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Calif. governor signs bill prohibiting ‘gay panic’ defense in murder charges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed legislation that prohibits the so called “gay panic” defense from being used to escape murder charges. Current state law allows murder charges to be reduced to manslaughter if the killings happened in a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion…
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Calif. governor signs bill allowing transgender status on death certificates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Transgender Californians will have the right to have their gender identity properly recognized on death certificates under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The governor announced Friday that he signed AB1577 by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, a fellow Democrat from San Diego.
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Calif. Assembly approves ban on ‘gay panic’ defense, bill heads to governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Defendants could not escape murder charges by claiming they panicked when they discovered someone was gay or transgender under a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown. The state Assembly approved AB2501 on a 50-10 vote Wednesday.
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California governor signs bill to update state’s marriage laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation replacing language in state law that defines marriage as “between a man and a woman.” The bill, SB1306, takes effect Jan. 1, reflecting the legality of same-sex marriage after a decade of litigation. Brown announced the signing Monday.
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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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Growing number of attorneys general refusing to defend gay marriage bans
NORFOLK, Va. — The day after a federal judge struck down Virginia’s gay-marriage ban, state Attorney General Mark Herring wasn’t vowing to appeal or insisting his state’s law was sound.
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Calif. governor signs law to improve healthcare training related to LGBT seniors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new California law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown late Wednesday aims to ensure that the state’s LGBT seniors get respectful and competent elder care by integrating LGBT cultural competency instruction into training received by residential care facility administrators.
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Calif. requires health plans to offer equal fertility coverage for same-sex couples
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Unmarried and same-sex couples will be ensured the same access to insurance coverage for fertility treatments as heterosexual couples under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown announced signing Tuesday.
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Calif. governor Jerry Brown signs transgender birth certificate bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill designed to make it easier for transgender Californians to obtain birth certificates reflecting name and gender changes.
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Opponents promise legal challenges to new laws protecting LGBT youth
Two recently approved measures creating protections for LGBT youth — one expanding rights for transgender students in California public schools, and another prohibiting gay conversion therapy on minors in New Jersey — have opponents promising to launch legal challenges to overturn the laws.