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  • Anti-Discrimination (against GLBT) Bill, Heads To Schwarzenegger's Desk, Again (Arnold vetoed it)

    08/25/2006 1:30:15 AM PDT · by FairOpinion · 6 replies · 235+ views
    OutinLodi ^ | Aug. 25, 2006 | OIA Newsdesk
    Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has a second chance to sign a bill that seeks to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the voluntary pledge that candidates may sign prior to entering a political campaign. AB 1207, Speaker pro Tem Leland Yee's second attempt in two years to pass such legislation, is designed to end discrimination against the LGBT community during campaigns. Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 866, identical legislation authored by Yee last year.
  • CA: Gay rights advocates give ground, but perennial battle continues

    08/14/2006 7:36:04 AM PDT · by calcowgirl · 14 replies · 343+ views
    Sacramento Bee ^ | August 14, 2006 | Dan Walters
    Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, and other supporters of her bill to mandate positive images of gays in textbooks and classroom, faced with a veto threat from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, dropped those provisions. Instead, the measure, Senate Bill 1437, now would prohibit instruction or textbooks that "reflects adversely" on groups because of their sexual orientation. That doesn't satisfy the Campaign for Children and Families and other groups on the other side of the gay rights battle. The bill "still requires all teachers, all textbooks and all instructional materials to positively portray cross-dressing, sex-change operations, bisexuality and homosexuality, including homosexual marriages,"...