1st-ever Barbie with behind-the-ear hearing aids unveiled as part of Mattel’s ‘most diverse’ doll line
The Fashionistas doll line aims to reflect people with disabilities such as hearing loss and teach children to expand how they play and see the world around them.
Kansas lawmaker said she didn't want to share restroom with transgender colleague
LGBTQ-rights advocates are calling for a Kansas state lawmaker to be formally censured after she said she didn't want to share the women’s restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague.
Harvard pledges $100 million to atone for role in slavery
Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to research and atone for its extensive ties with slavery, the school’s president announced Tuesday, with plans to identify and support the descendants of enslaved people who labored at the Ivy League campus.
Oakland welcomes new hub for Black-owned businesses
In Oakland, folks can now make one stop to shop at about a dozen black-owned businesses all under the same roof.
Giants' first base coach Alyssa Nakken makes Major League history
For the first time in more than 145 years a woman took the field in an official capacity. San Francisco Giants first base Alyssa Nakken coached on the field during a regular season game.
Palo Alto police investigate vandalism of 'Black Lives Matter' sign as hate crime
The destruction of a Black Lives Matter yard sign in Palo Alto is under investigation as a hate crime, police said.
San Francisco Giants' Alyssa Nakken becomes 1st MLB female coach on field
Alyssa Nakken made major league history as the first female to coach on the field in a regular-season game when she took her spot for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night against San Diego.
California reparations panel to meet in San Francisco
Gov. Gavin Newsom created the two-year reparations task force in 2020, making California the only state to move ahead with a mission to study the institution of slavery.
‘The Sports Bra’: Bar showing only women’s sports opens
One bar owner is deciding to take on the male-dominated sports world by opening a bar that only shows women’s sports.
California corporate diversity law ruled unconstitutional
A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that California's landmark law mandating that corporations diversify their boards with members from certain racial, ethnic or LGBT groups is unconstitutional.
Study shows Bay Area homes are more affordable to men than women
A new study from Zillow shows that more homes are available to men than women in the Bay Area due to pay disparities.
Oakland 'Jeopardy' champ Amy Schneider invited to White House for Transgender Day
Oakland's Amy Schneider, famous for her recent winning streak on the TV trivia game show "Jeopardy!," visited the White House Thursday on International Transgender Day of Visibility.
Rally in San Francisco honors Cesar Chavez's legacy of fighting for workers' rights
In honor of his fight for worker’s rights, the United Farm Workers held a rally in the Mission District on Cesar Chavez Day.
Biden says government to stand up for transgender Americans against 'hateful' state bills
Biden said his administration is “standing up” for transgender Americans against what he's called “hateful bills” being passed at the state level.
California task force votes to limit reparations to slave descendants
A first-in-the nation task force charged with studying the issue of reparations for Black Californians voted Tuesday to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century, narrowly rejecting a proposal to include all Black people.
Black reparations panel could decide who gets compensation
California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations is at a crossroads, with members divided on which Black Americans should be eligible for compensation as atonement for a slave system that officially ended with the Civil War but reverberates to this day.
'We're going to have a gay night': At Oscars, Florida’s ‘Parental Rights in Education Act’ bill target of joke
The co-hosts of the 94th Academy Awards took aim at Florida's Parents Rights in Education Act, which critics have dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill. "We're gonna have a great night tonight—and for you people in Florida, we're going to have a gay night."
Ariana DeBose makes Oscar history with supporting actress win
Ariana DeBose made Oscar history Sunday evening, becoming the first openly queer woman of color to win an Academy Award, but the win also made her the second woman to win the prize for playing the same character.
Newsom appoints California's first openly transgender judge to bench
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed the state's first openly transgender judge to the bench on Friday.
Gov. DeSantis issues proclamation declaring Sarasota swimmer 'real' winner over transgender athlete
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a proclamation declaring Sarasota native Emma Weyant the "real" winner of the NCAA Championship 500-yard freestyle after the top spot had gone to UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas, the first known transgender woman to win the title.