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California Establishes Transgender History Month
California is officially the first U.S. state to recognize Transgender History Month. On Wednesday, September 6, the California Assembly voted for House Resolution 57. This resolution, beginning in 2024, recognizes August as Transgender History Month. After passing the bill, Matt Haney, a California Assembly member and the author of House Resolution 57, stated, “…our strongest…
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On Privacy and “Parental Rights”: The Wave of Forced Outing in California School Districts
“The forced outing policy wrongfully endangers the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of non-conforming students who lack an accepting environment in the classroom and at home.” – Rob Bonta (CA Attorney General) On July 20, the Chino Valley Unified School District–representing nearly 26,000 students–passed a bill mandating schools to notify parents of any pronoun or…
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SURVEY: Let Your Voice Be Heard
In addition to our previous post regarding the lack of holistic research on Fresno’s LGBTQ community and the issues they face, LGBT Fresno is proud to announce our release of a survey. The goal of the survey is to get a broader idea of the LGBTQ community in Fresno’s main concerns and how researchers and…
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REPORT: What Research Has Been Done on Fresno?
Despite Fresno being ranked as one of the least LGBTQ-inclusive cities in California, little research has been done on what issues are specifically faced by the community. As such, LGBT Fresno has released a report that condenses and summarizes the research that has already been conducted. While there are over a hundred pages of reports…