News & Commentary
Jun 08, 2011
ACLU/SC'S Deputy Executive Director to Be Honored as Member of Inaugural Class of LGBT Pride Month 'Local Heroes'
LOS ANGELES – The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU/SC) announced today that its deputy executive director James Gilliam will be honored by KCET and Union Bank as part of an inaugural class of ‘Local Heroes’ in celebration of LGBT Pride month. The Local Heroes Awards recognize the recipients’ leadership and contributions in shaping the neighborhoods in which they work and live and will be presented Thursday, June 9, 2011 at KCET in Los Angeles.
By ACLU of Southern California
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
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