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How FCKH8 And Gay Inc Orgs May Have Destroyed The Equality Movement

NOTE: We’d started writing this post without the knowledge that Courage Campaign, The Trevor Project, American Foundation For Equal Rights, Equality California and Lambda Legal are financially benefiting from the FCKH8 video campaign. You’ll see that we discover this later on in the post.  But we will be upfront and say that we are beyond [...]

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Thursday January 6th, 2011 in , , , , , | 3 Comments »

CA Truancy Law In Effect; Poor Black, Latino Parents, Expected To Get Hit Hardest

As of January 1, 2011,  California parents face prosecution, fines up to $2,000, and even jail time if they don’t make sure their kids attend school regularly. Here’s the layout on the new law from Colorlines: It’s a strict law, which holds three designations for kids who chronically miss school. A truant is any student [...]

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Tuesday January 4th, 2011 in , , | 13 Comments »

Legal Analysis Of The Latest Prop 8 Ninth Circuit Dramaaa

Courtesy of the National Center For Lesbian Rights By Shannon Minter, Esq. National Center for Lesbian Rights Legal Director Today brings a new development in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Prop 8, which amended the California Constitution to strip same-sex couples of the freedom to marry.  Perry is currently on appeal [...]

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Tuesday January 4th, 2011 in , , , , , , , | 14 Comments »

Jerry Brown Ax In Hand To Propose Broad Budget Cuts For Ailing California

From Sac Bee: The broad set of budget cuts that Gov.-elect Jerry Brown will propose in the coming days would touch nearly all Californians, eliminating local redevelopment agencies, shrinking social service benefits, shuttering parks and reducing library hours, according to a source familiar with his budget proposal.

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Monday January 3rd, 2011 in , | 9 Comments »

Schwarzenegger Leaves Bevy Of Forget Me Nots; 750 New CA Laws Kickoff Today

From Sac Bee: Termed-out Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is leaving behind hundreds of new reasons to remember him after he departs the state’s highest office Monday. The Republican governor signed nearly 750 bills last year, most of them taking effect today at modest or no cost to the state. Schwarzenegger’s bill signings outpaced his vetoes by [...]

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Saturday January 1st, 2011 in , | 4 Comments »

Prop 8 Judge Tops Right Wing Hall Of Shame List

Topping their “Hall of Shame 2010,” conservative legal group Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) crowned San Francisco federal judge Vaughn Walker as the number one offender for his ruling of Prop 8 as unconstitutional.  The Sacramento, CA-based non-profit published their list of  equality offenses which include denounced judges, elected officials, and a school district over decisions [...]

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Wednesday December 29th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

LGBT Social Studies Part Of Public School Curriculum Big Possibility In CA

According to the SFist California Senator Mark Leno (D) introduced a bill today that would require social studies classes (e.g., history, sociology, etc.) to teach students about the countless contributions of LGBT people. The FAIR Education Act (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful) would amend the Education Code to include social sciences instruction on the contributions [...]

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Monday December 13th, 2010 in , , | 9 Comments »