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Gavin Newsom has been known as a champion of LGBTQ+ rights, but recent actions have some questioning his commitment to the transgender community.
It has long been the nation's leading LGBTQ+ Republican group. Here's where it's been and where it is now.
As we prepare for a critical midterm election, it's worth recalling another one, in which California voters rejected a virulently homophobic ballot measure.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California gave a history lesson on the Briggs Initiative, which sought to ban queer teachers, to his counterpart in Florida.
Gearhart was the first out lesbian to have a tenure-track position at San Francisco State University and a campaigner against California's antigay Briggs Initiative.
Fifth-grader Ella Briggs, who was bullied at her old school, ran on a pro-LGBTQ rights platform.
The Advocate's Entertainment issue shows that LGBTQ+ storytelling and visibility are a tool in the fight against the conservative push to erase and recloset queer people.
The Stop Pedophilia bill claims to protect children, but critics and educators say it's a dangerous attack on LGBTQ rights.
"It is time to advocate for the real needs of our students and to stop playing politics," says Democratic Rep. Mark Takano of California.
"There is a movement underway today and it is driving toward inclusion."
Creator Dustin Lance Black discusses the show's second installment, which depicts how LGBT people respond when law and order fails them.
Hers is a cautionary tale about the perils of bigotry. It’s the rabid and hateful venom people remember, not the orange juice, writes John Casey.
Rodney Wilson, the educator who envisioned LGBTQ+ History Month, delves into evolving inclusivity, tackling exclusionary trends, and the dire need for continuous education amid a changing political landscape.
Republicans Against 8 campaign director Scott Schmidt and Milk scribe Dustin Lance Black have paired up for two new public service announcements that are hitting the Web Monday in an effort to persuade Californians to vote no on Proposition 8, the ballot measure aimed at rescinding marriage equality in the state. The videos feature a Vietnam veteran and a Boeing rocket scientist, two people who say they have devoted their careers to protecting the rights and lives of Americans ... and are now asking Californians to return the favor.
Triangle Square, Hollywood's LGBT senior living center, was abuzz Tuesday morning with all things election. Volunteers shuttled a few groups of residents who had not already voted with an absentee ballot down to the nearest polling place. Today, now that the votes have been tallied, check out what some of our community's seniors think are the biggest issues facing the gay community -- and how far gays and lesbians have really come.
