Melissa Goodman

ACLU of Southern California

Guest

Director of the LGBTQ, Gender and Reproductive Justice Project at the ACLU of Southern California

Melissa Goodman on KCRW

It’s no big secret that Hollywood is a man’s world.

Sexism in Hollywood

It’s no big secret that Hollywood is a man’s world.

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Transgender students in public schools are about to get the  protection of state law .

New Legal Protections for Transgender Students

Transgender students in public schools are about to get the protection of state law .

from Which Way, L.A.?

Sultana High School  in Hesperia, in the Inland Empire has a club called the Gay-Straight Alliance, but members say it's not being allowed to staged events or put up posters the way…

Gay-Straight Alliance Struggles at Sultana High in Hesperia

Sultana High School in Hesperia, in the Inland Empire has a club called the Gay-Straight Alliance, but members say it's not being allowed to staged events or put up posters the way…

from Which Way, L.A.?

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