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Gay Republican Lawmaker Slams California Pride Resolution as ‘Inflammatory and Divisive’

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA SACRAMENTO, CA — (June 26, 2025) — In a rare intra-community clash on the California Assembly floor, openly gay Republican lawmaker Carl DeMaio ignited political controversy after slamming a Pride Month resolution as “inflammatory” and “divisive,” claiming it crosses the line from commemoration into [...]

Trans Activist Ashlee Marie Preston Announces Run for Office

By JRL Charts|2018-01-02T17:21:26-08:00January 2nd, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics, Transgender News|Tags: ashlee marie preston, california state assembly, district 54, Gender Odyssey Los Angeles, human rights campaign, immigration issues, Los Angeles Pride, Mirror Memoirs, police brutality, rape culture, run for office, Stonewall Democratic Club, Trans Can Work, trans discrimination, transgender activist, Transgender Service Provider Network, Wear Your Voice Magazine|

By: William Lopez, Staff Writer CALIFORNIA — Transgender journalist and LGBTQ equality activist Ashlee Marie Preston, whom you will remember came into the spotlight when she confronted Caitlyn Jenner during a Republican fundraiser last summer, has just announced her run for public office. In fact after the now disgraced California assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, who resigns [...]