An ad in a Los Angeles trade paper seeking men interested in participating in the production of a Public Service Announcement on behalf of MADD Canada (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) has stirred up a controversy. The ad seeks straight acting men to portray friends in a car, stoned out of their minds, who begin to […]
The highest courts in two states dealt gay rights advocates dual setbacks Thursday, rejecting same-sex couples’ bid to win marriage rights in New York and reinstating a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Georgia. Read the full story at CNN Howard Dean Responds To Ruling Schwarzenegger Opponent Supports Gay Marriage California Court To Hear Gay Marriage Case
Cable network Bravo has launched OutZoneTV.com , an all inclusive website targeted toward gays and lesbians. The site includes everything from full length LGBT films to photo galleries, blogs, videos and news. Bravo President Lauren Zalaznick says “OutZoneTV is a culturally provocative site that’s fun, kitschy and newsworthy. We’ve combined our out of the box
The long running annual event known as Kampout Fresno is just around the corner, taking place on September 8, 9 & 10th. Organization of the event has been taken over by a new group beginning this year, with a revamped committee consisting of representatives from various LGBT groups including the Knights Of Malta, Imperial Dove Court and
After months of waiting, the re-construction of the North Tower Circle began July 3rd, 2006 with the construction company pulling in their vehicles and starting work. The North Tower Circle has been a fixture on and off in the gay community of Fresno for over 30 years. The unique round shaped nightclub that sits by
Pride month for 2006 has wound down to a close. Many parades and festivals were held this last weekend throughout the country and the world. Following are are links for PRIDE VIDEOS from America and around the globe…check back for more postings as they become available… New AMERICA & WORLD PRIDE VIDEOS added on July 5th…
Kevin Aviance , singer of such club hits as “Din Da Da” and “Give It Up”, made good on his promise to celebrate Gay Pride in the New York Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25th. Aviance was the victim of a severe and violent gay bashing in NYC earlier this month, which left him in
Despite the fact that in 1973 the American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality was not a mental disorder, the Pentagon disagrees. Displaying an unbelievable level of prejudice and denial, a Pentagon memo addressing gays in the military lists homosexuality as a defect alongside mental retardation and personality disorders. Read the article at MSNBC
The Bay Area Reporter, founded in 1971, is San Francisco’s oldest and largest publication serving the LGBT community. In August of 2005 the newspaper launched a companion website known as EBAR. The website’s current edition, dated June 22, 2006, includes an article by Matthew S. Bajko which focuses on the state of the LGBT community
VIDEO LINK AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE… Gay Fresno was contacted by local television station KMPH Channel 26 on Wednesday, June 7th, requesting our participation in an on air political debate that same night. The subject was the Federal Marriage Amendment, which had just been defeated in the Senate. The vote was 49 for
