Governor Jerry Brown signed into law yesterday Assembly Bill 433, the Vital Statistics Modernization Act, which streamlines the process for Californians to obtain and update birth certificates. The bill was authored by Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) and sponsored by the Transgender Law Center and Equality California.
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Presbyterian church in US to ordain 1st gay man
More than two decades after Scott Anderson told his California congregation that he was gay and therefore must resign as its pastor, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) is preparing to welcome him back.
Democrats Endorse Solomon for Woolsey Seat
Progressive Democrats of America has just announced its first endorsement of the 2012 election season: Norman Solomon for Congress in California’s Second Congressional District, which runs from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. Solomon has served as co-chair of PDA’s Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign for the last four years.
The Danger of the Obama Recession Turning into the Obama Depression
Recent reports are a grave warning sign that Washington must act now to prevent the economy from becoming much worse. They make clear the urgency with which the job-killing policies of the last 2.5 years must be replaced by pro-jobs solutions for economic growth.
ESF and Monarch Productions to Produce Free to Be Festival
The Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF) and Monarch Productions are proud to announce the first annual Free to Be festival, a one-day event featuring marquee musical talent, local bands and artists, nationally known DJs coupled with educational components and empowerment ideals.
Report Details Significant Health Disparities in Aging California Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Population; National Study on LGBT Health Coming Thursday
In response to a report released yesterday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showing that California’s aging lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen its efforts to address the health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, including a commitment to collect LGBT health data through federal health surveys and programs.
McDreamy of the week
This weeks McDreamy appeared unexpected, but I’m glad he did. His name is Doug Kolk and working as a reporter for KFMB-TV CBS 8 in San Diego, California.
GLBT Retirement Community Now in Development in California Wine Country
Oakmont Senior Living is very proud to announce the development of the Nation’s first LGBT Retirement Community with the option of continuing care. Fountaingrove Lodge is now in development in the heart of Sonoma County, California, and accepting deposits from future residents.
Whoopi Goldberg Joins the Call for Marriage Equality in New York and Nationwide
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – released the tenth video of the “New Yorkers for Marriage Equality” campaign. In the most recent video, which comes on the heels of oral argument in the appeal of California’s Proposition 8 case, actress and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg joins the cast of iconic New Yorkers in speaking up for marriage equality.
California gay marriage ban overturned
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a California ban on same-sex marriages as unconstitutional, handing a key victory to gay rights advocates in a politically charged decision almost certain to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Post-Prop 8, gay marriage winning support in California
New polls in California indicate public opinion on same-sex marriage may be shifting toward acceptance, and religion continues to play a large role in the change.
