California Rejects Bills Targeting Transgender Student Athletes

In a significant move amidst a contentious national landscape, California lawmakers have reaffirmed the state’s commitment to inclusivity by rejecting two bills aimed at restricting the participation of transgender youth in school sports. On Tuesday, April 1st, following hours of impassioned testimony, the state Assembly’s Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism voted down the […]

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LGBTQ+ Town Hall

Join us for an LGBTQ+ Town Hall where we’ll come together to uplift, support, and empower one another. This isn’t just another meeting; it’s a chance to connect with fellow community members, share your experiences, and collectively find the resources we need to thrive. Don’t be fooled by division – there’s power in unity! Let’s

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Gender Alchemy seeking support

Greetings, Gender Alchemy has been busy at work toward our mission of a thriving trans and gender expansive community that is healthy, wealthy, and well fed. So far in 2025, we have been able to provide over 600 meals, offer 11 support groups and hang out events, host 3 Soup For My Family community potlucks,

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VA halts gender-affirming care

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has rescinded Directive 1341, a 2018 policy that ensured respectful and clinically appropriate healthcare for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex veterans. This reversal, revealed by The Advocate, aligns with President Trump’s “Defending Women” executive order, which recognizes only two sexes. Directive 1341 had provided protections against discrimination, guaranteed access to

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Your Rights in California in Response to Recent Executive Orders

In his first few weeks in office, President Trump has rolled out a series of executive orders that openly target transgender, gender expansive, and intersex people, and purport to require recipients of federal funding to discriminate against transgender, gender expansive, and intersex people. Our organizations recognize how frightening these executive orders—and future federal actions in

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Gavin Newsom shocks LGBTQ allies

Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent pronouncements on transgender athletes, aired on his new podcast “This Is Gavin Newsom,” have thrust him into a contentious national debate, revealing a stark departure from his previously staunch advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights. In a conversation with conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, Newsom conceded that the participation of transgender athletes in girls’

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‘Snitch Line’ Introduced to Monitor LGBTQ+ Support in Schools

The Trump administration’s efforts to politicize the Department of Education escalated on Thursday with the unveiling of what critics are calling a “tip line” — an online portal encouraging students, parents, and school staff to report what it describes as “unlawful discriminatory practices” in educational institutions. According to the Department of Education (DOE), the submissions

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