##  [ Why Are LGBTQ Rights Even a Debate?](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/18668-why-are-lgbtq-rights-even-a-debate "Why Are LGBTQ Rights Even a Debate?")

      Details    Jill Richardson    [LGBTQ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq)     October 17 2019        October 17 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2019/084h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/18668-why-are-lgbtq-rights-even-a-debate)

**LGBTQ JUSTICE**-As a newly out lesbian, I couldn’t help but watch [the recent Supreme Court hearings on employment rights for LGBTQ people](https://otherwords.org/dont-leave-equality-to-the-supreme-court/), and a recent Democratic presidential candidate town hall on LTBTQ issues, and think: “I’m sorry, what?”

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   ##  [ LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration Reminder of Progress … and, the Work That Remains](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/17822-lgbtq-pride-celebration-reminder-of-progress-and-the-work-that-remains "LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration Reminder of Progress … and, the Work That Remains")

      Details    Beth Cone Kramer    [LGBTQ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq)     June 10 2019        June 10 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2019/047l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/17822-lgbtq-pride-celebration-reminder-of-progress-and-the-work-that-remains)

**BCK FILE**--In 1970, Christopher Street West organized the first Los Angeles parade advocating for gay rights.

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   ##  [ It's Time to Update Our Nation's Civil Rights Laws to Protect LGBTQ+ People.](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/17364-it-s-time-to-update-our-nation-s-civil-rights-laws-to-protect-lgbtq-people "It's Time to Update Our Nation's Civil Rights Laws to Protect LGBTQ+ People.")

      Details    Jen Herrick    [LGBTQ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq)     March 28 2019        March 28 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/026h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/17364-it-s-time-to-update-our-nation-s-civil-rights-laws-to-protect-lgbtq-people)

**OTHERWORDS**--Our country has made significant strides in advancing [LGBTQ+ rights](https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/us/lgbt-rights-milestones-fast-facts/index.html) over the last 15 years.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/17364-it-s-time-to-update-our-nation-s-civil-rights-laws-to-protect-lgbtq-people)

   ##  [ 'Repugnant': On Top of Trans Ban, Trump’s DOJ Tells Employers They Can Discriminate Against LGBTQ Workers](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/13681-repugnant-on-top-of-trans-ban-trump-s-doj-tells-employers-they-can-discriminate-against-lgbtq-workers "'Repugnant': On Top of Trans Ban, Trump’s DOJ Tells Employers They Can Discriminate Against LGBTQ Workers")

      Details    Jake Johnson    [LGBTQ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq)     July 27 2017        July 27 2017       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2017/060h.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/lgbtq/13681-repugnant-on-top-of-trans-ban-trump-s-doj-tells-employers-they-can-discriminate-against-lgbtq-workers)

CIVIL RIGHTS--Just hours after President Donald Trump [announced on Twitter](https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/07/26/trump-tramples-lgbtq-rights-ban-trans-service-members) that transgender people would no longer be permitted to serve in the armed forces, the Department of Justice on Wednesday launched what is being characterized as a separate attack on the LGBTQ community, this time by [arguing in a legal brief](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justice-gay-civil-rights-act_us_5979422de4b02a4ebb72e45d) that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect gay workers from discrimination.

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