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Sit-in, open forum planned after LAPD arrests 6 at party near USC
Los Angeles police arrested six people at a party near USC that they say got out of hand after some partygoers began pelting officers with debris, authorities said Monday. One police officer was injured in the early Sunday morning incident, said LAPD...
Tags: Police Arrests, Los Angeles Police Department, Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics, Safety of Citizens
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NBA veteran Jason Collins is first active player to say he is gay
Jason Collins had long been keeping a secret. As a standout high school player at Harvard-Westlake School, as a star at Stanford and through a 12-year NBA career, he had hidden something fundamental about himself from his family, friends and teammates....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Football, Chris Culliver, Super Bowl
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Jason Collins is gay: What his announcement means
NBA center Jason Collins made headline news Monday for revealing in Sports Illustrated that he’s gay But who cares? I don’t want to sound flip. I absolutely admire his courage. I just find it lamentable that in this day and age, Collins,...
Tags: Washington Wizards, Gays and Lesbians, National Basketball Association, Jason Collins, Sports Illustrated
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'Cultural Politics of Seeds' at UCLA on May 17
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women will be presenting a symposium on the "Cultural Politics of Seeds" on May 17, as part of the Life (Un)Ltd project which explores the impact of recent developments in biotechnology and biosciences on feminist studies....
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Genetics, Medical Specialization, Ecosystems
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Don't let being gay define you, aunt urges NBA's Jason Collins
SAN FRANCISCO -- Superior Court Judge Teri L. Jackson, NBA center Jason Collins' very proud aunt, said that her nephew's family pedigree is one of firsts and of fighting discrimination. Her parents -- Collins' grandparents -- were active in the civil...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, National Basketball Association, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions
NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....
Tags: Buddhism, Crime, Law and Justice, Illegal Immigrants, Family Planning, Civil Rights
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Kenny Smith schools Chris Broussard on inclusiveness
Thank you, Kenny Smith, for being the voice of reason in the Jason Collins-Chris Broussard imbroglio. For those keeping score at home, NBA pro Collins this week became the first active player in one of the major U.S. professional team sports to come out...
Tags: Basketball, Gays and Lesbians, National Basketball Association, ESPN (tv network), Jason Collins
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ESPN's Chris Broussard sparks uproar with Jason Collins remarks
Chris Broussard usually offers expertise on fast breaks and zone defense, but on Monday he drove right into America's culture wars by calling homosexuality "an open rebellion to God" and implying that gay people can't be Christians. Speaking on ESPN'...
Tags: National Basketball Association, ESPN (tv network), Sports Illustrated, Basketball, Two and a Half Men (tv program)
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Jason Collins and Tim Tebow: Lessons in being true to yourself
On Monday, two stories captivated the sports world: pro basketball player Jason Collins came out as gay, and the outspoken Christian quarterback Tim Tebow was cut from the New York Jets. One man belatedly discovered the value in being true to himself,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Football, Focus on the Family, Social Issues
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L.A. County rejects school districts' bid to avoid voting rights suits
Los Angeles County officials rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been hit with. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Natural Resource Industry, Michael Jackson, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Justice System
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L.A. County rejects Santa Clarita districts' elections proposal
Los Angeles County supervisors rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections in a bid to avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been hit...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Local Elections, Demographics
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Assembly OKs bill allowing transgender students in sports
SACRAMENTO — Schools would have to allow transgender students to participate on sports teams and use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity, not their sex, under a measure passed by the California Assembly on Thursday. Advocates said...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Tom Ammiano, Social Issues, American Civil Liberties Union
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