Shortly after midnight on Jan. 1, 1967, as balloons dropped from the ceiling to mark the New Year at the Black Cat, undercover Los Angeles police officers, who were waiting for the right moment to pounce.
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California has become the first state to declare a Transgender History Month.
The state Assembly last week passed a resolution marking August as the month. The resolution doesn’t require approval by the Senate or governor.
August 2024 will be the first official observance.
The Assembly passed the measure 58-0, with only Democrats voting on it.
Democratic Assemblymember Matt Haney, a heterosexual cisgender ally who represents a San Francisco district, introduced the resolution. LGBT History Month is recognized nationwide in October, but Haney felt that there needed to be a month to celebrate the contributions of trans people.
“There is no proper representation and emphasis on the imperative leadership of transgender individuals in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights throughout history, and the transgender community substantially trails behind the level of inclusion and acceptance afforded to the broader LGBT community,” the resolution reads in part. It notes that trans people are under attack by right-wing politicians and activists around the nation, even in generally progressive California.
Since 2021, San Francisco has recognized Transgender History Month in August, commemorating the August 1966 uprising at Compton’s Cafeteria in the city, which saw trans women, drag queens, and other gender-nonconforming people stand up against police harassment. So the state has chosen August as well.
“As long as there has been a California, there have been transgender people here,” Haney said at a press conference Sept. 6, the day the resolution was adopted. “Contributing to their communities, making history, and expanding civil rights, and helping to build a California that is more inclusive and prosperous for everyone.”
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Shortly after midnight on Jan. 1, 1967, as balloons dropped from the ceiling to mark the New Year at the Black Cat, undercover Los Angeles police officers, who were waiting for the right moment to pounce.
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