Councilman Jose Solorio proposed keeping the ICE contract, saying it helps detained immigrants stay close to their families and attorneys. Immigration activists loudly opposed it calling Solorio a “Latino Trump.”
Tag: LGBTQ
Posted inCountywide, Equality & Equity, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Facing Outbreak of Meningitis Among Gay Men
Five infections have been diagnosed in the county since June, with a sixth case pending confirmation, according to the county Health Care Agency. Public health officials suspect widespread use of online dating apps may be playing a role.
Posted inCountywide, Equality & Equity, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Sticks With Immigrant Detention Contract…For Now
Despite public pressure, including a hunger strike, the Santa Ana City Council did not vote this week to close the city’s jail, which houses immigration detainees through a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Posted inEquality & Equity, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Transgender Advocates Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Santa Ana ICE Contract
Transgender women face disproportionately high amounts of abuse in immigration detention centers, activists say. They want officials to cancel the contract to house federal immigration detainees at the city jail.
Posted inCountywide, Equality & Equity, Investigative, Top Stories
A Hard Silence to Break: LGBT Vietnamese Struggle for Understanding
With family lines of communication weakened by war trauma, language barriers, and cultural rifts, Vietnamese Americans have a difficult time talking with those closest to them about sexual and gender identity issues.
Posted inEquality & Equity, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana to Fly LGBT Pride Flag at City Hall
After a contentious debate, council members decided in a split vote to fly the flag for 40 days each year, starting on Harvey Milk Day and lasting though the end of June, which is LGBT Pride Month.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Equality & Equity
Johnson: CA Judiciary Needs to Reflect LGBT Community
Orange County Attorney Casey R. Johnson writes that California’s LGBT community needs to be better represented among the state’s judiciary.
Posted inEquality & Equity, Garden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Mayor, Considering Run for Congress, Comes Out as Gay
At the public forum Sunday afternoon, Mayor Bao Nguyen thanked the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, as a gay man himself, for his influence as an openly gay ambassador in Hanoi.
Posted inEquality & Equity, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
HIV and AIDS Education Still Missing Young People of Color in OC
Whites still constitute the largest population of infected individuals in Orange County, but cases among Latino and African-Americans are rising.
Posted inCountywide, Equality & Equity, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Transgenders Speak Out on Police Treatment
The women spoke out at a Monday meeting that included
representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Public
Law Center and the Santa Ana Police Department.
