California Governor Jerry Brown Has a Message for Global Citizen Festival Hamburg

California removes ‘Husband’ and ‘Wife’ from Marriage Laws

Yesterday in Cali-Cal, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will remove Wife and Husband from California marriage laws.

SB1306, written by Sen. Mark Leno, will update language used in California’s laws to reflect the recognition of same-sex marriages. Now, "husband and wife" will be replaced with spouses or married persons.

Christians blow up in 5... 4... 3...

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Governor Jerry Brown signs in California's Assembly Bill 1266 for Transgender Students

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that allows transgender students to use whatever bathroom they want and participate on any sports team they want as well.

This bill is called the California's Assembly Bill 1266. It gives students in the CA public K-12 school system the right "to participate in sex-segregated programs, activities and facilities" based on their self-perception and regardless of their birth gender. This is amazing and moving things in the right direction.

Trans kids need a chance to develop and make their own way in the world. I hope this bill helps out in this process.

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In California: Gov. Brown appeals Injunction against Gay-Conversion Law

Gov. Jerry Brown appealed a court injunction that blocked the enforcement of the law that prohibits ex-gay therapy.

LA Times reports:

The notice of appeal was filed on behalf of Brown and the Medical Board of California by state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which decided Dec. 21 to block the law that took effect Jan. 1 pending a decision on its constitutionality.

A small group of therapists and religious groups argued that the law infringes on their rights to free speech, but Harris has called conversion therapy "unsound and harmful."

Harris asked the court Wednesday to look at a recent decision by U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller upholding the law.

"Defendants wish to apprise the 9th Circuit of a related case currently pending before it … denying a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have enjoined enforcement of Senate Bill 1172," Harris wrote. "Both appeals involve the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1172 and raise the same and/or closely related legal issues."

Well alright, Jerry.

California Governor Jerry Brown bans Reparative Therapy for Minors

Cali-Cal's Governor Jerry Brown made some serious history this weekend. He signed legislation that banned reparative therapy in the state.

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Authored by State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrence), Senate Bill 1172 was co-sponsored by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Equality California, Gaylesta, Courage Campaign, Lambda Legal, and Mental Health America of Northern California, and supported by dozens of organizations.

“Governor Brown today reaffirmed what medical and mental health organizations have made clear: Efforts to change minors’ sexual orientation are not therapy, they are the relics of prejudice and abuse that have inflicted untold harm on young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Californians,” said Clarissa Filgioun, Equality California board president.

California is, now, the first state that will not engage in this messy act of therapy. We're leading the way.

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