As has been widely reported, Justice Antonin Scalia made a controversial — albeit illuminating — remark during a speech at Princeton University. A student in the audience asked him to justify previously published opinions in the course of which he had compared laws criminalizing homosexuality to those banning bestiality and murder. Scalia defended the comparison, […]
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Applications for five Bulldog Pride Fund scholarships of $2,000 each ($10,000 total) for the 2013-14 academic year are currently being accepted. Deadline is February 28, 2013. In 2006, the Bulldog Pride Fund was established under the auspices of the Fresno State Alumni Association with one simple mission: “To support student scholarships at Fresno State.” To-date,
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Community Forum February 28, 2013 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pmLGBTQ Reducing Disparities ProjectVisalia Convention Center For the release of “First Do No Harm” the 1st report of it’s kind of California’s LGBTQ Communities, with Guest Speaker Robin McGehee, Founder of GetEqual. The meeting follows a recent report by Equality California and Mental Health America
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Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel has committed to extending partners benefits “permissible under current law” to gay service members as part of attempts to allay concerns among Democratic senators about his potential performance as Pentagon chief. In a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Hagel responds to queries the California Democrat apparently expressed on issues
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The Log Cabin Republicans took out a full-page ad in The Hill today urging the GOP to support same-sex marriage and oppose DOMA. Reads the text of the ad: Log Cabin Republicans applauds those Republican Members of Congress who have signed on to the Respect for Marriage Act and urges other Republicans to follow their
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The Human Rights Campaign today issued a press release roundly mocking NOM for their failures to make good on their threats. An excerpt: Opponents’ financing is drying up. They were outspent almost three to one last year, $12 million to $34 million in the ballot campaigns. More broadly, tax documents obtained by HRC last fall
Dear Mz. Pink, I’m kind of a bum, I have no drive. I work dead-end jobs and / don’t really want a higher education. I prefer my partying lifestyle. I like to go out all night and then sleep all day. I like the decisions I make for myself. At least I have up to
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Looking for an inviting setting to hang out with and meet local gay women? Excited to have a professional networking opportunity to connect, share ideas and possibly collaborate with local lesbians? Wanting to expand or add to your social circle? New to the area and wanting to meet new people? If the answer is yes
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How do we educate people about our way of life without alienating them or worse yet, misinforming them? How we educate people about us is just as important as what we share with them because you cannot educate people about our way of life by throwing it in their face and saying, “accept me or
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Wow! How about those referenda!??? Elections are always dicey propositions. People’s votes are affected by so many imponderables — I’d love to think, as someone who teaches public policy, that voters make their decisions after considering contending positions and evaluating them, but we all know better. Especially when measures affecting the lives of gay, lesbian,
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