en-us http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/ LGBT News http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34460 HONOR Fund will be dedicated to building LGBT support in Latino communities. Los Angeles, CA – Today, civic and community leaders convened at Los Angeles City Hall for a breakfast briefing to formally launch HONOR Fund, a new 501c3 Latino LGBT organization in California... Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34460 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34456 Equality California-sponsored bill would enable at-risk youth to seek mental health services Sacramento - The State Assembly yesterday passed the Mental Health Services for At-Risk Youth Act (SB 543) in a 49-28 vote. If signed by the governor, the bill will expand access to essential mental health services for youth ages 12-17 by allowing them to obtain counseling without parental consent... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34456 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34445 Oakland, CA – August 24, 2010 – The theme for Oakland's inaugural LGBTQ Pride festival is "We Got The Funk" and they are not playing around! The event has booked the legendary singer-songwriter Chaka Khan to headline the Oakland Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Festival, premiering in Oakland's Uptown District, Sunday, September 5, Labor Day Weekend... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34445 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34443 Sacramento – The State Senate today passed the Hate Crimes Protection Act (AB 1680) in a 22-13 bipartisan vote. The bill would exempt hate crimes from mandatory arbitration clauses, often included in employment contracts and would prohibit contracts from requiring an individual to waive his or her legal rights and procedures, guaranteed under the Ralph Civil Rights Act and Bane Civil Rights Act, which provide protections for victims of hate crimes... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34443 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34424 Today, the California State Senate approved a joint resolution, AJR 19, calling on the U.S. Congress and President Obama to immediately repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which explicitly forbids the federal government or any federal agency from recognizing state-sanctioned marriages between same-sex couples... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34424 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34426 Code instructs state to research 'cure' for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals Sacramento – The California State Senate today passed a bill that would repeal a section of the California Welfare and Institutions code that instructs the State Department of Mental Health to conduct research into the “causes and cures of homosexuality,” with the implication that lesbian, gay, and bisexual Californians are sexual deviants, potential sex offenders and a threat to children... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34426 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34427 Code instructs state to research 'cure' for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals Sacramento – The California State Senate today passed a bill that would repeal a section of the California Welfare and Institutions code that instructs the State Department of Mental Health to conduct research into the “causes and cures of homosexuality,” with the implication that lesbian, gay, and bisexual Californians are sexual deviants, potential sex offenders and a threat to children... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34427 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34430 Sacramento - The California State Senate passed the Unemployment Benefits Act (AB 2055) yesterday in a 23-11 vote. The bill seeks to ensure that same-sex couples in California have access to unemployment benefits. Previously approved by the State Assembly, the bill was introduced by Assemblymember Hector De La Torre (D-South Gate) and sponsored by Equality California... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34430 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34419 At a news conference yesterday, California GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said that, unlike Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger or Attorney General Brown who have declined defending the measure, she would defend Proposition 8 if elected governor... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34419 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34412 San Diego Gay & Lesbian News will hold a “Meet the LGBT Candidates” forum later this month at Anthology, 1337 India St. The forum will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, at the chic supper club. The free event is designed to give the community a chance to meet its current and prospective LGBT elected officials... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34412 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34396 Jacobs: "Today, equality under the law has been restored for millions of loving families across California." Moments ago, Federal District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that the temporary stay of his ruling that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional will be lifted, effective August 18th... Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34396 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34387 Sacramento – Today the State of California officially endorsed a resolution supporting greater tax equity for married same-sex couples and registered domestic partners. The Tax Equity Resolution, AJR 29, was approved by the California Assembly with a procedural concurrence vote that included bipartisan support... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34387 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34382 Same-sex couples and their families won a huge victory Wednesday as U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled California’s Proposition 8 violates both the equal protection and due process clauses in the U.S. Constitution. Says the ruling’s conclusion: “Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license... Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34382 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34371 NOM opens coffers to anti-LGBT campaign in California, but how much? WASHINGTON – According to a media advisory from the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, the National Organization for Marriage is involved in a $1 million independent expenditure campaign to support Carly Fiorina for Senate, a candidate they point out opposes marriage equality... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34371 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34373 Courage Campaign tells Carly Fiorina "Bigotry has no place in the United States Senate" as it tracks "National Organization for Marriage" tour across America LOS ANGELES -- Amidst its anti-gay bus tour across 23 eastern and midwestern cities, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has joined a $1 million independent expenditure campaign called "Tus Valores" -- or "Your Values" -- to support Sarah Palin endorsed California Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34373 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34369 Western Leadership Conference in Palm Springs November 5-7th 2010 July 27, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Greg Rodriguez 760-902-9882 or greg@gregrodriguez.com The Desert Stonewall Democrats will be holding a western leadership conference coinciding with Palm Springs Pride Weekend November 5th through the 7th... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34369 OutInSanfrancisco.com http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34337 City Council Members Proclaim Sept. 5 Oakland Pride Day. Oakland CA - On July 20, the City of Oakland will approve a resolution to make September 5, 2010 “Oakland Pride Day”. Councilpersons Desley Brooks, Ignacio De La Fuente, Rebecca Kaplan, Pat Kernighan, Nancy Nadel, Jean Quan, Larry Reid and President Jane Brunner, have each shown their support for the first Pride Celebration in 6 years, by honoring the Oakland Pride Organization for their commitment to Oakland’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinsanfrancisco.com/news.asp?articleid=34337 OutInSanfrancisco.com