Elizabeth Fields

Pronouns: She/Her Hello! I am a proud part of the LGBT+ community. I'm a South Carolina based writer and editor. I am honored to use my voice for the LGBT community.

Robin McGehee: The Journey to Becoming Fresno’s LGBTQ+ Liaison

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Fresno, California appointed its first LGBTQ+ Liaison at the end of September 2023. Mayor Jerry Dyer selected Robin McGehee, an influential local advocate for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) community, for this landmark position. McGehee has years of experience speaking out against discriminatory laws and policies and has found herself in […]

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California Leads the Way with New LGBT Rights Legislation

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At the end of September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom passed several policies to provide protections to the LGBT community, especially to transgender and gender-nonconforming people. On passing these protection policies, Newsom states, “These measures will help protect vulnerable youth, promote acceptance, and create more supportive environments in our schools and communities.” In the wake of

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Clovis Unified, using forced outing procedure since March

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[emailpetition id=”1″]Consider choosing “edit” and write your story. Starting in March of 2023, the Clovis Unified School District, with no public discussion or vote, began to enforce a Student Site Plan for transgender and gender-nonconforming students. The Student Site Plan, which the students must renew annually, forcibly outs them by requiring the presence or consent

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California Establishes Transgender History Month

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California is officially the first U.S. state to recognize Transgender History Month. On Wednesday, September 6, the California Assembly voted for House Resolution 57. This resolution, beginning in 2024, recognizes August as Transgender History Month. After passing the bill, Matt Haney, a California Assembly member and the author of House Resolution 57, stated, “…our strongest

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