“GSA Network urges President Obama to be an LGBTQ champion for all and bring Yordy and his undocuqueer siblings home now...These young people took the courageous step of placing themselves into immigration custody and asking for humanitarian parole and asylum. They are victims of our broken immigration policy, and they deserve to come home to the United States.” Read more at GSA Network Visit action.dreamactivist.org/reform150 to sign the petition! … [Read more...]
Local LGBT News: Los Gatos Transgender Woman Fights Back Against Scotts Valley Fitness Company
“Even though Jönnson is barred from CrossFit women's competitions, she could be eligible for the Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee guidelines permit transsexual athletes to compete under their new gender if they have undergone sex reassignment surgery, legally changed their gender, undergone hormone therapy for a period of time and meet Olympic androgene testing requirements.” Read More in The Santa Cruz Sentinel … [Read more...]
National LGBT News: Google’s International Women’s Day Doodle Includes Trans Women
“That video, which features more than 100 women from around the world, includes two openly transgender women. Author, speaker, and transgender rights activist Janet Mock and Transgender Law Center senior strategist Cecilia Chung both appear in the clip.” Read More in The Advocate … [Read more...]
[Reminder] GSAs For Justice: Expression Not Suppression (ENS) 2014 Conference
ENS is a Fresno-based annual conference for LGBTQ youth and straight allies who are dedicated to creating safer schools and building the GSA movement in the Central Valley. ENS is youth-planned and youth-led. When: Saturday March 15, 2014 Location: Edison High School, 540 E. California Ave. Fresno, CA 93706 Click Here for more information & registration … [Read more...]
LGBT News: 100 LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know
“...in honor of Black History Month, below you’ll find over 100 lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer and transgender women you should know about. If she was still alive, the oldest person in this list would be 189 years old. The youngest person on this list is a mere 21 years of age.” See the List at Autostraddle … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Kids With Lesbian Parents Report Higher Self-Esteem Than Kids With Heterosexual Parents
“Children of lesbian parents reported higher self-esteem scores and lower conduct problem scores than the children of heterosexual parents. On all other variables, including child-parent relationship and personal well-being, there was no difference in the scoring.” Read More in The Huffington Post … [Read more...]
[Save the Date] 20th Annual Gay Prom “Rainbow Over Wonderland”
A fun filled night with music and dancing with LGBT youth and allies across the bay area! Must be 20 years or under to attend. Dress to Impress! Location: Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward, CA 94545 When: Saturday, June, 7th, 2014 @ 7pm to 12am Cost: $25 per person, $20 for prepaid groups of 10 or more Questions? Call: (510) 247 - 8200 or visit gayprom.org … [Read more...]
[Save the Date] Day of Silence 2014, April 11
The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools. Click Here are some easy ways to organize your own Day of Silence event. To register visit dayofsilence.org Interested in being part of the street team for this event? Applications due March 9th, Click Here for more information … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Missouri Students Block Westboro Baptist Church’s Protest of Michael Sam
“Students at the university, many of them wearing “Stand with Sam” pins, formed a human wall to block off the extremist group.” Read More in USA Today … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Arizona Anti-Gay Bill Prompts LGBT Advocate Protests
“Hundreds of activists rallied in Arizona on Friday to protest the passage of a bill that would let vendors deny service to gay customers on religious grounds.” Read More The Huffington Post Updates in The Huffington Post … [Read more...]