## In the News [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c4/067m-c43da744.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429) ### [Missing Middle. LA City Planning’s New Approach to “Attainable” Housing](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33250:missing-middle-la-city-plannings-new-approach-to-attainable-housing&catid=429) August 24 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b0/068d-b0cebc17.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375) ### [Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33261:zuckerberg-may-finally-pay-a-price-for-preying-on-our-children&catid=375) August 27 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/068h-4201345f.jpeg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33266:california-cant-insure-its-homes-now-sacramento-wants-to-insure-the-trees&catid=385) ### [California Can’t Insure Its Homes. Now Sacramento Wants to Insure the Trees](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33266:california-cant-insure-its-homes-now-sacramento-wants-to-insure-the-trees&catid=385) August 27 2026 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/068b-f1afb88d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33262:will-the-mega-merger-of-equity-residential-and-avalonbay-communities-hurt-tenants&catid=429) ### [Will the Mega-Merger of Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities Hurt Tenants?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33262:will-the-mega-merger-of-equity-residential-and-avalonbay-communities-hurt-tenants&catid=429) August 27 2026 # LGBTQ --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/025h.jpg) ### Attacks on Transgender Women Are Part of a Larger MAGA Agenda Written by Sonali Kolhatkar on March 30 2026. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32477:attacks-on-transgender-women-are-part-of-a-larger-maga-agenda&catid=380) [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/bd/013r-bda6e7ae.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32267:pride-flag-returns-to-stonewall-as-new-york-officials-defy-federal-directive&catid=380)Written by CityWatch on February 12 2026. Posted in [LGBTQ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=380). ## [Pride Flag Returns to Stonewall as New York Officials Defy Federal Directive](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32267:pride-flag-returns-to-stonewall-as-new-york-officials-defy-federal-directive&catid=380) LGBTQ+ - In a highly visible rebuke of federal policy, New York elected officials and LGBTQ+ activists raised a rainbow Pride flag Thursday at the St… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a3/012f-a30651b7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32245:california-lgbtq-community-still-worried-for-transgender-youth&catid=380)### [California LGBTQ Community Still Worried For Transgender Youth](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32245:california-lgbtq-community-still-worried-for-transgender-youth&catid=380) Written by Kristen Hwang on February 09 2026. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d7/002u-d7578d14.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32037:assemblymember-mark-gonzalez-introduces-ab-1540-to-restore-lgbtq-youth-crisis-line-in-california&catid=380)### [Assemblymember Mark González Introduces AB 1540 to Restore LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Line in California](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32037:assemblymember-mark-gonzalez-introduces-ab-1540-to-restore-lgbtq-youth-crisis-line-in-california&catid=380) Written by CityWatch on January 05 2026. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/019a-423d7fd3.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30485:california-hotels-and-cafes-remain-friendlier-to-lgbtq-community&catid=380)### [California Hotels And Cafes Remain Friendlier To LGBTQ+ Community](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30485:california-hotels-and-cafes-remain-friendlier-to-lgbtq-community&catid=380) Written by CityWatch on March 05 2025. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/99/101m-999435ff.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30030:sheryl-lee-ralph-receives-the-laurel-foundations-2024-youth-empowerment-award&catid=380)### [Sheryl Lee Ralph Receives The Laurel Foundation’s 2024 Youth Empowerment Award](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30030:sheryl-lee-ralph-receives-the-laurel-foundations-2024-youth-empowerment-award&catid=380) Written by CityWatch on December 16 2024. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3d/092q-3dd14e46.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29892:empowering-the-lgbtq-community-in-los-angeles-resources-and-support&catid=380)### [Empowering the LGBTQ+ Community in Los Angeles: Resources and Support](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29892:empowering-the-lgbtq-community-in-los-angeles-resources-and-support&catid=380) Written by CityWatch on November 14 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ed/085f-ed15187e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29754:how-can-parents-support-lgbtq-youth-facing-depression&catid=380)### [How Can Parents Support LGBTQ Youth Facing Depression?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29754:how-can-parents-support-lgbtq-youth-facing-depression&catid=380) Written by CityWatch on October 21 2024. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/060f-0b1978d0.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29272:classroom-teachers-view-lausd-kids-need-ab-1955s-protections&catid=380)### [Classroom Teacher's View: LAUSD Kids Need AB 1955's Protections](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29272:classroom-teachers-view-lausd-kids-need-ab-1955s-protections&catid=380) Written by Glenn Sacks on July 25 2024. 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[ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d1/059s-d188ad18.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29261:peter-thiel-is-the-conservative-gay-billionaire-behind-jd-vances-rise-to-power&catid=380)### [Peter Thiel Is the Conservative Gay Billionaire Behind JD Vance’s Rise To Power](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29261:peter-thiel-is-the-conservative-gay-billionaire-behind-jd-vances-rise-to-power&catid=380) Written by Greg Owen on July 22 2024. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/78/050f-7854e761.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29098:gay-rights-are-liberty-rights&catid=380)### [Gay Rights are Liberty Rights](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29098:gay-rights-are-liberty-rights&catid=380) Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 20 2024. 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