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Improving the Quality of Services and Supports for LGBT Older Adults: Training for Aging Network Organizations and Providers Presented by: Contra Costa Mental Health Course Instructor: Michelle C. Alcedo When: December 6, 2011 Where: Sequoia Room, 50 Douglas Dr, 2nd Floor Conf Rm, Martinez, CA 94553 Time: 8:00 am. (Registration) 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. […]

Here is the link to an article with more information: http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2011/11/ninth-circuit-to-consider-prop.html

This is a good overview of the case so far and what the ruling could mean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPwIZ4qBBr0&feature=player_embedded

Here is the info about the ruling from American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER): www.afer.org Now that the California Supreme Court has finally issued its advisory opinion that the Prop. 8 Proponents have standing to appeal, we can expect a speedy ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. We are on the cusp of […]

http://www20.csueastbay.edu/news/2011/10/laramie-project-101811.html?utm_medium=rss The Laramie Project,” a docu-dramatization of reactions to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyo., will be staged Nov. 11, 12, 18, 19 and 20 by the Cal State East Bay Department of Theatre and Dance. Through interviews with Laramie residents, law officers, officials, religious leaders, university […]

Here is the link to an article related to GLBTQI aging: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/us/gay-retirement-communities-struggling-in-the-recession.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

This article from the Huffington Post is a pretty good overview of where the candidates stand: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/24/republican-candidates-gay-rights-gop-hopefuls-_n_1028680.html?ref=gay-marriage

Pew research released a new poll showing the trends in gay marriage acceptance. More people are in favor of gay marriage then 10 years ago. See the graphic here: http://features.pewforum.org/gay-marriage-attitudes/index.php?src=prc-twitter

A hearing was held on Monday, October 24. Read about it from the San Francisco Chronicle  here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/24/BALB1LLPU6.DTL

This is a new article about implementing the new FAIR act in LA. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gay-schools-20111016,0,6753592.story?page=1