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San Diego considers renaming street in honor of Harvey Milk
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Planning Commission has approved a proposal to rename a street after LGBT civil rights leader Harvey Milk.
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School official apologizes for publicly humiliating gay student
FULLERTON, Calif. — A school administrator has apologized to a senior at Fullerton Union High School for publicly disqualifying him from the “Mr. Fullerton” competition, an annual school event, after the student voiced his support for same-sex marriage.
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Police arrest 18 men in gay sex sting in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Police in Manhattan Beach, Calif., have arrested 18 men for unlawful sexual activity, the result of several undercover stings involving public beach restrooms.
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U.S. Immigration judge halts deportation of gay spouse
SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. Immigration judge on Thursday afternoon halted deportation proceedings against Alfonso Garcia, the bi-national spouse of a gay man, and instead ordered that a routine green card petition process be initiated.
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Straight students at San Francisco middle school combat homophobia
SAN FRANCISCO — Several straight students at Francisco Middle School in San Francisco’s Marina district have created a program to address homophobia in their school.
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U.S. Senate confirms gay nominee to California federal court
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed to the bench a gay judicial nominee whom Republicans had held up for four months from receiving a floor vote along with other appointees.
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Catholic diocese cuts homeless funding over director’s support of gay marriage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento has announced it would no longer provide funding for Francis House, one of the largest shelters serving homeless people in Sacramento, because its new director spoke in support of same-sex marriage.
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LA mayor Villaraigosa supports marriage equality plank in Democratic platform
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who serves as chair of the Democratic National Convention and a co-chair of the “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” coalition, has announced his support for a marriage plank in the Democratic Party’s 2012 national platform
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Poll: Record number of California voters now support marriage equality
SAN FRANCISCO — A new poll finds that nearly six out of ten California voters now support marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, a significant increase since the state voted to ban same-sex marriage a little more than two years ago.
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GOP group appeals California court ruling that DOMA is unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO — A group of Republican members of Congress who oppose gay rights filed an appeal today of a federal judge’s ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.