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Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register via APLast 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. -
Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoAdvocates 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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Oregon's Measure 114 gives county sheriffs and police chiefs discretion to determine who qualifies to purchase a firearm. Opponents say the criteria to make those decisions is ambiguous. -
Forty-one percent of lawmakers are women and 10% identify as out-LGBTQ, which means California will become the first state to achieve proportional representation for LGBTQ residents, according to Equality California. -
The bill, which would ensure federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, now heads to President Biden's desk for signature. -
Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with the Respect for Marriage Act. -
"Our community has been through a lot of different challenges throughout the decades and we've always managed to take care of each other," said Blair Stenvyck of Basic Rights Oregon. "I think that's really important to remember in times like this." -
Event organizers considered canceling the Drag Queen Storytime event due to hateful and threatening messages, but instead pushed forward, with extra security precautions. -
One of Southern Oregon鈥檚 oldest LGBTQ Pride festivals returns in person this weekend after a two-year hiatus. -
The founder of the Rogue Valley鈥檚 largest homeless services organization was terminated this week, following allegations of conversion therapy at his church. -
Monkeypox tests and vaccines are in short supply as public health officials grapple with red tape and short supplies. Yet some of the processes put in place in response to COVID-19 have helped. -
A Bay Area man described himself as 鈥渄elirious鈥� from the pain of a quickly spreading rash, but it took six telehealth appointments, one urgent care visit, and two emergency room trips before he was finally diagnosed and treated for monkeypox. -
Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected. -
California is declaring a state emergency in response to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday evening. It is the second state in the country to do so, with Illinois making a similar announcement just hours before.
