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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.
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Manning regains honor as grand marshal in San Francisco Pride parade
SAN FRANCISCO — An imprisoned U.S. Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. secrets to the WikiLeaks website will serve as an honorary grand marshal in this year’s San Francisco Pride parade.
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Concerns escalate following deaths of gay, bisexual men from meningitis
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — In the heart of this close-knit gay community, Luke Martel reflects the feelings of many when it comes to a strain of meningitis that has killed three gay men this year in Los Angeles County: He’s concerned but not overly so.
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LA County urges vaccinations for gay men following three deaths from meningitis
LOS ANGELES — Three of eight people who contracted bacterial meningitis this year have died, and all three had sex with other men, Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday.
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Opponents of Calif. transgender rights law revive ballot fight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Opponents of a new California law that provides transgender students certain rights in public schools are challenging the secretary of state’s finding that they failed to gather enough voter signatures for a referendum to repeal the law.
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High school science teacher changing gender to ‘authentic self’
After spring break, 24-year Yosemite, Calif. high school science and multimedia teacher Gary Sconce will return to teach as her true self. “It’s like getting out of dark solitary confinement in prison where you never saw the light.”
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San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood to get rainbow crosswalks
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s famed LGBT-friendly Castro district will be showing more of its gay pride when the city paints four crosswalks in the colors of the Rainbow Pride flag.
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LGBT group honors Calif. governor for lifetime efforts to advance equality
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown praised gay rights advocates Monday night for being on “the cutting edge” in pushing for equality over the last several decades, as he was honored with an award for what supporters said was his lifelong push to advance equal rights.
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Transgender student recants sexual assault report
SAN FRANCISCO — A transgender teen who said he was beaten and sexually assaulted in a California high school bathroom recanted the story, police said Tuesday.
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Bid to repeal Calif. transgender student rights fails to qualify for November ballot
SAN FRANCISCO — Opponents of a new California law that provides transgender students certain rights in public schools have failed to gather enough voter signatures to place a referendum to repeal the law on the November ballot.