The Source, an LGBTQ+ community resource center in Visalia, celebrated National Coming Out Day with an art installation that lit up the night sky in rainbow hues.
The number of anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in California nearly doubled last year despite an overall decrease in hate crimes statewide, leaving many feeling unsafe in their communities.
The campaign is being spearheaded by a former mayor of the city who insists it is not about the current mayor's trans identity, though online attacks say otherwise.
