Equal Rights for the LGBT Community
As other parts of the country race to roll back protections and curtail basic civil liberties, Bay Area
legislators are leading the charge for equality in California. Whether fighting to guarantee equal health
coverage and retirement benefits for domestic partners, combating gender discrimination, or working to
fund HIV prevention and treatment programs, Leland Yee is a strong voice for justice and equality in Sacramento.
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| Rated 100% on LGBT Issues. Rated 100% by Equality California and the Lambda Letters project for
his support of LGBT rights in the Assembly
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| Same-sex Marriage. Coauthor of Assemblyman Mark Leno’s historic marriage equality bill, which
passed the legislature but was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger
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| Gay Baiting in Political Campaigns. Wrote and passed legislation banning political attacks based on
prejudice against the LGBT community, also vetoed by the Governor
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| Domestic Partnerships. Helped strengthen domestic partnership rights by supporting legislation that
enables domestic partners to transfer property without a Prop 13 tax reassessment and outlawing state contracts
to corporations that don’t offer domestic partner benefits
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| Insurance Equality. Worked to pass the California Insurance Equality Act, which requires group health
plans and health insurance to provide equal coverage to registered domestic partners
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| Discrimination Against Foster Children. Worked to pass a law explicitly prohibiting discrimination and
harassment against foster children and caregivers on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, nationality,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity
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| Teaching Tolerance. Helped pass bill requiring that public school instruction on HIV/AIDS prevention,
sexually transmitted diseases, sex and marriage should not be prejudiced against any person on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity
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