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A large blue LED sign with the words "Rady Children's" illuminates at the top of a glass building during a dusk evening.

Salud

San Diego families file civil rights suit over cutoff of transgender care at children’s hospital

Rady Children’s Hospital announced in January that it would no longer perform gender affirming care for minors.

Por

kristen hwang

• marzo 19, 2026

A person speaks into a bullhorn while standing in the middle of a crowd that chants and holds up signs.

Educación K-12

‘Shocking’: What Supreme Court ruling on transgender policy means for California students

The court blocked California’s policy barring school districts from requiring teachers to “out” transgender students to their parents, unless the students gave permission.

Por

Carolina Jones

• marzo 4, 2026

A group of people participate in a demonstration outdoors, holding signs in support of transgender rights. One sign reads "Protect Trans Kids," while another states "Trans People Have Always Been Here!" A person with red hair, wearing a denim jacket and a face mask, raises an arm while holding a sign that says "Let All Kids Play." Others in the crowd wear pink bandanas and buttons, standing among trees with autumn-colored leaves. The late afternoon sunlight casts a warm glow on the scene.

Educación

Trans youth still have a safe haven in California — but that could change

Lawsuits and Trump administration policy changes are targeting trans athletes, bans on outing by school staff and health care. Some California policies are in jeopardy.

Por

Carolina Jones

• enero 23, 2026

La Corte Suprema de California durante una sesión judicial en el edificio de oficinas estatales Ronald Reagan en Los Ángeles en abril. 3 de diciembre de 2024. Foto de Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

Justicia

California Supreme Court rejects free speech challenge to LGBT protections in nursing homes

The California Supreme Court upheld a law protecting the rights of LGBT people in nursing homes, including by forbidding employees from misgendering those patients.

Por

Nigel Duara

• noviembre 6, 2025

Three individuals sit in a government chamber, attentively listening during a legislative session. The person in the center, dressed in a black blazer and tan sweater, leans forward with a serious expression. Ornate wooden railings and paneling are visible in the background.

Política

Police, DA refuse to release records on Latina senator’s DUI citation near Capitol

Sen. Sabrina Cervantes’ attorney says she was targeted for DUI without cause because she’s a Latina member of the LGBTQ caucus. Authorities are refusing to release records that could show who is telling the truth.

Por

Ryan Sabalow

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Juana Kuang

• junio 18, 2025

The backs of two students in black football gear as they stand in the end zone of a high school football field. Other football players and staff can be seen in front of them.

Educación K-12

Trump wants to cut funding for California schools over one trans athlete. It’s not so easy

Trump is threatening to withhold funding from California over its policy toward transgender student athletes, but actually doing so could prove tricky for the president.

Por

Adam Echelman

• junio 11, 2025

A side-view of a group of people sitting in front of lavender-colored round tables during a small graduation ceremony. The room is decorated with purple balloons and hanging swirls. Gold letter balloons that spell out "Congrats" can be seen in the distance background.

Educación

Trump cites California LGBTQ+ centers to justify big cuts to ‘woke’ campuses

San Diego's community college district finds itself directly in Trump's crosshairs: Its "pride centers" were the only items called out by name in the administration's plan to slash more than $10 billion of federal spending on education.

Por

Adam Echelman

• mayo 30, 2025

División de California

Another California school board takes aim at transgender athletes

Redlands Unified school board can't legally ban transgender athletes, but a majority of its board voted for a resolution opposing them anyway.

Por

Deborah Brennan

• abril 30, 2025

El gobernador Gavin Newsom, rodeado de una multitud de periodistas, habla en la sala de prensa después de un debate presidencial entre el presidente Joe Biden y el candidato presidencial republicano, el expresidente Donald Trump, en Atlanta el 27 de junio de 2024. Foto de John Bazemore, AP Photo

Comentario

I judged Gavin Newsom’s podcast before listening. Then I realized I was part of the problem

After seeing the headlines about Gavin Newsom's podcast, a longtime policy expert assumed the worst. Then she listened and discovered a model for the type of political discourse desperately missing today.

By Nanette Star • marzo 26, 2025

A person in a white dress shirt and sunglasses sits on the back of a vehicle and shakes hands with someone in a white hat holding a rainbow flag during a parade. In the back group is a group of spectators behind a barricade, watching the parade.

Comentario

Gavin Newsom made it clear to California’s LGBTQ community where he actually stands

Instead of leading with a vision of California many people actually want, Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided to scapegoat trans people for an imagined Midwest voter in a future presidential run, says a queer Sacramento parent.

By Tori Truscheit • marzo 13, 2025