Today and every day, we’re celebrating and fighting for the LGBTQ+ community.
Happy National Coming Out Day!
Today and every day, I’m proud to celebrate and fight for the LGBTQ+ community and every person’s right to be their authentic selves and openly love who they love. That includes the right to choose if, when, how, and to whom they come out.
Though we’ve come a long way since this day was established in 1988, the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights and liberation persists, especially with the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation from GOP extremists in states all over the country.
From attacks on transgender youth’s ability to play on the sports teams and use the facilities they identify with, to bans on books discussing LGBTQ+ topics, to the far-right’s ongoing opposition to same-sex marriage, the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and equity is an ongoing struggle that we cannot give up on.
California has long led the way in advancing and protecting LGBTQ+ rights, but we are not immune to attacks on LGBTQ+ individuals’ freedom and well-being, including conservative school districts’ attempts to ‘out’ trans or gender-non-conforming students against their will — violating their privacy and dignity, while putting their safety at risk.
As your Attorney General, I recently filed a lawsuit to protect California’s children and LGBTQ+ students from Chino Valley Unified School District’s forced outing policy. No person, especially not our vulnerable children and young people, should be singled out, discriminated against, or threatened because of who they are or who they love.
If you agree, support my ongoing work to protect the lives and rights of California’s LGBTQ+ community by pitching in $5 or whatever you can today.
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We honor each and every person who has made the courageous decision to come out, as well as those still on their unique paths to self-discovery and expression.
Together, let’s continue to create a state where everyone can safely come out and freely live as their true selves.
— Rob
