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Organization founded.
EQCA passes laws against discrimination in schools, employment and housing and the first state law in the nation to establish domestic partner registry.
EQCA defeats three anti-LGBT bills.
EQCA passes Domestic Partner Rights Act, providing first benefits for registered domestic partners.
EQCA passes legislation to end discrimination in inheritance for registered domestic partners.
EQCA passes landmark domestic partner bill (AB 205), equal benefits legislation, foster care non-discrimination and transgender employment and housing protections.
More than 4,000 same-sex couples marry in San Francisco. EQCA becomes plaintiff in case challenging California’s law excluding gay and lesbian couples from marriage.
California Legislature becomes first in nation to pass EQCA sponsored legislation granting gay and lesbian couples the right to marry.
EQCA passes nine LGBT rights bills, defeats two and re-elects every incumbent legislator who voted for the marriage bill in 2005.
California Legislature passes a record 10 measures sponsored by EQCA, including a second marriage bill and three bills to protect LGBT youth.
EQCA poised to sponsor the 50th LGBT bill to successfully pass the California Legislature, including legislation to establish Harvey Milk Day, the first-ever state holiday in the nation honoring an LGBT individual.
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