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Hillcrest proudly unveils more than 100 Pride flags throughout the community
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (590+ words) One of the ways to strengthen a sense of community is to showcase how proud you are of where you call home. Last week, people gathered in Hillcrest for the unveiling of more than 100 Pride flags throughout the neighborhood. One…...
Surveys of LGBTQ+ scholarship recipients raise concerns over 'mental health emergency"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1039+ words) Mental health care is an incredibly important aspect of the college experience " and arguably never more than right now. A program under the San Diego Foundation has established a student advisory council to address what officials call "a mental health…...
For trans San Diegans, lack of public restroom access is causing lasting medical harm
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (1701+ words) Your donations power the high-quality news San Diego deserves. Help us reach our $10, 000 goal by April 10." Franky Arambula knew the public restrooms on his daily delivery route by heart." In suburban Mission Gorge, he delivered mail to single-family homes and…...
Opinion: Supreme Court puts LGBTQ+ kids in danger with legal double standard
1+ week, 3+ day ago (856+ words) Your donations power the high-quality news San Diego deserves. Help us reach our $10, 000 goal by April 10." I've never forgotten the feeling of my heart pounding through my chest as I worked up the courage to come out as LGBTQ to…...
California teachers face new attacks on LGBTQ history lessons
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1192+ words) This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. Olive Garrison has been teaching'high school history in Bakersfield for the past eight years. Born and raised in the Central Valley city, Garrison has incorporated LGBTQ history…...
San Diego class-action lawsuit targets Rady Children's Health over gender-affirming care
3+ week, 3+ day ago (502+ words) Four San Diego-area families allege that Rady Children's Health violated the civil rights of their transgender children by deciding to discontinue gender-affirming care, according to a class action lawsuit." The complaint, filed in San Diego County Superior Court, accuses the…...
'Shocking': What Supreme Court ruling on transgender policy means for California students
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (691+ words) Advocates for transgender youth vowed to keep fighting Wednesday after the U. S. Supreme Court blocked " at least temporarily " a California policy protecting the privacy of trans students in K-12 schools. The court ruled in favor of a group of parents near San…...
Supreme Court'rules in school gender disclosure policy stemming from Escondido lawsuit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court Monday blocked California school policies that prohibit teachers from sharing students" preferred gender identities with their parents, a ruling that stemmed from a lawsuit originally filed by two Escondido middle school teachers. In a 6-3 decision, the justices…...
Republicans want nothing to do with conservative push to ban same-sex marriage
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1235+ words) In late January, a number of prominent conservative advocates launched a campaign with the explicit goal of organizing to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. Elected Republicans want nothing to do with it. "If government…...
Parents of trans kids ask: Does California really protect our rights?
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1492+ words) Last month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the state's largest children's health provider. The complaint accused Rady Children's Health in San Diego of taking steps to illegally terminate gender-affirming care for transgender youth. News of the'lawsuit'spread…...