quote, i'm bisexual, but because of my parents' religion, i don't want people to know. >> bisexual andhey will get bullied in school. >> reporter: senior jocelyn chu says she still experiences racism. attacked by her own peers. >> there'd be people coming up telling me can you even see with your eyes like that. you know? they look like shar pea slits. >> i would get called terrorist. >> reporter: but students like ariana says this wall has been a comfort, refuge, and relief. >> i have secrets. being able to write it down made me tear up. it was really nice. and, you know, i didn't just write one. i wrote more than one. >> reporter: for the girl who started it all, it has been the most rewarding lesson outside these classroom walls. >> definitely i learned that the happiest people might not always be the happiest. so to reach out to everyone no matter who they are. >> reporter: in fremont, nbc bay area news. >>> let's turn our attention to jeff ranieri now. we have been enjoying these last 48 hours. it's going to change isn't it? >> it's been so nice saturday, sunday. record setting hea

i'm bisexual. because of my religion i don't want people to know. i told people but now i say i'm not to lie to myself. >> bisexual and maybe gays, they will get bullied in school. >> this senior said as diverse as fremont is, she experiences racism, attacks by her own peers. >> people tell me can you even see with your eyes like that? they look like slits. >> i would get called a terrorist. >> students like this say this wall has been a comfort, a refuge and a relief. >> i have secrets and being able to write it down made me tear up. it was really nice. i didn't just write one, but more than one. >> for the girl who started it all, it has been the most rewarding lesson. >> i learned that the happiest people may not always be the happiest. to reach out to everyone no matter who they are. >> in fremont, nbc bay area news. >> a rude awakening for lots of us after a pair of quakes shook us at 5:30 this morning. the quakes were centered on the hayward fault. the first was 2.2 and seconds later a stronger jolt at 4.0 and another 2.2 aftershock later at 6

. >> tonight leaders within the lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender are reacting to this arrest but the person who was arrested believes it's not a hate crime. >> this is the uncle of lashawn carson. >> he that says his niece would not target someone for their orientation. but police say that carson and his friends had slurs for the victim. and ligans felt his niece was the one threatened. >> she was defending herself, and as a female not to get attacked by someone gay or straight. >> and one was beaten, and these attacks had a massive march by patrick who was thrilled by the news of the ihop arrest. >> he hopes this development inspires other hate-crime victims. >> a lot of them are not reported, which is sad to say. if you get attacked for any reason, report it and let them know how much of this violence is happening towards them. >> the hope is now that this arrest will inspire other leads and other arrests in other suspected hate crimes. the victims in all three unrelated attacks are expected to survive their injuries. >> jay, thank you. new at 11 tonight, the battle of the

applause] tom amiano, who has been a historic figure and trailblazer, coming from the lesbian, gay, bisexualansgendered community. [applause] also, our newest elected official, supervisor cohen, with her election last november at age 32, is the youngest african-american ever to be elected to the board of supervisors. [applause] she is now san francisco's highest-ranking elected official who is african-american, one of three women on the 11-member body, and the only african- american on that 11-member body. let me read -- since we are short on time -- the letter from the united states senator, dianne feinstein. it reads, "dear mrs. colvin, it is a pleasure for me to join your friends, family, and colleagues in recognizing you for all the work you have done in the fight for civil rights. thank you for dedicating your life to the cause of equality. you have given so much to this country. when you refuse to give up your bus seat on march 2, 1955, it ignited a spark within montgomery, alabama, that helped begin the process of change. the landmark united states supreme court case that eventually e

but it still leaves the question, would students be required to check gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender or just yes or no? that has still been undecided by the uc region. live in berkeley, i'm robert lyles, cbs 5. >> it could make or break the case against ross merckmy. today a judge ruled prosecutors can use a video clip showing bruises on the arm of the wife of the san francisco sheriff. don knapp on why jurors may not see the key piece of evidence. >> a three-judge panel ruled that they may be used in the prosecution of ross mirkarimi. a bruise on the arm of mirkarimi's wife, received new year's eve after her husband allegedly grabbed her during an argument. lopez refused to testify against mirkarimi and tried to block use of the video. claiming attorney client privilege because the video was made by a neighbor who was a law school graduate. the judge in the case overruled that and the superior court panel upheld the ruling. now mirkarimi's attorney will appeal to a state court to block the video. >> there's a constitutional right to cross examine the accusers. we shouldn't be tried

would the students check gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or yes or no? elizabeth, at this hour, they have yet to decide. >> all right, robert lyles, thank you. >>> crucial ruling in the ross mirkarimi domestic violence trial. prosecutors can use a key piece of evidence against the san francisco sheriff. but as don knapp reports, that could still change. >> superior court ruled that the video from which these still frames were taken may be used in the prosecution of sheriff ross mirkarimi for alleged domestic abuse. the video shows a bruise which lopez received after her husband allegedly grabbed her during an argument. lopez refused to testify against mirkarimi and tried to block use of the video, claiming attorney client privilege because the video was made by a neighbor who was a law school graduate. the judge in the case overruled that and the superior court panel upheld the ruling. mirkarimi's lawyer said she will appeal to view the video. >> i don't think any of us agree we should be tried by video tape. why do we have witnesses come in here? should

the law asks state campuses to allow students to volunteer whether they're gay, bisexual, or transgenderthat way the schools will know if students are getting enough services such as counseling. >>> tomorrow marks one year since the brutal beating of giants fan bryan stow. the former paramedic suffered severe brain trauma. he now uses a wheelchair and has trouble speaking. he also has short-term memory loss and needs around-the-clock care. the psycho family will mark the anniversary by joining an estimated 250 people at the walk for thought event. they hope to raise $250,000 for the brain injury association of california. the walk begins at 10:00 a.m. >>> new moms may feel that having children takes years off their lives. but a new study suggests the opposite is true. moms live longer than those who never had children. the study followed 2,800 older adults in australia. the doctors found that the more children a woman had the less of her chances of dying early from any cause. researchers did not find any link between mortality and the number of children men fathered. >>> for most of us,

weekend, met and will host the fourth annual rainbow book fair, the longest-running lesbian gay and bisexual and transgendered book fair in the country. on april 14th the university of california irvine will host the sixth annual literary orange, the festival featured keynote speakers paula mclane and lisa c. the sixth annual philadelphia book festival will be held april 16th through the 21st, and then on the 21st and 22nd book tv will be live from los angeles times festival books at the university of southern california. a visit booktv.org for a complete detailed. we will be conducting interviews , taking a dense, and taking your phone calls from the mills, and treats all weekend long. for a complete list of upcoming book fairs and festivals visit booktv.org and click on the book fair stab at the top of the page. also, please let us know about book fares and pistols in your area, and we will add them to a our list. e-mail us at booktv.org at c-span.org. book tv recently visited tourist a university to interview professor michael kazin about his latest work, american trainers. this interview

raped or sexually assaulted than killed by enemy fire. 40% of homeless female veterans were raped bisexual -- or sexually assaulted. predators in the military are unafraid because they know an unwritten code shields them. >> a defense department spokeswoman says the military doesn't tolerate sexual assault. she says steps are being taken to combat this problem. >>> 4:35. here's a look at some of the other stories making news now. the united states is working with other members of the united nations security council to get a resolution passed calling for an end to the violence in syria. russia and china have vetoed previous attempts. syria's president says his regime will not stop the fighting. yesterday president obama said assad will fall but the united states cannot take unilateral military action in syria. the u.n. estimates more than 7500 people have died in the year-long uprising. >>> the mine safety and health administration says its inspectors either missed problems or failed to properly inspect for them before the deadly 2010 explosion at a west virginia mine. yesterday the agency

again interest at this time being lesbian, gay, transgendered, bisexual seniors, many of whom are invisible, many of whom are afraid, and many of whom need a great deal of support. we've been working on the governing body to identify clients and encourage them to be themselves and opened up with certainty that they will not be of use. i am also working with another task force are around lgbt seniors in san francisco. supervisor kim: thank you. next we have luis calderon. >> good afternoon. i would like to introduce myself. seeking reappointment. i have worked for the independent living research center in the past and and a past employees. at the department of public health, i supervised a staff of social workers and nurses to assist elderly people with disabilities discharge from long-term care facilities. i have been a family member for consumer action for personal assistance service to give voice for people with disabilities. i am intimately aware of the needs of people with disabilities and the need for services, and my priority for the program is to try to protect them from the threats

all of those issues affect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. they are ouri issues. so i invite each of you in 2012, pick something that doesn't necessarily have to do with your life, with your family's life, and show up. write a check. participate in a phone bank. volunteer for a campaign. reach out and bring someone with you. and next time, ask them to come and work on something that does affect your life directly. i believe we will make a difference. second, i want to talk about love. i may -- i am definitely a half glass full girl. and i do believe that love will win out. and at the heart of the lgbt movement is love. started thousands of years ago. but more recently at the stone wall inn in new york city where a bunch of drag queens and gay men, sissy boys and people of color said enough. we will love who we want to love, and we will fight for it. and i believe that love will win out. and i have great hope for this in the future of love. and the future of our ability to marry each other. in states like maine, where we can make history this year, where they are p

these cases were not related but two apparent anti-gay hate adding fuel to s about lesbian, gay, bisexual come and transgender violence. hundred stick to the street in support of the victims. -- hundreds took to the street. >> we appreciate the patience. we wanted to stall this immediately. going forward, this is now in of the justice system. only facing aggravated assault charges at the moment. as of right now, they may add hate crime element. that will come in the penalty phase. jennifer donelan come abc7 news. police are still investigating and other hate just one dayppened after this shooting. a man was beaten and robbed on georgia avenue. new developments in the shooting case. the teenager had been suspended but his mother said do with theng to shooting. investigators are trying to demonize her son. another rally tonight in support teen. florida brianne carter is there and from northwest latest.on with the the people who are rallying t here about one hour for now. are echoing them fromounds we have heard coast to coast, calling for of the in the death florida team. want?at do we n >>

he cavorted with the socialist bisexual click known as the bloomsbury group. you really cannot get further away from new jersey as that. sometimes people who live in comfort can afford to have ideas that the work in their real world. keynes was living up in the third. he pushed a lot of ethereal theories. you cannot say that about mehl turned -- milton friedman were also say he was just an economist that appealed to others. winning the nobel prize 1976 but the reason why so many others know of him that these of which she could convey complex idea is to delay man. he did this sta starting in 1966, his book and certainly on pbs with his tempore series free to choose. competing with the likes of the dukes of hazzard drying millions of viewers every week in the 1980's. i don't know if that point* will comprehended what they were watching watching the seventies turn into the 80s and the template layout was the policies partly here and partly a broad. and he related very interesting story and around that time he called a man very different from milton friedman. bein

and requires california students be taught about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. >> the law is known as the fair education act. it says instruction and textbooks in social sciences must include a study of the contributions of my continue -- minorities, people with disabilities and those in the lgbt community. >> talking about learning history making sure that all students are prepared to understand who we are as a country and that includes diversity. >> and there are opponents that say members of the lgbt community should not appear in textbooks based on their sexual orientation. >> they should be talked about based on contributions to history not about what they may, or may not have done in bedroom autos opponents need more than 500,000 signatures to get it on the ballot this, way, it will be up to the voters to decide if they want to do away with the law. >> this may need legislatures trying to get support and to push through their agenda. >> state senator mark leno said it prevents schools from adopting learning materials that promote negative stereo ty

. >> reporter: by her teens, diane realizes she's bisexual. it leaves her feeling confused. she deals with her inner conflict by using drugs and alcohol. >> i remember, i was 16. and i remember meeting a girl that i definitely was, like, whoa. what's going on? you know? i feel really weird and just realizing that i had a crush on her. i didn't pursue it. and i started running around and going to more parties. and drinking more. and stuffing my feelings. that's not too bad, is it? >> well, put it on long enough so i can see it. >> it's a youth cap. with my bald spot, with the summer, i have to think about my head with the sun. >> reporter: back in high school, lisa is one of the few people that diane allows into her solitary life. they're still friends today. >> diane kept to herself. me and my friends were the only friends that she hung out with at that time. she had a whole other secret life. it was kind of a known fact that we didn't ask her about it. you could always tell that she was holding something back. >> reporter: but that something is a mystery. even to diane. she

. -- bisexual and transgender people. >> right now they should be talked about based on contributionswhat they may or may not have done in the bedroom talking about learning factual history and making sure all students are prepared to understand who we are as a country that includes diversity in our country. >>> opponents will be -- >>> it is 5:56. just ahead, breaking her silence. one of whitney houston's closest confidants speaks out for the first time since the singer's death. >>> big overnight news from outer space that could turn out the lights and leave cell phones useless today. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live in berkeley, firefighters continue to battle a three alarm -- two alarm fire at a three story apartment building. at least 50 people evacuated. more coming up in a live report.

the law asks that state campuses allow students to volunteer whether they are gay, bisexual, or transgenderthat way they are getting enough services, such as counseling. >> i don't see why they would have to put that on an application. >> privacy concerns are just one of the obstacles to administrators finalizing any changes to applications. >>> new tonight at 6:00, police have charged the man who allegedly tried to kidnap a woman at knife point in a parking lot two weeks ago. he faces a possible life sentence after being charged with four felony counts in connection with sexual related attacks on women. he reportedly followed a woman to her car, forcing her into the trunk. fortunately the woman was able to escape. four days prior to that he robbed a subway at gunpoint forcing a female worker to remove her shirt before he fled. he's expected to entr a plea in court on april 12th. >>> earlier today, police discovered the body of a young man in san francisco near the bay bridge. the body of 21-year-old deandre young was found at 2:30 this morning. he was shot at least once. police spent the d

s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. they rallied for victims of hate crimes. they marched beginning at an ihop in columbia heights. that's where someone shot a gay man march 11. the demonstration continued to georgia avenue where a gay man was beaten the following day. a third attack was reported that same night in northeast where a transgender woman was beaten. demonstrators say they're fed up. >> enough is enough. these are our neighborhoods, too. we deserve to have peace in them. >> we felt it was right to step up and answer some courage -- and have some courage, talk to people, friends, neighbors, co-workers, clergy, whomever, wherever, and tell them we're not going to tolerate it and it needs to stop. >> organizers say they were pleased to see that marchers came from every part of the city. >>> today mitt romney will campaign in maryland fresh off his win in the illinois primary. romney will attend a town hall meeting near baltimore this afternoon. maryland holds its primary on the 3rd of april. early voting begins on this saturday. romney won convincingl

minorities, for example, people who are gay, people who are lesbian, people who are trans gender or bisexualties who have been discriminated against, racial minorities, they should have a voice. >> i agree with that. >> that their cases matter. >> how does equality go? if a man is able to do it -- i'm not saying i agree with you. i'm throwing it out there. if a man is able to do something better than a woman, should he be entitled to be paid more money or should there be equality because simply because a woman may not have the power of a man to play to that ability? >> it really depends on the particular facts. >> i have 80% female staff, for example. >> but, of course, it's better than it used to be. but, you know, often people who are conservative -- i'm not saying you're one of them -- will look back and say it's better. i'm saying some people are concerned and they'll say it's better than it used to be. well, yes. but i look forward. have we achieved equality under the law? the answer is clearly no. and i want our daughters to enjoy equal rights under the law. i don't want them to be sex

. >> and also this sort of really vampish bisexual evil character. >> it is strange. >> what does yourtime i come home in hair and makeup, he's like take it off. he's like can you keep it on. the first day elsd i think i'm in love with another woman, kalinda. i love her. >> there's something devil i about that character. >> there's something that character that people melt. i heard there is this bombshell erupting on "the good wife" where it should be renamed the bad wife because your ex-husband we didn't know much about is coming on the set. tell me about this. >> in "the good wife" fashion they dropped a little piece of information last season that i was married, and my husband turns up. alicia helps me out with a problem r i have with the irs, and he turns up. >> alicia owes you. >> you talk about plague a roll on "the good wife." how would you like to play my ex-husband? >> yes. is it available? are you serious? >> i'll speak to the kings. >> i could play your ex-husband. does it include love scenes or not? >> i don't know. >> are they negotiable? >> negotiable. >> how did raj feel

looking for something to do this weekend, and you also want to help out members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. you may want to help us by getting out to celebrate the capital queer prom. i'm emceeing, the carnival extravaganza. the proceeds go to benefit the transgendered health empowerment organization. the prom will be held at the almas shriner's ball room on k street. carnival extravaganza. hopefully i'll see you there tomorrow night. >> what are you wearing? >> a red dress, i'm so excited. satin and zippers. it will be awesome. >> i want to see it. okay, bring us pictures. >>> we'll see you again shortly. >>> the tower containing the world's most famous clock, big ben, could be renamed after the queen. some senior members of parliament said the tower should be renamed elizabeth tower in honor of the queen's 60 years of reigning. big ben is technically only name the clock has right now. the tower that holds it is actually called st. steven's tower. of the 41 monarchs that have ruled the country, only queen victoria and queen elizabeth have celebrated a diamond j

he cavorted with this free, wheel, free-love, socialist bisexual clique when he was in his 20's or so. you can't get further away from rawway, new jersey, as that. and the point of all this is that sometimes people who live in comfort are the only ones who can really afford to have ideas that don't work in the real world. here was a guy, keynes, who was living up in in the ether, and he pushed a lot of ethereal theories and i don't think you can say that about milton freedman, he wasn't just an economist who appealed to other economists. won the nobel prizin' 1976. part of the reason why so many noneconomiests know freedman is because he was able to pass on interesting complex ideas to the layman. he did it in his book, and he certainly did this on pbs with his ten, part series, free to choose. and free to choose, competing with the likes of the dukes of hazard and the jeffersons are drug -- drawing millions of viewers. the viewers were watching the 1970s turn into the 1980s and the template that was laid out in" freeh to choose" what the policies in he 1980s, partly here and part liv

. >> this is a really vampish bisexual evil character. >> yeah. >> what does your husband make of it?r and makeup, he's like, take it off. i remember the first year he said to me, i think i'm in love with another woman. i said, what do you mean? calinda, there's something about that character that people just like melt. >> i've heard there is this bombshell erupting on "the good wife" where, as you say, should be renamed "the bad wife," because your ex-husband is coming on the scene. >> that's right. >> tell me about this. >> well, they kind of dropped a little piece of information last season that i was married, and my husband turns up and alicia helps me out with a problem with the irs and then he turns up. you are talking about playing a role on "the good wife." how would you like to play my ex-husband? >> yes. is it available? are you serious? >> i'll speak to the kings. >> i could play your ex-husband? does itn

s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender support program. >> they marched outside an i-hop in columbia heights, where someone shot a gay man on march 11th. the demonstration continued towards georgia avenue where a gay man was beaten the following day. a third attack reported the same night in northeast, where a transgender woman was beaten. demonstrators say they're fed up. >> inform is enough, these are our neighborhoods, too, and we deserve to have some peace in them. >> we want the straight folk to step up and have some courage and talk to people, their friends, their neighbors, co-workers, their clergy. whom ever, where ever and tell them that we're not going to tolerate it and it needs to stop. >> organizers say they were pleased to see that marchers came from every part of the city. >>> a group will take a step toward letting voters decide the same-sex issue in maryland, whether it will be legal there or not. according to the "baltimore sun," a series of workshops start today to train volunteers how to properly collect petition signatures, 56,000 valid signatures are needed to p

give them everything that any straight, bisexual -- i do not care who they are. if they are going in harm's way fighting for this country, defending us against full like some hussein and of some of the lot and and that, yes, they should be treated. i am not gay or bisexual, but i have been around them at different times, and if somebody wants to do that, fine. when it comes to the military thing, if they go over there and they are putting their lives on the line for this country, they should get everything that everybody else -- anybody that does that, you know? host: -- guest: i think he raises an interesting point and i think in many ways that is how a lot of younger service members feel. a lot of these guys -- the truth is, they know who might be gay or lesbian. they live with these guys in close quarters. they know them very well. when they are going to deploy to iraq and afghanistan in a tough environment, they are primarily concerned with how that body is going to look out for them in a tough situation. i think that a lot of the younger service members feel

point through the marriage he was in therapy and got in touch with the fact that he thought he was bisexual upon it and wanted to stay married and was actually opposed to the divorce. i just felt suffocated by the relationship. and i needed to find who i was. it was a garden variety midlife crisis, but upon reflection he realizes that a lot of his controlling issues stemmed from the fact that he was stifling his authentic self. >> he worked with you on "the nanny" and he works with you on this show. here you have art imitating life and it's personal. what's it like working together on story lines that were so much a part of your life? >> it's wonderful. i mean, i always write about what i know, even on "the nanny." so much of what inspired each episode was to write from what i was going through in my life. and "happeily divorced" is inspired by the fact that this woman after 18 years of marriage finds out her husband is gay. now the show has taken on its own life. the characters have taken on their own life. >> it's moved beyond the initial point of inspiration. >> still. whatever story we

bisexuals should not be mistreated.s reveals is that, the interview that asked me these questions you even used the words with me, i think your views are destructive. so what that shows me is that all of us who really think deeply about social issues, like gay marriage, and abortion, and homosexuality, have convictions on issues. and we all have our convictions formed by different things, and mine are informed by my faith, they're informed by the word of god, and i found that to be an anchor for me, a compass and a guide for me. when people start bullying one another and calling each other names for those different convictions, then i think you get into problems. i've also been on the receiving end of that. >> why do you say things like this that you know are going to cause people to push back? why do you even talk about it, then, because this is not the first time you've been asked about it. it's not the first time you've made comments that have caused people a lot of alarm. >> well, that's a good question. i was surpr