Insurance news
Submitted by Robyn on Sat, 08/19/2017 - 2:13pmState regulators in California have penalized Health Net $200,000 for violating antidiscrimination laws by denying coverage for transgender people seeking gender reassignment surgery.
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OC parents sue private school on behalf of their daughter
Submitted by Robyn on Sun, 08/13/2017 - 2:37pmNicole Brar attended Heritage Oak Private Education in Yorba Linda until it became apparent they had irreconcilable differences.
The school would not allow Nikki to dress as a girl, to use the girl's restroom, or to be referred to by female pronouns.
California Democratic Party Civil War Underway
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 07/10/2017 - 3:59pmA civil war in the Democratic Party between the populist left and the neoliberal centrists finally, belatedly has broken out.
Effective July 1
Submitted by Robyn on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 1:33pmCalifornia has some new regulations that have been approved during the past year by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. These regulations expand workplace protections for transgender and gender variant people.
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Submitted by Robyn on Mon, 06/26/2017 - 2:02pmTomorrow the District of Columbia will become the first jurisdiction in the United States to issue driver's licenses with a non-binary gender option of X.
Gender nonconformist shot to death in Fresno
Submitted by Robyn on Fri, 05/19/2017 - 1:12pm
In the late hours of Tuesday, Imer Alvarado was shot multiple times in the upper chest in Central Fresno. Alvarado did not survive.
College sets up Trans* Pride Scholarship
Submitted by Robyn on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 2:27pmMiraCosta College is a public community college in San Diego County with two campuses in Oceanside, plus a campus in San Elijo and a Technology Career Institute in Carlsbad.
The college has announced that it will award a $1,000 scholarship annually to a student who identifies as transgender or is actively involved with the transgender community.
The Last American Warlord
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 01/14/2017 - 1:47pmwar·lord (wôr'lôrd'): A military commander exercising civil power in a region, whether in nominal allegiance to the national government or in defiance of it.
Family shares a message
Submitted by Robyn on Wed, 01/04/2017 - 1:47pmOn December 27 19-year-old transgender girl Jai Bornstein from Bakersfield, CA left the family home intending to commit suicide. In her possession was her father's gun. She was transported to Hart Park by an Uber driver. The driver observed her walking directly toward the river. That was the last she was seen alive.
Los Angeles addresses transgender unemployment
Submitted by Robyn on Sat, 12/03/2016 - 1:41pmMayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that the City of Los Angeles has appropriated $290,000 toward reducing the high unemployment rate of transgender residents.
