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In Rep. McCarthy’s District, Two Communities Divided
By Erika Villaseñor for South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — While national LGBTQ organizations are joining forces with immigrant rights activists to push for immigration reform, in the conservative town of Bakersfield, Calif.,
Op-ed: Where’s the ENDA Celebration? The case for getting wild over ENDA’s Senate vote.
By Daniel Zingale
Four months after the greatest Supreme Court victory for LGBT Americans in history, we won our greatest legislative victory in the United States Senate: passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would make it illegal to fire someone for no other reason than being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
Obama’s Speech Gives LGBTQ Community Hope
By ANDRES GARCIA/South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD – Local LGBTQ community is left a little uncertain after United States President Barack Obama announced of his support for same Sex Marriage.
For LGBTQ Youth, Obama Announcement Better Late Than Never
By BERENICE SANCHEZ/South Kern Sol
On Wednesday, people across the nation tuned their television sets to an exclusive White House press briefing, where they heard Barack Obama utter a sentence that no previous President had ever dared: “I think same sex couples should be able to get married.”
A New Miss California?
Written by Anthony Nget, VoiceWaves Journalist.
Tiaras, ball gowns, swimsuits—these feminine items are what people think of when conjuring the image of a beauty queen.
Bakersfield Pride an opportunity for advocacy
by Gibran ‘Gibz’ Moncayo/South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD–The Bakersfield Pride Festival was filled with booths, people, and of course, a sea of the rainbow from flags hanging or waving and products with the rainbow print on them.
Bakersfield Pride a place for acceptance
by ANDRES GARCIA/South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD—On Oct. 15 at Stramler Park was decorated with the colors of the rainbow in honor of the annual Bakersfield LGBTQ Pride Festival.
“Coming Out of the Closet” At Their Own Pace
By Andres Garcia
Ed.Note: Names used in this report have been changed at the request of those interviewed, to ensure confidentiality.