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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: LGBTQIA+ Issues

Carlos J. Mejia Vijil, 23 (left), and John Maragioglio, 82, share a bonding moment outside the Anita May Rosenstein campus, where Maragioglio lives in senior housing. Mejia Vijil lived in the youth housing on the campus before getting his own apartment. (Francesco Da Vinci/YES! Media)
Making the rainbow connection at Los Angeles' LGBT Center

By Greg Hernandez for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Yes! Magazine-Public News …

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For a proposed initiative to qualify for a California ballot, backers must gather more than 546,000 signatures by next April. (Mariusz/Adobe Stock)
Signature gathering starts for CA initiative to restrict transgender student rights

Three proposed ballot initiatives affecting transgender students are now in the signature-gathering stage in California. The group Protect Kids …

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A memorial has spring up outside Lauri Carleton's store in Cedar Glen, Calif., in the wake of her murder. (Michael Feddersen)
Lake Arrowhead Community Reels after Woman Murdered Over Pride Flag

Community members in the Lake Arrowhead area are planning to distribute free rainbow flags this week - in memory of Lauri Carleton, a 66-year-old …

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On Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump protestors tried to maintain control by attacking the rule of law, separation of powers and fair elections. (Wikimedia Commons)
Experts Sound Alarm on Rise of Authoritarianism in U.S., Globally

By Zoe Marks and Eric Chenoweth for Ms. MagazineBroadcast version by Lily Böhlke for Commonwealth News Service/Public News Service U.S…

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A new mentorship program for LGBTQ+ teens is part of AmeriCorps' Safe and Supportive Schools initiative. (Jirsak/Adobestock)
AmeriCorps’ First LGBTQ+ Mentoring Program Helps Central Valley Teens

FRESNO, Calif. -- AmeriCorps has teamed up with the nonprofit Equality California to offer a groundbreaking mentorship program for LGBTQ+ teens in …

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The fight against HIV/AIDS continues, 40 years after the disease began to ravage American cities and towns. (Nito/Adobe Stock)
Californians Mark 40th Anniversary of AIDS Epidemic

LOS ANGELES -- Forty years ago this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first cases of what would become known as HIV/…

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By some estimates, 40% of young people experiencing homelessness in the United States are LGBTQ+.(Srdjan/Adobe Stock)
New Training on LGBTQ+ Inclusivity for Homelessness Programs

LOS ANGELES -- A new program aims to help staff at homeless shelters better care for their LGBTQ+ clients. Experts from the Equality California …

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Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia addresses people at one of the city's vaccine clinics. Long Beach has a large LGBTQ+ community. (City of Long Beach)
New COVID Education Campaign to Focus on LGBTQ+ Californians

SAN FRANCISCO - The pandemic has had devastating impacts on the LGBTQ+ community, so the 1 million-member Equality California has launched a …

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Within five days of taking office, President Joe Biden made good on a pledge to reverse the ban on transgender people in the military. (MxRuben/Morguefile)
LGBTQ+ Groups Celebrate Reversal of Transgender Ban in the Military

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- LGBTQ+ groups are celebrating President Joe Biden's executive order reversing a Trump-era ban on transgender people in the …

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Sen. Scott Wiener and advocates for intersex Californians met at the state Capitol, pre-COVID, last year. (Eler de Grey)
New CA Bill Would Limit Genital Surgeries on Intersex Infants

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new first-in-the nation bill would limit medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children in California; that is…

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Alex Lee, D-San Jose, will be sworn in on Monday as the first openly bisexual member of the California State Assembly. (Vanessa Hsieh)
"Rainbow Wave" of LGBTQ Lawmakers to Press for Change

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The 2020 election is notable for the so-called "rainbow wave" of LGBTQ lawmakers elected for the first time, in California and …

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The Listos California program will be handing out empty
New Campaign Encourages Disaster Preparedness in the LGBTQ+ Community

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- September is National Preparedness Month, so today, LGBTQ+ groups are releasing an open letter and launching a big social media …

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