Phillip Chen is an American politician and member of the California State Assembly. He is a Republican representing the 59th Assembly District,encompassing parts of North Orange County,and small parts of San Bernardino County. The district includes the cities of Brea,Yorba Linda,Placentia,Villa Park,Orange,North Tustin,Anaheim Hills,Chino,and Chino Hills. Prior to being elected to the state assembly,he was a school board trustee for the Walnut Valley Unified School District.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in California since June 28,2013. The U.S. state first issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 16,2008 as a result of the Supreme Court of California finding in the case of In re Marriage Cases that barring same-sex couples from marriage violated the Constitution of California. The issuance of such licenses was halted from November 5,2008 through June 27,2013 due to the passage of Proposition 8—a state constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriages. The granting of same-sex marriages recommenced following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hollingsworth v. Perry,which restored the effect of a federal district court ruling that overturned Proposition 8 as unconstitutional.
Carole Migden is an American politician from San Francisco who represented the third district of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008 and the 13th district of the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002. She is the state's second openly lesbian legislator.
A California domestic partnership is a legal relationship,analogous to marriage,created in 1999 to extend the rights and benefits of marriage to same-sex couples. It was extended to all opposite-sex couples as of January 1,2016 and by January 1,2020 to include new votes that updated SB-30 with more benefits and rights to California couples choosing domestic partnership before their wedding. California Governor Newsom signed into law on July 30,2019.
In response to court action in a number of states,the United States federal government and a number of state legislatures passed or attempted to pass legislation either prohibiting or allowing same-sex marriage or other types of same-sex unions.
Frances J. "Fran" Pavley is an American politician who served two terms in the California State Senate and three terms in the California State Assembly. A Democrat,she last represented the 27th Senate District,which encompasses the Conejo Valley,and portions of the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys. Due to term limits in California,Senator Pavley completed her legislative career in 2016. She is currently working as the Environmental Policy Director for the USC Schwarzenegger Institute.
Mark James DeSaulnier is an American politician who has served as a U.S. representative from California since 2015. He has represented the 10th congressional district since 2023,although it was previously numbered the 11th district for his first eight years in office. The district includes most of Contra Costa County,a suburban county in the East Bay. He has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2000;before that,he was a Republican.
Equality California (EQCA) is a non-profit civil rights organization that advocates for the rights of LGBT people in California. It is the largest statewide LGBT organization in the United States and the largest member of the Equality Federation. The organization is based in Los Angeles.
Nancy Skinner is an American politician who is member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represents California's 9th State Senatorial district,encompassing parts of the East Bay.
The California Health and Safety Code is the codification of general statutory law covering the subject areas of health and safety in the state of California. It is one of the 29 California Codes and was originally signed into law by the Governor of California on April 7,1939.
California is seen as one of the most liberal states in the U.S. in regard to lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) rights,which have received nationwide recognition since the 1970s. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the state since 1976. Discrimination protections regarding sexual orientation and gender identity or expression were adopted statewide in 2003. Transgender people are also permitted to change their legal gender on official documents without any medical interventions,and mental health providers are prohibited from engaging in conversion therapy on minors.
Scott Wiener is an American politician and a member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represents the 11th Senatorial District,encompassing San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County.
Fair,Accurate,Inclusive,and Respectful Education Act,also known as the FAIR Education Act and informally described by media outlets as the LGBT History Bill,is a California law which compels the inclusion of the political,economic,and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender people into educational textbooks and the social studies curricula in California public schools by amending the California Education Code. It also revises the previous designation of "black Americans,American Indians,Mexicans,Asians,[and] Pacific Island people" into a list considered Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It would also amend an existing law by adding sexual orientation and religion into a list of characteristics that schools are prohibited from sponsoring negative activities about or teaching students about in an adverse way.
Travis Ethan Allen is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the California State Assembly. Allen was first elected in November 2012 to represent California's 72nd State Assembly district,which includes the cities of Fountain Valley,Los Alamitos,Seal Beach,and Westminster,most of Garden Grove,portions of Huntington Beach and of Santa Ana,and the unincorporated communities of Midway and Rossmoor.
Lorena Sofia Gonzalez Fletcher is an American union leader and former politician. A Democrat,she served in the California State Assembly from 2013 to 2022,representing the 80th Assembly District,which encompasses southern San Diego. She was first elected to the Assembly in a 2013 special election to succeed Ben Hueso,who was elected to the State Senate in a special election.
Jim Wood is an American politician currently serving as Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly since November 2023. He is a Democrat representing the 2nd Assembly District,which encompasses all of Del Norte,Humboldt,Mendocino,and Trinity counties,plus northern and coastal Sonoma County,including the northern half of Santa Rosa.
David Sen-Fu Chiu is an American politician currently serving as the City Attorney of San Francisco. Previously,he served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat representing the 17th Assembly District,which encompasses the eastern half of San Francisco. Chiu was the Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee,a position he held from 2016 to 2021,and the former chair of the California Asian &Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.
Jordan Cunningham is an American attorney and politician who represented the 35th district in the California State Assembly. He is a Republican who was elected in November 2016. Cunningham's district encompassed San Luis Obispo County and portions of Santa Barbara County. Prior to being elected to the state assembly,he was a school board trustee for the Templeton Unified School District and a Deputy District Attorney for San Luis Obispo County.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was an early opponent of same-sex marriage in the United States,including during his Governorship of California. As an elected official he opposed legal recognition of same-sex marriage but otherwise he supported LGBT rights legislation,including civil unions.
California's Assembly Bill 1066,Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016,was authored by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher and was signed by Governor Jerry Brown on September 12,2016. This bill allows farmworkers in California to qualify for overtime pay after working 8 hours in a single day or 40 hours in a workweek. Prior to the passage of AB 1066,farmworkers were only eligible for overtime pay after working 10 hours.
