California bill introduced to seal adults' gender transition documents
The legislation would protect transgender people's privacy and prevent harassment at a time when they're being "viciously targeted," says state Sen. Scott Wiener.
JANUARY 9, 2025
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Rustin co-writer Julian Breece to be honored for uplifting queer stories in film and television
Equality California will recognize Breece at the Los Angeles Equality Awards this week.
OCTOBER 1, 2024
California to Have 10 Percent LGBTQ+ Membership in Legislature
The Golden State will be the first in the nation with proportional representation.
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring Custody Decisions Involve Affirming Children’s Gender Identity
California Go. Gavin Newsom released a veto letter saying that he was still committed to advancing transgender rights.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Lisa Middleton Becomes First Trans Mayor in California
Middleton was sworn in Thursday as mayor of Palm Springs.
DECEMBER 10, 2021
California Sues Chino Valley School District Over Policy Outing Trans Students
The policy violates students' rights under the California constitution and state law, Attorney General Rob Bonta says.
AUGUST 28, 2023
Trans California Pol Lisa Middleton Out to Make Practical Progress
Lisa Middleton, who today received the endorsements of Equality California and the LGBTQ Victory Fund, would be only the second trans state senator in the U.S.
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Equality California Selects Tony Hoang as Executive Director
Hoang, who has been with Equality California since 2009, will succeed Rick Chavez Zbur when Zbur steps down at the end of this year.
APRIL 14, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs new law protecting LGBTQ+ students from being outed
“I just don’t think teachers should be gender police,” Newsom said of the SAFETY Act.
DECEMBER 23, 2024
First Trans Judge Appointed to Bench in California
Andi Mudryk has served as chief deputy director at the California Department of Rehabilitation since 2020.
APRIL 10, 2022
California's Out Insurance Commissioner Gets Reelection Backing
Equality California, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and the California Federation of Teachers are seeking to reelect the only gay person of color holding statewide office in the U.S.
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom faces backlash over comments he made about transgender student athletes
The California governor, once hailed as a protector of LGBTQ+ rights, premiered his podcast by interviewing and agreeing with far-right transphobe Charlie Kirk.
MARCH 6, 2025
This Gay Former Federal Prosecutor Could Unseat a Decades-Long GOP Rep
The out Democrat Will Rollins believes that his GOP opponent has disqualified himself.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Supreme Court Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade; Other Rights at Risk
A draft has been leaked of Justice Samuel Alito's ruling to overturn the abortion rights decision, and four other justices have voted to join him.
MAY 2, 2022
Judge blocks California school district’s transgender outing policy
“This ruling acknowledges that every student deserves to feel safe, respected, and supported in their schools – without fear of being outed against their will,” Tony Hoang, executive director of Equality California, said.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Despite Republican rhetoric, marriage equality wins big at the ballot box
Voters in California, Colorado, and Hawaii resoundingly affirm love over hate.
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Gavin Newsom Chooses Queer Democratic Activist Laphonza Butler to Fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat
Laphonza Butler makes history as the first out person of color in the Senate.
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Proposed Amendment Would Officially End Prop. 8
Despite being overturned, the proposition’s hateful language remains in the California Constitution.
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs 9 Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills Into Law
The bills deal with issues such as foster care, name and pronoun recognition, and restroom access.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Troy Masters, publisher of LGBTQ+ paper Los Angeles Blade, has died at 63
Masters died unexpectedly Wednesday, said a family member, who did not state the cause.
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Mpox Is Almost Gone in the US, Leaving Lessons & Mysteries Behind
More than 300,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the virus, including 23 who died.
JANUARY 31, 2023