Fighting Gay Baiting and Discrimination

As an immigrant who has faced and broken racial barriers all his life, Leland Yee understands that we must combat discrimination in any form. He is proud to join with LGBT community members to create equal rights without reference to gender identity or sexual orientation.

  • Gay Baiting in Political Campaigns.
    Assemblyman Yee wrote and passed legislation, sponsored by Equality California, which would have outlawed political attacks based on prejudice against the LGBT community. Unfortunately this bill, like the Marriage Equality Law, was vetoed by the Governor

  • Discrimination Against Foster Children.
    Supported legislation that explicitly prohibits discrimination and harassment against foster children and caregivers on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity

  • 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

  • Fair Housing.
    Supported and voted for legislation written by Assemblyman Mark Leno that extends the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibition against discrimination to that based on perceptions of an individual's gender, so that employees are allowed to appear or dress consistently with their gender identity.