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The purpose of this page is to provide you with a variety of information relevant to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/intersex (LGBTI) community. It will include lists of LGBTI related California state legislation, press releases and articles relating to the LGBTI community, the score cards of California state legislators and the Governor of California on LGBTI related state legislation and other related material.

This web site is designed to be of use to those interested in these issue and to community activists interested in these issues. People are encouraged to make suggestions as to what material should be added to these pages. Anyone may do that by sending a message to b.hinman@calcomui.org  with a suggestion.

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California Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex Legislation Addressed By California Communities United Institute


To see a list of LGBTI bills now in the state legislature, click on the following link:

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex Bills Addressed By CalComUI


Who Represents Me?

Find out who represents you. Get all the contact information on the President, the Governor of California and of the legislators who represent you in the US Congress and the California legislature by clicking on the following link:

Who Represents Me.


Transgender Issues


Sex Reassignment Surgery Costs Now Deductible On Federal And California Income Tax Returns

To see a statement on the rights of transgender people from the American Psychological Association, click on the following link:

American Psychological Association Statement On Transgender People

California Law Bans Transgender Insurance Discrimination

In 2005 the California Legislature adopted AB 1586. This law prohibits health insurance companies from refusing to offer health insurance to transgender people simply on the basis of their gender identity. You May see a copy of the legislation by clicking on the following link:

AB 1586

The Human Rights Campaign keeps a list of LGBT friendly employers on their web site. To get on the list an employer must, among other things, offer employee health benefits including insurance that covers sex reassignment surgery. The following link takes you to that list. We suggest you check back periodically as employers may be added to the list.

Employers With Transgender Friendly Health Benefits

2010 Score Cards For the California Legislature On Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender And Intersex Issues


 

California 2011 Legislative Score Card



We acknowledge, with gratitude, that the following score cards are made possible by Capitol Track. (http://www.capitoltrack.com)

The purpose of the score cards below is to tell you the scores that California Communities United Institute (CalComUI) has given to the voting records of California's state legislators on LGBT related legislation. To see the scores we have assigned to each legislator, click the links below.

The legislator's tables below will tell you how each legislator voted on each bill. In all cases, CalComUI supported the bill. So, a score of "1" for a bill means the legislator voted for the bill, a score of "0" means the legislator voted against the bill, and a score of "0.5" means the legislator was absent or abstained from voting on that bill.

The legislator's scores for each bill in the following tables is assigned on the basis of a legislator's vote on the floor of the Senate or Assembly. We did not score legislator's votes in committees.

You can look at the tables to see how your Senator and Assembly Member voted on the bills. If you don't remember who they are, links near the top of each table will enable you to find out who they are.


If you have Excel on your computer, you can download any of the following tables and sort them in any way you like. For example, you might want to sort them by Party and then do an average score for the legislators in either or both parties. By contrast, you can sort them by score to see which legislators had the highest scores and which the lowest.


Legislators are fund raising for their next election. If a legislator comes to you for a donation, you may want to check his or her scores on the tables below to see if you want to support that legislator. The score cards may also help you to decide whom you want to vote for.

To see the score cards, click on the links below. (Note: Please be patient. Some of the Score Cards open slowly.)

California Assembly LGBT Score Card 2011

California Senate LGBT Score Card 2011


Countries That Allow Gays And Lesbians To Serve Openly In The Military


According to the Palm Center of the University of California Santa Barbara, at least 25 nations allow lesbians and gays to serve openly in their armed services. To see a list of those nations, click the following link:

Nations That Allow Gays And Lesbians To Serve Openly In The Military


Federal Court Battle On Don't Ask, Don't Tell


On September 9, 2010 Judge Virginia Phillips, of the US District Court For Central California, ruled that the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy of the US Military is unconstitutional.

As a public service we have placed a copy of her ruling on our web site where you may read it.  The government has already submitted objections to her ruling and, no doubt other documents and ruling on this case are forth coming.

We will attempt to post all of them on our web site as they become available. we invite you to return periodically to see if there are any new documents for this case on our web site.

To read these documents, click on the following link:

Documents On The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Court Case


                                                     NewsFlashes

11-04-11 California's LGBT Legislators - And Now There Are Eight

10-12-11 It Was A Good Year For LGBT Rights Legislation

10-11-11 Anti - LGBT Referendum Bites The Dust

09-19-11 September 20 A Victory? Not Yet For Transgender People

09-19-11 Victory America Day - The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

07-22-11 Don't Ask, Don't Tell To End September 20

07-01-11 Landmark Decision Supports International Same Sex Couple

06-11-11 Obama Administration Offers More Support To Transgender and Intersex People

06-11-08 Obama Explains Protections For Trans Federal Workers

02-15-11 Tax Victory For Transgender People Finalized

02-09-11 Transgender People Left Behind

12-22-10 It Is Finished - Obama Signs Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

12-19-10 Bill Ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Approved - What’s Next?

12-16-10 Transgender People Have Been Left Behind


11-30-10 Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Report Is Out


US Supreme Court Sustains Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell


Appeals Court Halts Court Order Against Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy

Feds Ask the US Circuit Court Of Appeals To Stay Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Decision
Judge Refuses To Stay Order On Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Judge Phillips Finalizes Don't Ask Don't Tell Decision


09-25-10 Judge Orders Reinstatement of Air Force Nurse

09-10-10 Judge Overturns Don't Ask, Don't Tell

08-16-10Same Sex Marriage Put On Hold Again

08-12-10 We Won Again - For Now

08-04-10 Proposition 8 - We Won!!!

07-09-10 DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional

07-07-10
Hawaii?s Governor Vetoes Same Sex Couple Bill

06-30-10 Iceland Allows Same Sex Marriage


06-14-10 Federal Recognition of Same Sex Couples Accelerating

06-13-10 Inch By Inch - Things Improve For LGBTI Community

05-28-10 Don't Ask, Don't Tell On Its Way Out

04-21-10 Celebrate Harvey Milk Day


03-26-10 Gates Announces Easing Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy


02-04-10 Major Tax Victory For Transgender Community

01-06-10 A Victory For LGBTI Veterans


Two Decisions Favor Same Sex Couples

Good News On Gays In The Military

Vote On ENDA To Occur

Disturbing News About HIV

Good News Bad News In Health Care Bill

Same Sex Marriage Supporters Lose In Maine

Federal Government Offers Grant On LGBT Aging

Important Votes For Same Sex Couples On November 3, 2009

President Signs LGBTI Hate Crimes Bill

Congress Passes Hate Crimes Bill

Study Results On Hormone Use By Transgender People

                                                                                                                           
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