Time to hit the road with Button & Bly! In the latest episode of their lesbian travel webseries, Bly takes you to Palm Springs. Tune in!
My Dinah mission was not to party, but to go on an adventure. In three days I crossed four big items off my bucket list: camping under an eclipse, Dinah, Salvation Mountain, and the Salton Sea.
This is a photo diary you won’t wanna miss. It’s good for your eyeballs! Promise.
Injustice in the Justice System: Two Lawsuits Expose Struggle for Incarcerated LGBTs
Injustice in the Justice System: Two Lawsuits Expose Struggle for Incarcerated LGBTs
Two new lawsuits brought by LGBT inmates call out different arms of the criminal justice system on their brutal and inhumane treatment of people incarcerated with and without charges. The people bringing the cases have been singled out for their gender expression and sexuality in violation of their constitutional rights. These cases could create major shifts for the experiences of incarcerated…
No Excuses: California Bans Gay and Trans Panic Defenses for Anti-LGBT Violence
No Excuses: California Bans Gay and Trans Panic Defenses for Anti-LGBT Violence
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It’s been a banner summer for progressive action in California. Just a few weeks ago, California became the first state in the US to push their state universities to adopt more rigorous standards for what constitutes sexual consent. Last week, Governor Jerry Brown signed the “Respect After Death” law that will help ensure trans people are able to have their gender accurately reflected on their death certificate. Yesterday marked another important historic first for the state when Brown signed AB2051, a bill banning the “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses for assaulting or murdering members of the LGBTQ community.
Protests in Murrieta and Oracle Point to the Racism of US Immigration Policies
Protests in Murrieta and Oracle Point to the Racism of US Immigration Policies
If you’ve been paying attention to the continued unfolding of the crisis facing immigrant childrenentering the U.S., it’s likely you’ve heard that a bus of detained immigrants being transported by U.S. Border Patrol was stopped by a group of protesters outside of Murrieta, California. The protesters yelled chants at the bus, including, “Go Back Home,” and “U-S-A,” and they held extremely racist…
Top 5 Reasons Living In The Bay Area Doesn’t Always Feel Like Real Life
Top 5 Reasons Living In The Bay Area Doesn’t Always Feel Like Real Life
I’ve lived in the North Oakland/South Berkeley area now for about three and a half years, but because there are no seasons, I haven’t noticed time passing in the usual way. Prior to taking up residence in this strange bay, I’d spent six years living in New York and before that…
What’s Happening For CA’s Trans Students? Unpacking the Clusterf*ck Of AB 1266
Search the hashtag #AB1266 on Twitter, and you’ll see what I mean by clusterfuck. It’s a mixture of…
California Appeals Court Considers Whether Gays Qualify to Be On A “Jury of One’s Peers”
Wednesday morning, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a casethat could spur…