Lizeth Cazares is a contributor to the California Beat based out of our Sacramento Bureau. She can be reached at lcazares@californiabeat.org.
Lizeth Cazares
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The city of Davis might have its own anthem — all thanks to a group of University of California Davis Law School students.
Their song “Davis State of Mind” has gone from a talent show project, to a viral video on YouTube. For those who haven’t seen it: “An articulate and funny tour of Davis,” said Alex Pacheco, one of the video’s creators.
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A first-of-its-kind study released this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics confirms what some LGBT advocates say they have known for years: gay teens face harsher punishments in schools, courts and by the police than their straight counterparts.
The study, which covered more than 15,000 teens over the course of eight years, showed that despite the fact that LGBT teens were less likely to commit mild to moderate crimes, they were up to three times more likely to face punishment by school officials and the judicial system.
