{"id":8346,"date":"2014-10-01T10:20:25","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T14:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/5-reasons-why-california-is-becoming-an-even-more-awesome-place-for-lgbt-people\/"},"modified":"2014-10-01T10:20:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T14:20:25","slug":"5-reasons-why-california-is-becoming-an-even-more-awesome-place-for-lgbt-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/5-reasons-why-california-is-becoming-an-even-more-awesome-place-for-lgbt-people\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why California Is Becoming An (Even More) Awesome Place For LGBT People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>5 Reasons Why California Is Becoming An (Even More) Awesome Place For LGBT People<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/san-francisco-gay-rights\/\" target=\"_hplink\">San Francisco<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/los-angeles-gay-rights\/\" target=\"_hplink\">Los Angeles<\/a> have been seen as progressive hotspots for some time, but California is becoming an even more awesome place to be a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a>, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> or transgender (LGBT) person, thanks to some statewide legislative efforts, as a whole. <\/p>\n<p>And it isn&#8217;t just the 2013 re-introduction of marriage equality after the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/06\/26\/supreme-court-prop-8_n_3434854.html\" target=\"_hplink\">U.S. Supreme Court struck down<\/a> the state&#8217;s voter-approved ban on same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriage, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/prop-8\/\" target=\"_hplink\">Proposition 8<\/a>, although that&#8217;s certainly significant. On Sept. 30, the University of California aimed to set &#8220;the gold standard&#8221; in terms of LGBT issues by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcra.com\/news\/uc-schools-to-add-genderneutral-restrooms\/28327540\" target=\"_hplink\">introducing more gender-neutral restrooms <\/a>and allowing students across its 10 state campuses to update their personal records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there&#8217;s also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/crime\/2014\/09\/29\/california-becomes-first-state-ban-gay-trans-panic-defenses\" target=\"_hplink\">a new statewide ban<\/a> on &#8220;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> panic&#8221; and &#8220;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> panic&#8221; defenses in criminal courts and, although not LGBT-specific, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/09\/26\/condom-law-california_n_5890684.html\" target=\"_hplink\">groundbreaking legislation for sex workers<\/a> &#8212; both of which are a first for the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>Here are 5 great reasons why California is become an even more awesome place to be LGBT:  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/10\/01\/california-gay-rights-progress_n_5908998.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&#038;ir=Gay+Voices\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/10\/01\/california-gay-rights-progress_n_5908998.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&#038;ir=Gay+Voices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Reasons Why California Is Becoming An (Even More) Awesome Place For LGBT People San Francisco and Los Angeles have been seen as progressive hotspots for some time, but California is becoming an even more awesome place to be a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a>, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> or transgender (LGBT) person, thanks to some statewide legislative efforts, as a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/5-reasons-why-california-is-becoming-an-even-more-awesome-place-for-lgbt-people\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Reasons Why California Is Becoming An (Even More) Awesome Place For LGBT People<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-misc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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