Equality California

Equality California to honor Vincent Pompei at San Diego ceremony

SDGLN Staff
May 16th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Vincent Pompei has been named the State Farm Good Neighbor Award honoree for the San Diego Equality Awards on June 1, presented by Equality California.

Pompei is the project director for the Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership, and the chair for the only national educator conference focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth. He is currently a full time doctoral candidate at San Diego State University and is a former middle school and high school teacher.

Equality California extends its LGBT outreach in the Central Valley

SDGLN Staff
May 10th, 2013

LOS ANGELES -- Equality California (EQCA) announced today two parallel events designed to extend its LGBT education and outreach efforts in the Central Valley.

EQCA, the largest LGBT advocacy organization in California, will host a Town Hall meeting followed by a “Health Happens with Equality” briefing on Thursday, May 16 at 6 pm at the Fresno LGBT Community Center. Both events are free and open to the public.

County Supervisor Dave Roberts to be honored at Equality Awards in San Diego

SDGLN Staff
May 6th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- The annual Equality Awards, presented by Equality California (EQCA), will be held in San Diego on Saturday, June 1 from 6-11 pm, honoring San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts.

The event will include a reception, dinner and awards, and an after-party. California Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins will be the special guest, and the evening's host will be Michael Chen of ABC 10. USC constitutional law expert professor David Cruz will provide an update on the pending U.S. Supreme Court decisions during the event.

LGBT youth lobby California lawmakers, demand opportunity to succeed in school

SDGLN Staff
April 29th, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Dozens of high school students are in the state Capitol today advocating for two bills to help ensure all youth — including LGBT youth — have the opportunity to stay in school and succeed.

The youth are gathered for the eighth annual Queer Youth Advocacy Day, which unites LGBT and straight ally youth activists from Gay-Straight Alliance clubs across state.

Three EQCA-sponsored bills clear committees with bipartisan support

SDGLN Staff
April 17th, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Three Equality California-sponsored bills focused on reducing discrimination and improving the health and equality of LGBT Californians have passed their respective committees with broad, bipartisan support.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Cultural Competency for Health Care Providers Act (AB 496), authored by Assemblymember Richard Gordon, passed the Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee by a bipartisan vote of 10-1-1.

ACTION ALERT: Tell California Assembly to protect transgender students

John O'Connor - Equality California Executive Director
April 9th, 2013

We need your help.

Fringe anti-equality organizations are flooding the Capitol and your lawmakers with misleading calls in an attempt to defeat California Assembly Bill 1266, the School Success and Opportunity Act, introduced by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano. It is urgent that members of the Assembly Education Committee hear from you asking for their support of this important bill to protect transgender students.

Supervisor Dave Roberts to get EQCA's San Diego Leadership Award

SDGLN Staff
March 14th, 2013

SAN DIEGO -- Equality California said today that Supervisor Dave Roberts will be honored at the San Diego Equality Awards with the EQCA Leadership Award, and that nominations are now open for the event’s State Farm Good Neighbor Award.

Equality California backs 5 bills on health care, transgender equality and non-discrimination

SDGLN Staff
March 13th, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Equality California announced today its sponsorship of five bills in the 2013-14 legislative session focused on reducing discrimination and improving the health and equality of LGBT Californians.

“This legislative package is broad and fundamental,” said John O’Connor, EQCA executive director. “With these bills, we will end an unfair tax that singles out LGBT families, improve access to health care for our community and ensure that California taxpayers are not underwriting discrimination by youth-based organizations.”

California bill would remove state tax exemption for youth groups that discriminate

SDGLN Staff
February 19th, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- On the heels of the controversy surrounding the Boys Scouts of America's policy to exclude members of the LGBT community as Scouts or adult leaders, state Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) and Equality California today announced the introduction of new legislation that would remove a state tax exemption for any youth group, including the Boy Scouts, that discriminate against members and leaders on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Lambda Legal urges Ninth Circuit to uphold law banning "ex-gay" therapy for California minors

SDGLN Staff
February 5th, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -- - Lambda Legal, representing 12 regional and national organizations working with LGBT youth, filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today urging the court to uphold the California law prohibiting state-licensed mental health providers from using dangerous efforts to change sexual orientation - sometimes referred to as "ex-gay therapy" - with minors.

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