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Settlement reached in suicide of teen who endured years of anti-gay bullying
TEHACHAPI, Calif. — The mother of a Central California teenager who committed suicide after years of anti-gay bullying has reached a $750,000 settlement with her son’s school district. Wendy Walsh, whose 13-year-old son, Seth, committed suicide in 2010, accused the Tehachapi Unified School
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Long Beach, Calif., elects city’s first openly gay, Latino mayor
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Residents of Long Beach, Calif., on Tuesday elected Robert Garcia their next mayor, making him the city’s first openly gay and Latino chief executive. Garcia will replace Mayor Bob Foster, who has held the position since 2006 when he takes office on July 15th.
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San Mateo County, Calif. to vote on creating LGBTQ advisory commission
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday whether to establish an LGBTQ Commission, which supporters say would be the first of its kind in California. The nine-member commission would advise the board on policy, bring greater visibility to the LGBT community, and provide a forum for individuals to air their concerns.
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Calif. lawmakers consider bill to ban ‘gay panic’ defense in slayings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill making its way through the California Legislature would prevent defendants from using a so-called “gay panic” defense to escape murder charges.
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Teachers criticize Catholic school contracts that regulate their private lives
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Roman Catholic Dioceses in Oakland and Cincinnati have come under fire for new morality clauses that require teachers to conform to church teachings in their private lives.
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Catholic school apologizes for omitting girl’s tux photo, offers to reprint yearbook
SAN FRANCISCO — A Catholic prep school in California has issued a public apology and offered to reprint the school’s yearbook after intentionally omitting a senior’s photo from because she wore a tuxedo.
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Californians, gay rights advocates worldwide remember Harvey Milk
Today is “Harvey Milk Day,” a day of honor for the slain gay rights activist, which is officially recognized by the State of California and celebrated by gay rights advocates worldwide.
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Man convicted in gang rape of lesbian gets 400 year prison sentence
MARTINEZ, Calif. — A California man who was convicted of orchestrating the 2008 gang rape of a woman who was targeted in part because she is lesbian has been sentenced to more than 400 years in prison.
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More schools working to help transgender students feel acceptance
Isaac Barnett took a bold step last year: He told teachers and classmates at his Kansas high school that the student they had known as a girl now wanted to be accepted as a boy. His close childhood friend, who also identified as transgender, was ready to reveal his secret, too.
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Calif. mayor says bullying victims need to toughen up and ‘grow a pair’
PORTERVILLE, Calif. — A central California mayor says bullying victims should toughen up, “grow a pair” and defend themselves, sparking anger among some city officials and gay rights advocates.