2012

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Dad protects son from bullies by wearing a skirt

Nils Pickert’s 5-year-old son likes wearing dresses. If anyone thinks that’s odd they can take it up with Nils. He’s the guy in the skirt. The German dad has become a role model not only for his son, but for parents around the world, after a photograph of the pair holding hands in red skirts […]

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10 Celebrities Avoiding the Altar Until Same-Sex Marriage is Legal

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, who just happen to have a new movie coming out, told CNN this week that they wouldn’t get married until their gay costars friends could. That’s very sweet, dears, but don’t wait on our account. We’re trying to get more people married, not less. The stars of Hit and Run

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Shocker: David Koch Supports Marriage Equality

Although David Koch and his brother Charles are spending millions to elect Republican candidates, David has a significant difference with the party. Billionaire businessman David Koch, who with his brother Howard is spending millions to elect Republican candidates, made a shocking statement today: He supports marriage equality. This means Koch differs in a major way

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GOProud’s Jimmy LaSalvia: Gays Need Jobs Before They Can Marry

  Jimmy LaSalvia, executive director of gay GOP group GOProud, has said his group backs Mitt Romney because gay people need jobs before they can marry. GOProud was the first gay conservative group to endorse Romney for president. The GOP candidate opposes recognizing gay and lesbian couples with either civil unions or marriage. The group’s

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Tell me! What are you waiting for?

• 47 films and shorts • 23 consecutive years • 5 fun-filled days • 3 different venues • 3 simply smashing parties (Only included with festival pass holders+ this year!) • 1 amazing and spectacular LGBTQ+ film festival: Sept. 19 – 23 in Fresno’s Tower District All yours with a VIP PASS. Available for only

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Sunday Funday – Labor Day edition

Join us at The Express, this Sunday forFree BBQ – Free Pool$2 Draft Beer – $6 Draft PitchersDoors open at 6pmNever a cover The Express is a proud supporter of Gay Fresno & the LGBT Community.

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Is the ‘black vs. gay’ meme finally coming to an end?

Since the national ascendancy of Barack Obama, many commentators have tried to make hay out of an alleged rift between gay and black communities in the United States – from conservative groups or commentators hoping to drive a wedge between two typically-Democratic voting blocs, to well-intentioned activists across the spectrum citing racism in gay culture

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Four Weddings and a Funeral….and Theatre

I have been a wedding officiant in Massachusetts for nearly nine years. It has been an incredible pleasure and honor to have served over 525 couples – same-gender, transgender, and opposite gender from this region, all over the country and other countries as well. Many weddings stand out for me in unique ways. Friendships have

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Appeals Court Won’t Stall DOMA Challenge

A U.S. appeals court has dealt another setback to the Republicans in Congress who are defending the Defense of Marriage Act. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday denied the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group’s request to suspend oral arguments in lesbian widow Edith Windsor’s case against DOMA. Windsor is seeking repayment of estate taxes she