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B. Scott; Credit: Wikipedia

B. Scott, Transgender TV Personality, Sues BET for Discrimination

B. Scott, a transgender TV personality, has sued Black Entertainment Television (BET) as well and its parent company Viacom, for gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation discrimination, according to Scott's lawyer, Waukeen McCoy. "I have been vehemently trying to come to a resolution with BET and Viacom behind the......
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Gay Catholic School Teacher Fired After Getting Married

While gays across the country celebrated the end of Proposition 8, a gay man was fired from his longtime teaching position at a Catholic school in Glendora after he legally married his partner in July. Ken Bencomo taught for 17 years at St. Lucy's Priory High School, where, his attorney......
Volunteers helping L.A.'s homeless; Credit: Operation: Help the Homeless

'Operation: Help The Homeless' Kicks Off Friday on Skid Row

The homeless population has increased by 16 percent in Los Angeles County since 2011, and Isaac Pierce, CEO of "Operation: Help the Homeless," wants to lend a hand. For the third annual "Operation: Help the Homeless," which takes place Friday and Saturday in downtown, Pierce and hundreds of volunteers will......
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Five People Infected with West Nile Virus, Says L.A. County

See also "Squirrel Tests Positive for Plague in Angeles National Forest." First a plague-infected squirrel that was found in the Angeles National Forest and now the West Nile Virus! What's next, Armageddon?! The Department of Public Health has confirmed today five human infections of the West Nile Virus in Los......