Chris Jarvis

Perry VS Schwarzenegger Oral Arguments

Today, a panel of three federal judges heard arguments in the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the Proposition 8 (or the California Marriage Protection Act) case. The 9th Circuit heard an appeal of an August ruling by U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who presided over a trial that found the ban on same-sex marriage to

LGBT Kids Face Harsher Punishments in Schools

On top of all the recent attention on the bullying LGBT kids face every day in school, a recent study has found that LGBT students receive harsher punishments in school than their heterosexual counterparts.   The report states… Non heterosexual youth suffer disproportionate educational and criminal-justice punishments that are not explained by greater engagement in

NAUGHTY OR NICE Photo Gallery

These are reduced pictures from NAUGHTY OR NICE, Gay Central Valley’s Annual Holiday Fundraiser at the North Tower Circle. If you’d like a full size copy of a picture emailed to you, send your request to [email protected]. (click on images to enlarge for viewing…right click on the photo you’d like sent, save a copy and

Geoff Kors Leaving EQCA

It is with a very real sense of gratitude for all you are doing to advance equality that I am writing to you this morning. Today I informed our Board of Directors that I will be stepping down from my position as Executive Director of Equality California at the end of my ninth year. I

MAC Cosmetics Package Added to Raffle Prizes

$250.00 MAC COSMETICS Product Package JUST ADDED to the list of Raffle Prizes at the NAUGHTY OR NICE party this SATURDAY @THE NORTH TOWER CIRCLE… Raffle Prizes Total more than $1,700    

World AIDS Day

Hello Friends, Today is WORLD AIDS DAY…the first World AIDS Day began on December 1,1988…today marks the 22nd year since being found to help raise AIDS awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.  We can thank, James Bunn and Thomas Netter who came up with the idea…they shared their idea in late 1987 with the Director