News & Commentary
Jun 06, 2011
The Politics of LGBT Pride: Waving the Rainbow Flag in Celebration
Keeping in the spirit of celebrating LGBT Pride month, over the weekend I watched a great documentary called Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride, and then attended an ACLU/SC sponsored production of the brilliant one-woman play, "No Word In Guyanese For Me."
By James Gilliam
Jun 02, 2011
Seth's Law Passes State Assembly
AB 9 is an important step toward creating a safer school environment for California students
By ACLU of Southern California
Apr 14, 2011
Students and Civil Rights Groups Announce Revised LAPD Protocol to Reduce Curfew Tickets That Have Targeted Students of Color
ACLU of Southern California, Public Counsel and Community Rights Campaign say schools and parents, not police and courts, are best way to keep youth in school
By ACLU of Southern California
Mar 15, 2011
Seth's Law Proposed to Make a Safer School Environment
Assemblymember Ammiano and LGBT Equality Organizations Co-Sponsor AB 9
By ACLU of Southern California
Mar 15, 2011
'Seth's Law' Proposed to Make a Safer School Environment
Assemblymember Ammiano and LGBT Equality Organizations Co-Sponsor AB 9
By ACLU of Southern California
Mar 15, 2011
Bill Introduced In House and Senate To Protect LGBT Students Against Discrimination
Wendy Walsh, ACLU Client And Mother Of Son Who Took His Own Life After Bullying, Helps Introduce Bills
By ACLU of Southern California
Jan 21, 2011
L.A. teachers union loses historic lawsuit to ACLU: no more 'last hired, first fired'
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 16, 2010
Tehachapi Unified School District Knew About, Yet Ignored, Bullying of Seth Walsh
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the California affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union partnered with Wendy Walsh, mother of 13 year-old Seth Walsh who recently took his own life after enduring years of anti-gay harassment at school, to send an important message to schools about anti-gay bullying. California law, in particular, requires schools to take specific steps to protect students from harassment based on sexual orientation.
By ACLU of Southern California
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