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Social media trolls hammer transgender homecoming queen
A transgender teen in Orange County, Calif., who was crowned her school’s Homecoming Queen last week, has been deluged by an outpouring of negative feedback on and transphobic comments on social media.
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Theology professor to leave Christain college after coming out as transgender
AZUSA, Calif. — A veteran theology professor at Azusa Pacific University, a California Christian college, has been asked to leave his teaching post of 15 years after announcing last week that he is transgender.
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Transgender teen crowned Homecoming Queen at Calif. high school
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — A transgender student made history Friday night when she was elected crowned homecoming queen at an Orange County, Calif. high school.
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Calif. town mayor stripped of duties for declaring June LGBT pride month
PORTERVILLE, Calif. — An ongoing clash in Porterville, Calif., between the mayor and city council members over a proclamation designating June as LGBT Pride month, has cost the mayor and vice mayor their jobs.
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Court to decide if juror can be dismissed based on sexual orientation
SAN FRANCISCO — An appeals court gave little indication Wednesday whether a potential juror can be booted from a trial solely because of sexual orientation.
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Calif. bill that would penalize Boy Scouts’ tax exempt status shelved
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill to strip the Boy Scouts of America of its tax-exempt status in California because of the organization’s refusal to allow gay troop leaders stalled Thursday in the Legislature after failing to garner enough votes to pass.
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Calif. Senate OKs bill to aid transgender citizens with name changes, identity documents
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California state Senate on Friday approved a bill to provide transgender citizens improved access to legal name changes and identity documents that accurately reflect their gender identity.
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Transgender students face ‘outing’ when schools do not have inclusive policies
Getting accustomed to a new school as a transfer student may be a difficult experience. For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies junior Rob Ortiz, the necessary first week of school changes and challenges were added to by another set of stressors: dealing with a university staff that was not prepared to answer the pleas of someone who identifies as a transgender male.
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Calif. prison officials to allow same-sex weddings for inmates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prison officials have confirmed that inmates can get married to someone of the same sex under certain conditions.
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Federal judge: Veterans Affairs can’t deny benefits to same-sex couples
LOS ANGELES — A judge in Los Angeles ruled Thursday that a lesbian Army veteran and her spouse should be entitled to disability benefits given the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act.