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Opinion: Visalia Grindr Crime

You can imagine my shock when I learned yesterday that a person had been raped by a man in Visalia.  As the story goes, the two met on a social networking site and when the man got to the house he was asked to leave.  Upon refusing to leave, he pepper-sprayed his victim, bound their […]

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Police Seek Out Other Victims of Visalia Man

This is the man arrested for assault and burglary in Visalia. It’s believed he’s involved in more such crimes, where he preyed on people using social media tools. Police are asking for anyone else who may have been a victim to come forward. Courtesy The Fresno Bee… Alvarez is being held at the Tulare County

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Grindr Responds to Visalia Incident

Earlier today I reached out to Grindr.com about the Visalia incident and they have graciously provided the following statement… We at Grindr are extremely saddened to hear about the victim in Visalia, California. Although arrested for an unrelated crime, a suspect has been apprehended. Grindr takes the safety of its users very seriously and as

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Visalia Crime Perspective

A local man, in Visalia, has been brutally assaulted and raped by a contact he made through the social application GRINDR. Read more here… While there have been many comments supporting the victim and the LGBT community in general, there has also been a string of negative statements on various social media sites regarding this

VIDEO: Visalia Man Raped & Assaulted – Grindr Contact

Courtesy KSEE 24 A Visalia man has been arrested for allegedly raping a man he met on a social networking application. The application is an all-male mobile network tool that uses GPS technology for people to find each other. Police believe the suspect may have used this tool to commit similar crimes in the past.

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Macy’s Upholds Transgender Rights

Macy’s has stepped up its game in protecting the rights of all of its customers. An employee at a San Antonio, Texas store was fired for refusing to allow a transgender customer to enter the female dressing rooms. A few days after Thanksgiving, Natalie Johnson refused to let a transgender woman, who she described as

VIDEO: Hillary Clinton Addresses LGBT Equality at the UN

Don’t miss listening to this speech. I know it’s easy to see so much on the internet on a daily basis and when a video seems long, as this one does, it’s easy to run away. Don’t. Take some time and listen to what Hillary is saying about our community, particularly as it’s reflected against

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PHOTO GALLERY: USP Masquerade Benefit

On Friday, December 2, 2011, United Student Pride & Associated Student Inc. Of Fresno State hosted a Masquerade Benefit for HIV / AIDS Awareness at the Satellite Student Union at Fresno State. The event was to bring awareness to HIV / AIDS issues. Proceeds from the event will be donated to a local HIV /

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Harvey Milk Hope Award

The Harvey Milk Project is accepting applications for the inaugural “Harvey Milk Hope Award” of $2,000 to be presented in 2012-13 to a Fresno State junior or senior enrolled in the Humanics Certificate Program (community benefit administration/non-profit organization management). Online application:www.csufresno.edu/scholarships/index.shtml Due: Feb. 28, 2012 YOU GOTTA GIVE ‘EM HOPE! www.theharveymilkproject.org Donations welcome. Online @