Fresno LGBTQ Social Event Night at Boomers

Review by Leon Velasco April 11, 2008 was a night of fun for everyone who showed up. To our surprise and advantage Boomers was celebrating their anniversary and had a special rate for unlimited rides for $10.00 cards.

Entertainment Reviews by Leon Velasco

Big Eden Big Eden – TLA Video Rated PG-13 / Director Thomas Bezucha / Starring Arye Gross / Eric Schweig This movie is one of my favorites. It is great for those times when you feel lonesome and that you’ll never find love. This is one of those films that show that no matter what

Obama Stays Wimpy On Gay Issues

Barack Obama says if elected president he won’t require that his appointees to the Joint Chiefs of Staff support allowing gays to serve openly in the military. Read the story here: Obama On Gay Issues

Cathy DeBuono VLog Episode #10

Actress and therapist Cathy DeBuono sits with filmmaker Jane Clark & Traci Dinwiddie. Cathy was an associate producer on a film called The Touch written and directed by Jane and starring Traci, about a lesbian poet in the early 19th century by the name of Renee Vivien and her love affair with the wife of

Walls Close In On Fred Phelps

A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday ordered liens on the Westboro Baptist Church building and the Phelps-Chartered Law office. Read the story here 

Exodus International Protest Photos & Interview

The 12PM shift of the protest of the Exodus International Conference drew about 20 people here in Fresno on Saturday, April 5th,  along with a multitude of well wishing vehicles, who honked horns in support as they passed. The conference is a gay conversion program, offering speakers and guidance about “overcoming homosexuality”. I spoke to

Fresno Bee Letters On Marriage Equality

Here are some recent letters to the editor of the Fresno Bee regarding the topic of marriage equality, which also deal with Christians and the bible, just as Exodus International winds down their first International gay conversion conference in our city… Fresno Bee – Question Of Absolutes Fresno Bee – Tolerance For All Fresno Bee

Wesley Celebration Exodus Protest Needs You!

  SATURDAY PROTEST NEEDS SUPPORT! The following message is from Wesley Celebration, who will be staging a protest at the site of the Exodus International Conference in Fresno this Saturday, April 5th. They are requesting as much presence from the community as possible in order to counter this destructive, anti-LGBT organization. ABC Local News Story

Visalia PFLAG Starting

One evening in late 2004, while I was at work and my wife was home, our then 27 year old son tearfully called us in California from Washington, DC and told his mother he was gay. His mother’s response was very simple and very much to the point. She said: “So?” She assured him we