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Last year California passed a law that prohibits schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender. The U.S. Department of Education alleges the law violates parents鈥 rights.
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Advocates for California鈥檚 LGBTQ+ community are pushing back on Governor Gavin Newsom after he made comments indicating he doesn鈥檛 support transgender athletes playing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
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In far-Northern California and other rural and conservative-leaning parts of the state, LGBTQ+ student groups are small in number and face homophobic and transphobic incidents on and off campus. Some help is on the way.
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Despite being a small town, Ashland is home to a thriving community of drag queens, kings and everyone in between.
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Members of California鈥檚 legislative LGBTQ caucus unveiled a proposal Monday to repeal Proposition 8, the voter-approved measure which for years banned same-sex marriage in the state.
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Republicans failed to win a temporary restraining order delaying House Bill 2002. The party's Senate walkout continues.
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The bill stands in opposition to legislation in Republican-led states blocking access and criminalizing care
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A new audit, released Thursday, finds California is missing opportunities to learn more about LGBTQ+ health in the state.
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Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposed constitutional amendment that would ask voters to protect abortion, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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The legislative referral would appear on ballots for Oregon voters to decide in November 2024.
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The new document expands the guidance from transgender students specifically to serving all gender expansive students. 鈥淕ender expansive鈥 is a term used in the document to describe a range of gender identities, including transgender, nonbinary, intersex, genderqueer and Two Spirit.
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New Title IX rules barring gender discrimination could put more responsibility on colleges to protect transgender and nonbinary students. But those students say creating welcoming campuses will require more than just policy.
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A survey of 34,000 LGBTQ people released by the Trevor Project in December analyzes mental health challenges at state and national levels.
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Efforts to remove books from libraries have become increasingly frequent and are highly organized, according to the State Library of Oregon.