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    Federal investigation targets California exclude on parental notification policies 

    The LGBTQ+ community rallies in solidarity, opposing the Social Studies Alive! ban in Temecula Valley Unified in June 2023.

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    Jennifer Vietz’s transgender daughter came out to a educator and friends at her school’s Gay Straight Alliance group. 

    “If my daughter didn’t receive the kind of assist that she did,” Vietz said, “she wouldn’t be here now.” 

    She’s grateful for the school’s and teachers’ support of her daughter, and is aware that not every student has the same support from their family. 

    “They should be proficient to come out in a way that’s protected — or not come out — and still contain a trusted adult that they can talk to,” Vietz said. “If they don’t trust their families, they need to acquire another trusted adult that they can talk to and (have) that speech protected.” 

    Vietz is one of many parents and advocates who have expressed affect for the welfare of LGBTQ+ students since the Trump administration announced an investigation into the California Department of Education over a state law, California Assembly Bill

    LGBTQ+ Discrimination Rights

    You possess the right to access and make use of public accommodations:  In the State of California, it is illegal to discriminate against people using public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

    You have the right to use the restroom consistent with your gender identity: You have the right to operate the restroom consistent with your gender identity both in public settings, enjoy schools, and at your workplace. As an employee in California, you include a right to safe and appropriate restroom facilities. Your employer cannot dictate which restroom you use. If your place of employment has single-stall restrooms, they must be labeled as “All Gender,” “Unisex,” “Gender Neutral,” or something similar.

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    Equality Act [SUPPORT] – H.R. 5 by Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) and S.393 by Senator Jeff Merkeley (D-OR)

    The Equality Act would amend existing federal civil rights laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination in common spaces and services and federally funded programs on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation and gender identity.

    Status: Passed by the House 224-206, but the Senate took no action.

    Respect for Marriage Act [SUPPORT] – H.R. 8404 by Representative Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] andS. 8556 bySenator Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

    The Respect for Marriage Execute would guarantee federal recognition of any married couple’s legal rights, benefits, and protections, even if they live in a declare that outlaws same-sex marriage. It would also permit the Attorney General to bring a civil deed in the appropriate Together States district court and allow someone who is harmed to sue.

    Status: Signed into law by President Biden on December 13, 2022.

     

     

    Dream and American Assure Act / Dream Behave [SUPPORT] – H.R. 6 by Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and S.264 by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)

    This bill would enable an estimated 600,000 “Dreame
    
    

    California tried to bar gay teachers in 1978. Educators and activists who fought back fear history may be repeating itself.

    Larry Allegre always knew he wanted to be an educator. It was a simple enough goal to reach, he figured — that is, if he kept private an integral part of his identity: He was gay. 

    But amid the increasingly-hostile national attitude toward gay rights in the late 1970s, an ominous wrench was thrown into Allegre's carefully-laid professional plans.

    State Sen. John Briggs, a conservative California lawmaker from Allegre's native Orange County, introduced a ballot initiative in 1977 to be put to a referendum in the upcoming state election that would lock gay men and lesbian women from working in California's public schools. 

    "I wanted to be a teacher, to travel into education," Allegre told Insider. "But I certainly wasn't going to execute that if it was going to be illegal for me."

    For more than a year, the looming threat of Briggs' initiative hung over California's homosexual community, striking uncertainty and fear in LGBT teachers who couldn't be sure if they would have a profession come November 1978. The proposition, did, however, bring together a dedicated gro