(Hucakbee) also affirmed support for a law in Arkansas that prohibits same-sex couples from becoming adoptive or foster parents. “I think this is not about trying to create statements for people who want to change the basic fundamental definitions of family,” Huckabee said. “And always we should act in the best interest of the children, […]
(San Francisco) Gay rights activists say they have failed to qualify a measure that would repeal California’s same-sex marriage ban for the November ballot. Restore Equality 2010 chairman Sean Bohac says the volunteer-run group fell short of gathering the nearly 695,000 signatures needed to put the initiative before voters. Monday was the deadline for submitting
Drag Queen in the Court of Death Author : Caro Soles Review By: Leon Velasco Rating: One Thumb Up- One Down For a murder mystery I thought that it would be a great read. It reads as if a high school student wrote it. It has a simple formulated plot. Not many characters and not
A San Mateo judge has rejected an initiative petition signature captured using an iPhone touch screen, dealing a setback to the technology’s proponents, who say it could help low-cost, grassroots initiative campaigns qualify for the ballot. In line with a tentative ruling issued last month, San Mateo Superior Court Judge George Miram ruled that the
Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease which is expected to reach 700,000 cases this year alone, may soon become impossible to treat. It’s already resistant to most treatments and may soon be immune to that. Unless new drugs are created to fight it, experts predict a health disaster in our future. It’s not the only STD
After a CNN segment earlier in the week when Kyra Phillips spoke with CA Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal and "Ex-Gay" Richard Cohen about a pending bill, both she and CNN were denounced all over the internet. The discussion concerned Lowenthal’s sponsorship of a bill (which was just approved by the Assembly) to strike some language from
Just a day after the news of a Washington state man being arrested by federal agents for threatening Senator Murray, comes the story of a man being arrested by federal agents for doing the same to Nancy Pelosi. All this over health care. Read more here…
Hard to believe, but the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade & Festival is less than 2 months away. This year is the 20th Anniversary of the event, resulting in the theme for this year, "20 IN 2010". Community Link will again be hosting Fresno Pride, which will be held on Saturday, June 5th this year, with
5th Annual Diversity Awareness Conference California State University, Fresno Wed. April 26th: Afternoon Session: LGBT+ Allies Network Training (Learn about the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender+ community and gain strategies/resources to help you be an effective ally) DETAILS: http://www.csufresno.edu/cvchi/ SAVE THE DATES Details to Follow—Watch for Updates Diversity Awareness Week 2010 April 26 – May 1
