LGBTQ – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Fri, 24 Nov 2023 20:12:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Evan Low, Joe Simitian Headed for Likely Showdown over Anna Eshoo’s Seat https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/assemblymember-evan-low-mulls-run-for-eshoo-seat/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/assemblymember-evan-low-mulls-run-for-eshoo-seat/#comments Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:50:14 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207810 Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian says he'll likely make it official next week and Assemblymember Evan Low says he is a few conversations away from his announcement, but the pair are likely opponents in California's 16th Congressional District.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/assemblymember-evan-low-mulls-run-for-eshoo-seat/feed/ 3 California Conservatives Go after Local School Boards over LGBTQ Policies https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-conservatives-go-after-local-school-boards-over-lgbtq-policies/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-conservatives-go-after-local-school-boards-over-lgbtq-policies/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:39:31 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207421 Several California school districts have required parental notification when students seek to change their gender identity.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-conservatives-go-after-local-school-boards-over-lgbtq-policies/feed/ 3 Newsom Names Former Labor Leader, Laphonza Butler, New U.S. Senator https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-names-former-labor-leader-laphonza-butler-new-u-s-senator/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-names-former-labor-leader-laphonza-butler-new-u-s-senator/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:29:48 +0000 Senate]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206857 By late Sunday, the governor’s office confirmed that his appointment to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein would be free to run for a full term in 2024.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-names-former-labor-leader-laphonza-butler-new-u-s-senator/feed/ 4 As Statewide Votes Loom, CA Pushes Back on School Board Anti-LGBTQ Policies https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/as-statewide-votes-loom-ca-pushes-back-on-school-board-anti-lgbtq-policies/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/as-statewide-votes-loom-ca-pushes-back-on-school-board-anti-lgbtq-policies/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:33:38 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206024 Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts. state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/as-statewide-votes-loom-ca-pushes-back-on-school-board-anti-lgbtq-policies/feed/ 6 California Parental Rights Battle Gets Louder https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-parental-rights-battle-gets-louder/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-parental-rights-battle-gets-louder/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:49:37 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201205988 Southern California school boards have been battling with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta over book bans and other culture wars in the classroom. 

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-parental-rights-battle-gets-louder/feed/ 2 As California Celebrates Diversity, It Also Confronts Hate https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/as-california-celebrates-diversity-it-also-confronts-hate/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/as-california-celebrates-diversity-it-also-confronts-hate/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:52:47 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201203458 California’s Legislature has become more diverse than ever. At the same time, a rally against transgender healthcare was held at the state Capitol and anti-semitism in the state is on the rise.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/as-california-celebrates-diversity-it-also-confronts-hate/feed/ 2 Abortion Rights Get Big Thumbs Up from Power Poll Respondents, Who Also Look at Ballot Measures https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/abortion-rights-get-big-thumbs-up-from-power-poll-respondents-who-also-look-at-ballot-measures/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/abortion-rights-get-big-thumbs-up-from-power-poll-respondents-who-also-look-at-ballot-measures/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2022 22:44:03 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201199418 In a survey regarding six statewide measures on the November ballot, San Jose Inside Power Poll finds widespread support of constitutional protection for contraception and abortion access.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/opinion/abortion-rights-get-big-thumbs-up-from-power-poll-respondents-who-also-look-at-ballot-measures/feed/ 1 Extremists Threaten Violence at LGTBQ Children’s Story Hour at East Bay Library https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/extremists-threaten-violence-at-lgtbq-childrens-story-hour-at-east-bay-library/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/extremists-threaten-violence-at-lgtbq-childrens-story-hour-at-east-bay-library/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:02:19 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201195638 Men made homophobic and transphobic remarks against a member of the LGTBQ+ community who was hosting the June 11 event at the San Lorenzo Library.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/extremists-threaten-violence-at-lgtbq-childrens-story-hour-at-east-bay-library/feed/ 3 Fremont Mayor Shadowed by Past Voting History in Tight State Senate Race https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/fremont-mayor-belabored-by-past-voting-history-in-tight-state-senate-race/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/fremont-mayor-belabored-by-past-voting-history-in-tight-state-senate-race/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:12:56 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201189772 Sen. Bob Wieckowski endorsed Wahab as his successor, but if campaign coffers are any sign, it’s still going to be a close race.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/fremont-mayor-belabored-by-past-voting-history-in-tight-state-senate-race/feed/ 4 Social Fabric of Santa Clara County Communities Unravels Online and at Meetings https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/social-fabric-of-santa-clara-county-communities-unravels-online-and-at-meetings/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/social-fabric-of-santa-clara-county-communities-unravels-online-and-at-meetings/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:11:18 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201189452 The way Americans communicate and perceive each other—often at first glance—has changed since the election of former President Donald Trump.

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