Lgbtq san diego rights
WHAT TO DO IF THE POLICE, FBI, OR ICE STOP YOU
- You have the right to REMAIN SILENT. To exercise this right, you should tell the police, “I want to remain silent.” Even if you answer some questions, you can still settle you don’t want to answer any additional ones.
- You have the right to SPEAK TO A LAWYER. Tell the officer you’d like to speak to an attorney or your consulate. You are not required to answer any questions.
- You have the right to MAKE A Device CALL if you are arrested. If you are not on probation or parole, you never contain to consent to a search of yourself, your belongings, your car, or your house. You should say, “I do not consent to this search.”
You should ask, “Am I under arrest? Am I free to go?” Unless you do, the end is considered voluntary, and thus legal. If you don’t get a response, keep asking the interrogate until you do.
You own the RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY if you are arrested. Request one immediately. If you are detained by ICE or CBP, an attorney will not be provided, but you have the right to get one yourself.
If you are a U.S. citizen, you are not required to present any documents with your name, age, place of birth, nationality, or legal status.
What We Support
Civil Rights
We acknowledge that achieving equal treatment and securing our civil rights is the cornerstone issue for LGBTQ people. The LGBTQ community is a dynamic frontier for human rights activism with a broad spectrum of political, legal, social justice, and religious organizations that mobilize here in San Diego as well as statewide and around the nation.
Health & Wellness
HDF is committed to achieving equality in health care and wellness of all LGBTQIA+ people. The full scope of health issues that affect our community includes breast and cervical cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, mental health, substance abuse, depression, and access to care for transgender persons. Our serve directs donors to craft the strongest impact on improving the health and quality of life in our community.
We have supported programs for breast cancer awareness, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and we are the convener for The HIV Funding Collaborative.
Arts & Culture
HDF believes the arts are essential to a healthy, vital community. We recognize the importance of telling our own stories and the power this has in shaping the larger narrative of LGBTQ culture. The arts can functio
LGBTQ-Based Harassment in the Workplace
In California, LGBTQ-based harassment can receive many forms and have serious repercussions for employees.
Examples can include, but are not limited to:
- Derogatory or offensive comments about your sexual orientation or gender identity
- Exclusion from preferred social groups
- Being assigned less favorable tasks based on biases or stereotypes
- Repeated misgendering
- Pressure to conform to traditional gender norms
- Being passed over for promotions, additional teaching, or career advancement
Such conduct contributes to a hostile function environment, impairing the affected employee's ability to perform effectively.
Our legal team recognizes the profound impact harassment can hold on mental health and job recital. We work diligently to address these issues quickly and effectively, providing victims with the legal pathway to look for justice. Addressing harassment requires a comprehensive approach; therefore, we also collaborate with diversity and inclusion experts to evolve strategies that promote understanding and respect in workplaces across California.
Employer Requirements to Provide a Harassment-Free Workplace in California
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San Diego, CA
Non-Discrimination Laws**
This category evaluates whether discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is prohibited by the city, county, or state in areas of employment, housing, and public accommodations.
** On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court governed in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that sexual orientation and gender culture discrimination are prohibited under federal sex-based employment protections. Nevertheless, it is imperative that localities carry on enacting explicitly LGBTQ+-inclusive comprehensive non-discrimination laws since it will likely take additional litigation for Bostock to be fully applied to all sex-based protections under existing federal civil rights law. Moreover, federal law currently lacks sex-based protections in numerous key areas of being, including public spaces and services. Lastly, there are many invaluable benefits to localizing inclusive protections even when they exist on higher levels of government. For these reasons, the MEI will continue to only award credit in Part I for state, county, or municipal non-discrimination laws that expressly encompass sexual orientation and gender i Website Phone: (619) 692-2077 Website Phone: (619) 260-6380, x109
LGBTQIA+ Resources in San Diego
San Diego LGBT Community Center
Project Transsexual at the San Diego LGBT Community Center