Roseville students walk out of class for “Trans Day of Visibility”
The action also comes in the wake of the district’s decision to pull the plug on a drag show fundraiser.
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The action also comes in the wake of the district’s decision to pull the plug on a drag show fundraiser.
In Placer County, a school and LGBTQ group are at the center of a controversy.
Multiple parents raised concerns over the fact the youth drag performers would get tips, but organizers say this was always about fundraising.
California's travel ban has been in effect since 2017. It requires the state Attorney General to maintain a list of states subject to the ban. That list has grown quickly as states have passed laws restricting doctors from providing gender-affirming care to minors and stopping transgender women and girls from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity.
A San Francisco trans woman was verbally assaulted at a Union Square restaurant and video of the incident which was streamed live over TikTok has gone viral.
"I am thrilled that this ruling recognizes our rights and our humanity and hopefully opens doors for transgender athletes everywhere to participate fully in sports," athlete JayCee Cooper wrote.
You can change your name, but in many states, you can't completely shed your old one — something that's of particular concern to transgender people and that legislators in at least two states, including California, are trying to change.
A CBS News investigation found many of those kicked out for their sexual orientation are still struggling to get their honorable discharge status.
California, a U.S. trendsetter for progressive policies and a state where the current governor once made news issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in San Francisco before it was legal, will attempt to enshrine marriage equality in the state constitution.
"The criminalization of homosexuality is a problem that cannot be ignored," the Pope said on Sunday.
"Trans kids are kids — they deserve to grow up without constant political attacks on their lives and health care," wrote the ACLU's Utah chapter on Twitter.
The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.
Jordan Douglas Krah, 40, was arrested on hate crimes charges after verbally accosting two college students on Christmas Eve.
Police in San Francisco responded to State Sen. Scott Wiener's home early Tuesday morning to search for potential bombs amid a new wave of threats against the senator.
Sacramento's LGBTQ+ community hosted a candlelight vigil Wednesday night in midtown to stop and remember the five lives lost when a gunman opened fire on a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Nov. 19.
Fierro said that his military training and the instinct to protect those around him made him react instantly.
At least 519 out LGBTQ candidates won elected office this year, in positions ranging from school board up to Congress and governor, said LGBTQ Victory Fund press secretary Albert Fujii.
Beauty pageant queens Fabiola Valentín, from Puerto Rico, and Mariana Varela, from Argentina, secretly tied the knot.
People can now change their sex marker on their Social Security number record without sex designation documentation.
People have speculated over Velma's sexuality in the past, but she has not been portrayed as outwardly queer until now.
A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for transgender surgeries and other gender-affirming care.
Jeremy David Hanson admitted to threatening various organizations, politicians and individuals.
The story behind Sacramento's first gay and lesbian newspaper is making headlines again.
California became the first state to say large department stores must display products in gender-neutral ways, a win for LGBT advocates who say the pink and blue hues of traditional marketing methods pressure children to conform to gender stereotypes.
A heated argument caught on camera started when two women claim they were harassed for kissing each other at the Kimpton Sawyer pool.
