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The complex inequities that queer people face throughout their lives are following them to the nursing home.

And Dean Phillips won't run for reelection.

A lawsuit against San Francisco Superior Court over its routine failure to uphold defendants’ right to a speedy trial is now in the hands of California’s Supreme Court. San Francisco has more than 1,100 cases past statutory time limits, and 115 of those defendants are languishing in jail without a conviction.

Former Superintendent Dr. Carlton Wilson has been arrested on charges of theft with allegations of stolen money used for online gambling.

Though a bill decriminalizing loitering for adults with the intent of engaging in sex work was passed by the Legislature last year, it hasn't been sent to the governor's desk yet.

Though a bill decriminalizing loitering for adults with the intent of engaging in sex work was passed by the Legislature last year, it hasn't been sent to the governor's desk yet.

Lawsuit alleges SB 132, which allows incarcerated transgender people to ask for a transfer to a state prison or detention center that matches their gender identity, is unconstitutional under both the federal and state constitutions.

Lawsuit alleges SB 132, which allows incarcerated transgender people to ask for a transfer to a state prison or detention center that matches their gender identity, is unconstitutional under both the federal and state constitutions.

Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a petition of review to the state Supreme Court August 25 in defense of anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ residents of long-term care facilities that were ruled unconstitutional last month by an appellate court.

SACRAMENTO, CA—The California Third District Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 that a 2017 state law requiring employees at long-term care facilities to use patients’ “preferred” pronouns violates First Amendment free speech rights. Taking Offense, an unincorporated association, filed the lawsuit challenging part of California’s Health and Safety Code that requires health facility employees to deny a person’s biological sex and acknowledge a “chosen” gender or pro...