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If Argentina can, so can we!
Argentina’s new law legalizing marriage for same-sex couples adds new hope to the marriage equality fight in California.
Artículos por Jorge Amaro
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Another crowned Queen joins the anti-LGBT dark side
We cannot allow our Golden State, which has some of the most comprehensive protections for LGBT people and minorities, to regress into a one with a climate of hostility and fear. The fight for full equality for all calls for our combined efforts in order to successfully stop Lozano, Verastegui and their anti-LGBT group from importing hate into our state. […]
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Transgender Rural Californians Face Hate Crimes
Sandra Hinojosa, a transgender woman, shares her story of tribulation and triumph as an agricultural worker […]
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Why Marriage in Mexico City Matters
This morning, en route to work, I told my mother I was getting married and asked her if she’d travel to Mexico City and join me as we exchanged vows. “Yes! When do we leave?” she responded. […]
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Ricky Martin fighting homophobia?
We’ve learned that sharing our personal stories as openly LGBT people with our friends, family, coworkers and neighbors is the most effective way to end homophobia and change hearts and minds. […]
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Arizona’s new racist and anti-immigrant law affects the gay community
If we want to win back the right for same-sex couples to marry, we should forge strong partnerships with similar human rights movements seeking to protect the basic rights of people. […]
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LGBT Youth Take Action in State Capital
Approximately 100 youth from throughout California gathered in Sacramento to meet with members of the state Legislature to talk about LGBT issues, including access to mental health services, hate crimes protections, and educational opportunities. […]
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LGBT Activists at Forefront of DREAM Act Movement
Currently, as the bill stands, there is sufficient support in the House of Representative for it to pass. Yet while President Obama has promised to sign the DREAM Act, the Senate leadership has not lined up the votes necessary to pass the bill. […]
California
¿Por quién votaré la próxima semana?
Muchas de nuestras libertades están en riesgo la próxima semana. El 2 de noviembre, los votantes acudirán a las urnas y decidirán el futuro de nuestro estado y de la nación toda. […]
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Who I’m Voting for Next Week
Much is at stake next Tuesday when voters will be casting in their ballots and deciding the future direction of our state and nation. In Arizona, and throughout the U.S., many politicians are working hard to take away basic rights from vulnerable minority groups. […]
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Anti-gay Ads Launched Amid String of LGBT Youth Suicides
In a desperate attempt to win the votes of the Latino community, today the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the anti-gay extremist group fervently focused on denying same-sex couples the right to marry, has released a Spanish television ad attacking U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer for supporting the right for same-sex couples to marry. […]
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Otra Reina al grupo anti LGBT
La lucha por la igualdad completa para todos requiere nuestro compromiso conjunto, para así impedir la importación de odio en nuestro estado por Lozano, Verastegui y su grupo anti-LGBT. […]
California
¡Si en Argentina se pudo, aquí también!
La legalización del matrimonio civil para parejas del mismo sexo en Argentina añade nueva esperanza a la lucha por la igualdad en el matrimonio en California.
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Comunidad latina votó por la igualdad
Meg Whitman y Steve Cooley, quienes obtuvieron la nominación del partido republicano para gobernadora y procurador general respectivamente, representan una grave amenaza para los californianos y sus familias. […]
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Estudiantes LGBT toman acción en el Capitolio
La semana pasada, unos 100 estudiantes de toda California se juntaron en Sacramento para reunirse con miembros de la Legislatura estatal y funcionarios del Departamento de Educación para abogar sobre temas que afectan a la comunidad lésbica, gay, bisexual, y transgénero (LGBT) […]