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FRESNO, Calif. — AmeriCorps has teamed up with the nonprofit Equality California to offer a groundbreaking mentorship program for LGBTQ+ teens in the state. The Equality California Mentorship Corps has deployed 20 trained mentors to reach out to students at ten middle- and high schools in Fresno. Brittney Yang, who serves...
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LOS ANGELES — Un nuevo programa tiene como objetivo ayudar al staff de refugios de gente sin hogar a brindar una mejor atención a sus clientes LGBTQ+. Expertos del Equality California Institute han impartido capacitaciones LGBTQ+ en diversidad, equidad e inclusión a profesionales de la medicina por seis años....
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LOS ANGELES — A new program aims to help staff at homeless shelters better care for their LGBTQ+ clients. Experts from the Equality California Institute have offered LGBTQ+ diversity, equity and inclusion training to medical professionals for six years. But now, they’ve expanded to include the staffs of programs that serve...
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For more than four decades, the fight to end the HIV epidemic has raged on, ushering significant developments and innovations in treatment and care. However, progress has been uneven and fragile, illuminating major disparities in care and access to care that leave certain demographics disproportionately burdened by the impact...
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La lucha para terminar con la epidemia del VIH ha durado más de cuatro décadas y ha impulsado avances e innovaciones importantes en su tratamiento y atención. Sin embargo, el progreso ha sido irregular y frágil, y han quedado al descubierto grandes disparidades en la atención y el acceso...
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SACRAMENTO, California – Los grupos LGBTQ + están celebrando la orden ejecutiva del presidente Joe Biden que revierte la prohibición de la era Trump sobre las personas transgénero en el ejército. La prohibición que entró en vigor en abril del 2019 también impidió que las personas transgénero se enlistaran,...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — LGBTQ+ groups are celebrating President Joe Biden’s executive order reversing a Trump-era ban on transgender people in the military. The ban took effect in April 2019 and also prevented transgender people from enlisting, joining the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps or attending military academies. Rick Chavez Zbur,...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – La elección de 2020 se destaca por la llamada “ola arcoíris” de legisladores LGBTQ elegidos por primera vez en California y en todo el país. Por ejemplo, Todd Gloria es la primera persona LGBTQ y la primera persona de color en ser elegida alcaldesa de San...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The 2020 election is notable for the so-called “rainbow wave” of LGBTQ lawmakers elected for the first time, in California and across the country. For example, Todd Gloria is the first LGBTQ person and the first person of color to be elected mayor of San Diego,...