We’ve come a long way in 10 short years.

Securing the nation’s most comprehensive civil rights. Providing the first domestic partner rights. Protecting youth in public schools. Ensuring that transgender Californians can get the jobs they deserve.

Still,our fight continues.

We won’t rest until we have full equality. But we can’t do it without your continued help.
Are you in it for the long haul?

10 Years Building a State of Equality

In 2008, Equality California celebrates its 10th anniversary, commemorating a decade of building a state of equality in California.

Throughout the past decade, EQCA has transformed California from a state with limited rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to one with the most LGBT rights and protections enacted legislatively.

Historic Highlights

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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.

Our affiliated organizations: Equality California Institute & Equality California PAC
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