A California father isn't thrilled with the legislation that requires schools to include the accomplishments of the LGBT community in their curriculum.

In fact, he's planning to speak to the school board of the Capistrano Unified School District on Monday about the "re-education camps" this new legislation is supposedly creating. 

More after the jump.

The California Court of Appeals just got its first openly gay justice!

Governor Jerry Brown made this historic appointment on Wednesday and gave us even more to be thankful for when he appointed a lesbian attorney to a court seat in San Diego County.

Details after the jump!

It's a quack attack! We've used so-called twice in a headline because we've deemed it more than necessary. These quacks told us they were ready to get their "sue" on. And now the so-called (there's that word again) ex-gay therapists are taking their battle to court. Seems like it'd be more suited for Judge Judy (no offense, Judes!), but this is laughable. 

Full story, after the jump.

CNN's Brooke Baldwin (and CNN's medical correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen) got into it in a big way with National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) rep, Dan Pickup.

Pickup, a self-proclaimed success story of ex-gay/reparative therapy and current reparative therapy, reacts to California Governor Jerry Brown's signed legislation banning ex-gay therapy for minors. 

Let's just say both sides came to play and it's definitely a must-see!

Watch after the jump!

While we're thrilled the Gov. Jerry Brown stepped up to the plate and banned ex-gay therapy for minors in California, there are those that aren't so thrilled.

They're actually so upset that they're planning to sue in federal court to get reparative therapy legalized in the state. 

More after the jump.

Updated Sunday, 7:50 a.m. PST

With a Sunday night deadline looming, Gov. Jerry Brown did the right thing for LGBT youth and signed SB 1172 making California the first state in the country to ban ex-gay/reparative therapy for minors.

More after the jump.

Huge news for LGBT veterans in California who were discharged from the military as a result of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT)!

Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1505, authored by Assemblymember Richard Pan and co-sponsored by Equality California and Sacramento Valley Veterans, which designed to remedy inequities faced by veterans discharged under DADT and its predecessor policies.

More after the jump.

The California State Assembly has followed the State Senate's lead and passed a historic ban on "conversion therapy" for minors. Details follow. 

Thank Gaga! Because it's been three years since Prop. 8 passed and our legs are still sore from marching and protesting that BS. After the jump, read about the opponents' attempt to erase LGBT civil rights history and their inevitable defeat.

Governor Jerry Brown has signed two important bills for the advancement of transgender equality into law! After the jump, learn about the historic news.

Breaking news out of Sacramento, California today where Gov. Jerry Brown's office has announced that he has signed state Sen. Mark Leno's (D-SF) controversial FAIR Education Act (SB48) promoting LGBT history in education! Follow the jump for more and for Sen. Leno's response.