Tag: California
Samuel Woodward, a California man convicted of the hate crime murder of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. The ruling follows his July conviction for first-degree murder stemming from the 2018 killing, in which Woodward stabbed Bernstein more than 28 times in the...
Two school districts in California, Temecula and Sunol, have faced criticism from parents and residents for banning the display of LGBTQ+ Pride flags, a move that has been described as “disconcerting” and “un-American”.
The Temecula school district in Southern California decided to outlaw all flags other than the US and...
In a disturbing decision, The Murrieta Valley school board in southwestern California voted to disclose the identities of transgender and gender-non-conforming students to their parents.
The proposal was approved on 10 August with a three-to-two vote, even after the district's attorney warned that the policy might place them in...
Long Beach, California, was awash with vibrant colours and joyful spirits as the city hosted its much-anticipated annual Pride Parade on Sunday.
Now in its 40th year, the event celebrated not only the LGBTQ+ community but also the enduring strength of the nonprofit organisation that initiated the celebration from a...
San Francisco has voted to repeal a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restricts abortion, voting and LGBTQ+ rights after determining that the boycott is doing more harm than good.
The policy which was initially put in place in 2016, after the US Supreme Court...
