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Portrait of girl in tuxedo omitted from Catholic school’s yearbook
SAN FRANCISCO — A Catholic high school in San Francisco came under fire on Friday for refusing to include a portrait of a female student wearing a tuxedo in the school yearbook.
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I just can’t vote for a gay Republican…
Carl DeMaio is running for the U.S. House of Representatives. He’s a fiscal conservative Republican, and that is why he won’t have the vote of this liberal Democratic lesbian. And I don’t like the fact that he won’t really talk about LGBTQ issues – saying instead that the fiscal issues are more important. I have to hope that if he does get elected he will vote on the side of supporting LGBTQ issues … but, then again, we all know that the words “gay” and “Republican” mix about as well as oil and water.
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Calif. Assembly OK’s bill to revamp birth certificates to reflect same-sex parents
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers in the Assembly have approved a bill that updates birth certificates to reflect the status of same-sex parents.
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Calif. Senate advances bill to remove ‘man and woman’ from marriage laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill that would strike the traditional definition of marriage from California law was approved by the state Senate on Thursday after the U.S. and state supreme courts allowed same-sex unions to resume last year.
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LGBT donors cancel conference at Brunei-owned Beverly Hills Hotel
A group of high-dollar LGBT donors has cancelled plans to hold its upcoming conference at the famed Beverley Hills Hotel in Los Angeles following news that its owner, the Sultan of Brunei, would institute a revised penal code in his country which calls for death by stoning for homosexual activity.
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Calif. judge rules against opponents of transgender students’ rights law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A judge in Sacramento has ruled that elections officials in 30 California counties do not have to turn over records that would help supporters of a failed ballot referendum challenge the invalidation of thousands of voter signatures.
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College rescinds commencement invite to Dustin Lance Black over sex photos
PASADENA, Calif. — Pasadena City College has rescinded an invitation to Oscar-winning screenwriter, actor and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black to speak at its commencement ceremony because they fear sexually explicit photos of Black that surfaced on the internet in 2009 would tarnish the school’s reputation.
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Lawyer who argued in favor of Prop 8 now planning gay daughter’s wedding
WASHINGTON — The lawyer who argued before the Supreme Court in favor of upholding California’s ban on same-sex marriage learned while he was handling the case that one of his children is gay and now is helping her plan her wedding with another woman.
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Pro-gay marriage GOP super PAC has strong Q1, gay GOP candidates fall short
A Republican super PAC aimed at supporting pro-gay marriage GOP candidates raised a strong $2.75 million in the first quarter of 2014, but gay Republicans candidates for U.S. Congress fell short in fundraising.
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A journey from daughter to son: A transgender teen’s story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California transgender teen is sharing his story to encourage acceptance of other LGBT kids like himself.