Upcoming events at the Fresno LGBT Community Center

Art Night at Fresno LGBT Community Center Friday, May 27th 2011, 5pm – 7pm Let your IMAGINATION run wild! Join us for a fun evening of arts and crafts. Get creative, express yourself, and inspire others through the arts. We will be getting crafty with construction paper and creating fabulous flowers and flower bouquets. Come

Weekly Round Up for Friday May 20th

Happy Friday! So… there might be a rapture tomorrow evening. But just in case, many Fresno-ians (Fesnites?) are planning on taking part in this local event that looks like fun. (Beware the street closures and parking mess on Fulton over the weekend.) Here’s some news worth noting from around the LGBT community…  The San Francisco Giants

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HIV Awareness

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day — May 18th Today is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD). This annual observance is a day to recognize and thank the thousands of volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists who are working together to find a safe and effective HIV vaccine. It is also a day to educate our communities

The SF Giants and “It Gets Better”

  The San Francisco Giants are going to make history… and it has nothing to do with another World Series. It was announced earlier this week that the team will come together to create a “It Gets Better” ad. As we all know, the “It Gets Better” ads are the brainchild of Dan Savage… the campaign

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Rainbow Delegation Included in June Advocate

Matt Mazzei and the Rainbow Delegation are featured in the article 193 Reasons to Have Pride in 2011 in the June issue of The Advocate   Because THE RAINBOW DELEGATION IS EVERYWHERE Before he came out, [Fresno State] college student and violinist Matthew Mazzei did not think there were many gay people in his hometown

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May Spotlight: The Rainbow Delegation

This month’s Spotlight is on….The Rainbow Delegation. On a quiet street in Clovis, behind a nondescript blue door, a grassroots movement is swelling. But this is a different sort of grassroots movement. It isn’t about changing the world, affecting public policy, or fighting for rights. At least, not directly. What it is about, however, is

Computer Games, the “Straight Male Gamer” , and Gay Romance.

In case you missed it… Apparently a Straight Male Gamer got his boxers in a bunch over the fact that the game Dragon Age 2 was so gay inclusive that it gave gay romance options.  Speaking as the self titled “voice” of the Straight Male Gamer he started a forum to complain about how he

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CNN Anchor Comes Out Of The Closet

Courtesy Huffington Post CNN anchor Don Lemon has come out. In a new book, “Transparent,” Lemon talks about his life and his sexuality, and he revealed that he is gay in an interview with the New York Times. In a tweet on Sunday night, Lemon, who has anchored in a variety of roles for CNN,