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Peter Robertson Honored

Peter Robertson, a three-time graduate of Fresno State (BA ‘92, MA ‘95 and MBA ‘05) will be presented the “Arthur Safstrom Service Award” for “outstanding service to the Fresno State Alumni Association, Fresno State and the community at large” at the Top Dog Alumni Awards Gala on Oct. 13, 2011. A resident of Fresno, Calif. […]

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Let Gay Fresno Buy You Dinner This Tuesday

This Tuesday, August 16th, Gay Fresno will hold our first DINE WITH US event at Irene’s Cafe here in Fresno. Come to Irene’s Cafe at 747 E Olive Avenue in the Tower District on Tuesday, August 16th from 6PM-9PM to participate. Here’s how it works…   Stop at the table just outside Irene’s front doors

Activist judges at it again!!!!

by Reynaldo Pulido contact via: [email protected] or read blog at www.kenego.com U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Obama’s Health Care Law I have a question for those who applauded the ruling.  The same people who are up in arms every time a judge declares discriminatory law unconstitutional or require that government afford gay people the right

Weekly Round Up for Friday August 12th, 2011

Happy Friday! I spent the week out of town wrangeling nieces… I hope you all had as much fun in the past five days as I have. I have a whole slew of news and notes for you, so let’s jump right in! Paul Oetken is set to become the first openly gay man to

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EVENT: Fresno SOS 9th Annual Run Walk

It’s that time of year again… Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss will host our 9th Annual Fun Run/Walk Event on Saturday, September 24th 2011 at 8:00AM, Woodward Park, Mountain View Shelter 2 Mile Walk/4 Mile Run $20 for Adults (18+) and $15 for 17 years and under Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss (Fresno SOS) asks

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Not Defense, but Enforcement….

Disappointing news from San Francisco. Even though the Obama Administration has said that they will no longer defend DOMA because it is unconstitutional, they are still enforcing it. A San Francisco couple is being split apart due to a deportation proceedings that are being carried out because of DOMA. Bradford Wells, a U.S. citizen, and

Gay Porterville Leads the Charge Against Anti LGBT Rhetoric

Part of the fun of being in this community is the sense of, well, community that can be easily accessed by a shared sense of questing or purpose. Yesterday I was alerted to some anti-LGBT rhetoric that was listed on a website maintained by Porterville College for a campus Christian club. It appears that after

Fresno, HIV, and You!

As you might have seen, the CDC just released a report that the increase in new HIV cases is relatively stable. According to the new estimates, there were 48,600 new HIV infections in the United States in 2006, 56,000 in 2007, 47,800 in 2008 and 48,100 in 2009. The multi-year incidence estimates allow for a

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LGBT Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Couples

Forwarded by Chuck Krugman…thanks, Chuck! The Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center would like to immediately speak with gay and lesbian couples who are registered domestic partners with the State of California (and who did not get married duirng the 2008 marriage equality window for whatever reason). The LAS-ELC is seeking a class representative