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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Diversity Committee of the Los Angeles (LA) Steering Committee (SC) was pleased to join Trans-Unity Pride 10, the annual substance-free celebration for transgender, transsexual, gender-queer and cross-dressing individuals. Read More »

On 29 May 09, over 150 supporters of Equality gathered for a benefit cocktail party and screening of "for my wife...” 

Below are the remarks of Jessica Bair, co-chair for HRC Los Angeles and on the HRC National Board of Governors, given after the screening and before the Q&A: Read More »

President Obama was in Beverly Hills Wednesday night, 27 May 09. When he arrived at the hotel, he was greeted by a crowd of 200+ LGBT demonstrators. The issue: keeping his promises on marriage equality and Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT). He couldn't hear most of what the demonstrators were saying, he did hear one person ask him to keep his promises. Read More »

By Deborah Blaine
LOS ANGELES - Tuesday’s ruling can be better understood by looking first at the history of the struggle for gay civil rights in California. The issue first gained national attention in 2004 when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom issued a directive to provide marriage licenses to same-sex couples. On February 12th of that year thousands of same sex couples flooded into San Francisco City Hall to obtain the certificates, but the California Supreme Court later nullified the unions, saying the city lacked that authority without a ruling from the court. Read More »