October 1, 2014 by Dani Heffernan, Senior Media Strategist at GLAAD California sets example with new laws protecting LGBT people As Think Progress reports, California has recently passed several laws protecting LGBT people in the state under Gov. Jerry Brown. Read More
September 2, 2014 by Dani Heffernan, Senior Media Strategist at GLAAD California Assembly passes bill to ban use of "trans panic" and "gay panic" defenses A new bill that would ban people from using the "trans panic" or "gay panic" defenses in court passed California's State Assembly, and is headed to Gov. Jerry Brown. Read More