The issue prompted extensive debate among townspeople, council members and students at this week’s Town Council meeting.

New California law prevents schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as LGBTQ. It’s in response to some districts requiring staff to notify parents when students identify as a gender other than what’s in their official files.

A federal judge on Monday ruled that the San Jose State volleyball player, who is at the center of a controversy over transgender athletes, can participate in a women’s volleyball conference tournament this week. An appeals court judge today rejected an appeal of that ruling.

Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian says he'll likely make it official next week and Assemblymember Evan Low says he is a few conversations away from his announcement, but the pair are likely opponents in California's 16th Congressional District.

Several California school districts have required parental notification when students seek to change their gender identity.

Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts. state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students.

Southern California school boards have been battling with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta over book bans and other culture wars in the classroom. 

California’s Legislature has become more diverse than ever. At the same time, a rally against transgender healthcare was held at the state Capitol and anti-semitism in the state is on the rise.

In a survey regarding six statewide measures on the November ballot, San Jose Inside Power Poll finds widespread support of constitutional protection for contraception and abortion access.

Men made homophobic and transphobic remarks against a member of the LGTBQ+ community who was hosting the June 11 event at the San Lorenzo Library.

Sen. Bob Wieckowski endorsed Wahab as his successor, but if campaign coffers are any sign, it’s still going to be a close race.

The way Americans communicate and perceive each other—often at first glance—has changed since the election of former President Donald Trump.

From leather to politics to bars, a new history exhibit features decades of pageantry, heartache and belonging in the South Bay.

Councilmember Carol Marques worries the policy will open a "can of worms," expose the city to liability.

The native San Jose transgender woman’s murder has devastated, but not shocked, friends, family and the South Bay drag scene.

In Padilla and Weber, Californians get their first Latino U.S. Senator and first Black female secretary of state.