SACRAMENTO – The California state Senate passed a joint resolution Thursday urging the federal government to include questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in the 2020 Census questionnaire.

The joint resolution, introduced by Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, and sponsored by Equality California, passed 22-9 in a bipartisan vote.

The resolution, SJR 28, calls on Congress and the president to revise the census survey and to collect data identifying LGBT people and their families living in the U.S.

PALM SPRINGS – The Palm Springs police chief has launched an internal review of a gay slur made by an undercover officer during a sex sting in the Warm Sands neighborhood last summer.

The gay slur came to light during pretrial testimony in an Indio courtroom on Monday.

A witness who reviewed police videotapes of the sting testified Monday that the undercover officer, who was watching from an unmarked police car, called the suspect in the sting a “c---s----r” and the slur triggered laughter from another undercover officer in the vehicle.

SAN FRANCISCO – The attorneys fighting California’s same-sex marriage ban are sounding downright confident as they prepare for closing arguments on Wednesday in federal court.

The high-profile team of David Boies (DB) and Ted Olson (TO) conducted an online news conference last week in which San Diego Gay & Lesbian News participated.

LOS ANGELES -- As San Diego Pride organizers put the final touches on next month’s parade and festival, many San Diegans will head up to Los Angeles this weekend to celebrate Pride there.

Christopher Street West, as the event is titled, will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, under the theme “Pride 365: Power. Passion. Purpose.”

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