Monica Luhar
Monica Luhar is the site and social media editor for "SoCal Connected." Her bylines have appeared in NBC News, HelloGiggles, Yahoo! News, Southern California Public Radio, India-West, and various other weekly, national, and hyperlocal publications. Prior to working at KCET, she worked as a digital news assistant and general assignment reporter. She received her bachelors degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine in 2011. Follow her on Twitter: @monicaluhar
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President Obama signed two Executive Orders today that will protect employees of the federal government and its contractors and subcontractors from being discriminated against based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to ensure that language used in California's code books reflect the right of same-sex couples to marry.
Transgender Californians seeking changes to their name and gender identities on birth certificates will no longer need to go through a lengthy and exploitative legal process.
"Fighting discrimination is the most important thing legislators can do," said Assemblymember Ian Calderon.
Every year, Los Angeles celebrates a number of heritage months: Latino, American Indian, African American, Asian and Pacific Islander American, and LGBT. Now you can add one more to that list.
The National Park Service has implemented a new heritage study as part of an initiative to preserve and celebrate the historic milestones and stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities in the U.S.
A controversial proposition that would have denied and restricted public services and rights for undocumented immigrants has reentered the conversation in the midst of its nearly 20-year anniversary.
A newly revised naturalization form released earlier this month is receiving mixed reviews from various advocacy groups and immigration experts.
A death certificate of a Bay Area transgender man sparked a state bill that would address the issue of respecting and identifying the correct gender for transgender people on death certificates.