Local Event: Protest at Chick-Fil-A
Today local LGBT community members and allies joined groups all across the country in protests aimed to educate the public about the donation practices of Chick-fil-A, a national fast food company.
Weekly Round Up for Friday May 6th.
Happy Friday! Mother’s day is this Sunday. Last minute flowers can be found at most grocery stores… and don’t forget how far a hand-made card and a Starbucks gift certificate can go! (Not that any of us forgot or procrastinated or anything. Right? Right? Ahem, moving on…) In case you missed it, this week had a
Upcoming Event: Celebrating Local Heroes
Next Wednesday at Fresno State the Central California Alliance and the Bulldog Pride Fund will host “Celebrating Local Heroes”“ Featuring Robin McGehee (GetEQUAL), Matthew Mazzei (The Rainbow Delegation), and Andrew McIntosh (former NCAA athlete, current Fresno State grad student), the evening promises to be educational and a rallying point for activists and community members. More though
Commenting returns to Gay Fresno!
Since our redesign, we’ve been unable to accept comments/feedback directly on the site. Today, this changes and we welcome you back to comment “like” and interact with our articles. On our old site, Gay Fresno had its own commenting system. While this offered the ability to customize, it also lead to comment spam and
Website QUEERTY Is Back Online
Queerty.com which vanished a couple of weeks ago, has been resurrected by Gay Cities . From Queerty… For a moment it appeared Queerty would fall to the wayside, after a disagreement in strategy with the site’s contracted operators, who decided to change their business focus. The outpouring of support following that announcement showed just how
NYT: Fit To Rule On Prop 8
Shortly after Judge Walker made his historic decision in the California Prop 8 case, there was an uproar when his sexuality was disclosed. Those supporting Prop 8 came out saying that since he’s apparently gay, how can he be impartial in the case? It went away for a while then came back when Walker came
VIDEO: The Kids Are Listening” – ABA Launches Anti-Bullying Site
The American Bar Association has launched its own anti-bullying initiative, “The Kids Are Listening.” The Opening Doors Project works to make life better for LGBTQ youth today. The project is dedicated to training and supporting the legal and social service professionals on the front lines to ensure that LGBTQ foster youth have the support they
“I Am Fresno State” 2011 on YouTube
The 2011 entries of the 5th annual “I AM FRESNO STATE!” student video contest have been posted to youtube! SEE: http://www.youtube.com/iamfresnostate
The Eagle Tavern In SF Closes It’s Doors
The Eagle Tavern, a gay bar in San Francisco for 30 years and a favorite of many, particularly the bear community, has closed. The last day of the current bar was April 30th. There’s a possibility the bar ownership may be taken up by someone else… There was a time when many American cities had