Equal Rights for the LGBT Community

As other parts of the country race to roll back protections and curtail basic civil liberties, Bay Area legislators are leading the charge for equality in California. Whether fighting to guarantee equal health coverage and retirement benefits for domestic partners, combating gender discrimination, or working to fund HIV prevention and treatment programs, Leland Yee is a strong voice for justice and equality in Sacramento.

  • Rated 100% on LGBT Issues.
    Coauthor of Assemblyman Mark Leno's historic marriage equality bill, which passed the legislature but was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger

  • Same-sex Marriage.
    Coauthor of Assemblyman Mark Leno's historic marriage equality bill, which passed the legislature but was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger

  • Gay Baiting in Political Campaigns.
    Wrote and passed legislation banning political attacks based on prejudice against the LGBT community, also vetoed by the Governor

  • Domestic Partnerships.
    Helped strengthen domestic partnership rights by supporting legislation that enables domestic partners to transfer property without a Prop 13 tax reassessment and outlawing state contracts to corporations that don't offer domestic partner benefits

  • Insurance Equality.
    Worked to pass the California Insurance Equality Act, which requires group health plans and health insurance to provide equal coverage to registered domestic partners

  • Discrimination Against Foster Children.
    Worked to pass a law explicitly prohibiting discrimination and harassment against foster children and caregivers on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity

  • Teaching Tolerance.
    Helped pass bill requiring that public school instruction on HIV/AIDS prevention, sexually transmitted diseases, sex and marriage should not be prejudiced against any person on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity