Councilmembers directed city staff to explore potential programming and nonprofit partnerships to provide resources for LGBTQIA+ residents and youth in Irvine.
Tag: LGBTQ
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Min and Bernstein: Importance of LGBTQ+ Pride in OC
In light of recent attacks against the LGBTQ+ community in Orange County, Senator Dave Min and Jeanne Pepper Bernstein jointly write about the importance of diversity and inclusion.
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Wade and Gonzales: Stop Orange County’s Attack on Pride, a Demand Letter from OC’s LGBTQ+ Community
Orange County LGBT people call on Supervisors Chaffee, Do and Wagner to account on Anti-Pride Flag vote.
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Hoang: Accountability and Inclusivity in Orange County, Addressing the OC Board of Education’s Actions during Pride Month
Orange County, California, has a rich LGBTQ+ history alongside ongoing challenges. Despite being in a progressive state, LGBTQ+ students face a lack of inclusivity in schools. The OC Board of Education’s support for a bill that disregards LGBTQ+ concerns is perturbing. However, Orange County’s LGBTQ+ community continues to fight for equality and holds local officials accountable. Pride extends beyond June, and we demand progress and celebration of our community all year long.
Posted inEquality & Equity
Will OC Supervisors Keep the Pride Flag From Flying Outside County Offices?
It comes right at the start of Pride Month – a time of celebration for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender visibility.
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Edwards and Palumbo: The Pride Flag Should Fly in the Name of True Community
Together, we can be a force for unity and acceptance. We can ensure that the progress toward a more welcoming and peaceful community continues. Supporting the whole community means supporting fairness and equity for all.
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Shenkman: Transgender Students Need to Pee Too
Transgender students all over California have no accessible restrooms in their schools, inflicting one more indignity on children who are frequently bullied and are three-times as likely to commit suicide. Senator Josh Newman and I have developed a simple legislative solution, requiring unobstructed accessible all-gender restrooms in all schools, that requires little more than the cost of a bathroom sign.
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Rubio & Wade: Lavender Democrats Applaud DA Spitzer for Dropping Charges Against Victims of Hate After 10 Months but Continue to Seek Reform
DA Todd Spitzer and the Lavender Democrats still disagree about many things. But hours after our August 12th Op-Ed, the DA issued a written response announcing the charges had been dropped and offering to work with us on LGBT issues. It’s not everything but it is progress.
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Spitzer: District Attorney Todd Spitzer Clarifies Decision to Dismiss Huntington Beach Bar Fight Case
DA Spitzer invites Lavender Democrats to Join OCDA LGBTQ Advisory Group.
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Wade and Rubio: Huntington Beach Police, OC District Attorney Re-Victimizing Two Transwomen
OC’s LGBT Community is fighting to end the prosecution of two transgender women who were harassed and beaten outside a Huntington Beach Bar. Instead of pursuing the perpetrators, HBPD officers and the DA are charging the victims with serious felonies . . . for simply defending themselves.
