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Porterville city council votes to rescind pride month

  The council voted 3-2 (Mayor Gurrola & councilman McCracken voted against. Ward, Shelton & Hamilton voted in favor) to rescind the June 2013 Pride Month proclamation.  Three people were arrested for an act of civil disobedience. More will be posted soon, but here is a video of the arrests:   Also see write ups […]

Supporting your LGBT friends?

The following column was written by a friend of mine, Ted.  Although it deals with the lack of support to LGBT businesses in another part of the country, it very much applies to Fresno and the country at large. I hope you’ll read and consider supporting businesses and groups that support you. Pride season is

“Glee” star Cory Montieth found dead

Vancouver police say Alberta born actor Cory Montieth, star of the hit show “Glee” has been found dead in a city hotel. Montieth was 31. The B.C. Coroner’s Office says Montieth was found deceased in his room on the 21st flood of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel around noon local time on Saturday. A spokesman

Visa Prepaid Pride Card

Pride Visa card review

We were recently contacted by card.com to review their new Pride Visa prepaid card.  It was very fun to take out for a couple of small purchases and the reactions the cashiers gave us.  “How cool!” and “That’s neat” It really shows how far our community has come in its acceptance. Having used many credit

The Parenting Loop

What is The Parenting Loop? I wanted to be a better parent then my parents and it never occurred to me that my children would at times end up parenting me, this is what I call The Parenting Loop.  It is when you find your children parenting you in the loving ways you have parented

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… One Giant Leap for Equality

Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court said that the proponents of Proposition 8 that appealed Judge Walker’s decision did not have standing. In other words, they told the Prop 8 proponents: this doesn’t affect you. You have no personal stake in the defense of this law. To paraphrase: general “ooginess” at the thought of gay

Same-sex marriages resume in Fresno, Monday

The time has come, much sooner than many of us expected. Instead of a 25-30 day wait, same sex marriages will return to Fresno on July 1st at 8:30am at the Fresno County Clerks office at 2221 Kern Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Fresno Clerk Services are open Monday – Friday from 8:30am to 4pm