Spokane mayor struggles against public opinion

More than six in 10 people said they would vote to oust Spokane, Wash., mayor James West if a special recall election were held today, a newspaper and television station report.

Oklahoma voters recall white supremacist, reject supporters of Ryan Walters

The city of Enid voted out a white nationalist city council member, and Tulsa rejected school board candidates who supported Walters's threat of a state takeover of the city's public schools.

Spokane recalls embattled gay mayor

Spokane embattled mayor James E. West must leave office this month, based on returns of a special election sparked by allegations he used a city computer to woo men over the Internet

Court upholds recall petition of West

The Washington State supreme court has affirmed a judge's ruling that a recall petition against Spokane mayor Jim West can proceed. West, who was essentially outed by The Spokesman-Review newspaper last May, has been accused of soliciting young men online with promises of City Hall internships and other perks.

Gay Texas City Councilman Ousted for Nude Grindr Pics Is Suing

Cross Coburn, a 20-year-old former Groves, Texas, City Council member, is suing the city alleging, that he was pushed out of office for being gay. 

Gay California Lawmaker Joins Grindr to Campaign Against Recall

Low posted his Grindr profile on Twitter, urging Californians to vote against recalling LGBTQ+ ally Gov. Gavin Newsom.  

Antigay Pol Who Called Gay Men 'Tinker Bells' Trounced in Midterms

The ousted vice mayor of Dixon, Calif., Ted Hickman, proclaimed July Straight Pride American Month. 

Jenner's California Governor Bid Is Crashing, According to Poll

Only 6 percent of respondents to a recent poll say they'd vote for the transgender Republican.

West plans to sue newspaper that outed him

Spokane, Wash., mayor James West, facing a recall over alleged misuse of public office for offering an internship to someone he met in a gay chat room, says he regrets his online activities but still maintains he's done nothing wrong.