TRAILER: The Lavender Scare

Take note from the trailer…the government only stopped using homosexuality as a reason to deny employment in 1995…

Same Sex Marriage Update for Columbia

Good news from South America. Columbia might be the next country to legalize same sex marriage. The country is already steos ahead of neighboring countries in terms of same sex couples rights. Since 2007, the country has provided more than 30 rights to same sex couples including social security pension benefits. The high court has

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A world of Thanks!

From all of us at Gay Central Valley, we’d like to show our appreciation to those who stepped up to the plate and volunteered at this years fireworks stand.  Your time and energy allows us to help our community.  Without the help of our many volunteers and the following businesses and organizations, the GCV fireworks

Weekly Round Up for Friday July 15th 2011

Happy Friday! Can you believe that July is half over? I already see “Back To School” signs… And what a great way to transition into one of more exciting pieces of news from the week. Yesterday Governor Brown signed the FAIR Educationl Act which mandates that the contributions of the LGBT community be included in

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 I called it the Fair and Equal act… Oops, It was, and still is, the FAIR Education act. And it was signed by Governor Jerry Brown, today. Many of us applaud this as a big step towards equality, towards an end of bullying, towards a future where inclusion and not exclusion is the norm. But

Fair and Equal Act Update

Breaking news! Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation today that makes California the first state in the nation to require the inclusion of the contributions of gay, lesbian and transgender Americans in school history lessons and textbooks. Yay! Read the whole story here.

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GLSEN: National School Climate Survey

GLSEN, a leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students, recently launched its 2011 National School Climate Survey to LGBTQ youth. This survey is GLSEN’s 7th national survey of LGBT youth and is the only national survey that specifically examines the experiences of LGBT youth in middle and high school. It