Cara Coronado @ Fresno Drag Festival
Fresno’s own Cara Coronado takes us on a tour of Fresno’s first Drag Festival
Equinox II: affirmation by and for transgender and gender non conforming
This year we are having an opening ceremony with two spirit drumming and a smudge. This will be followed by a premier fashion show by ERINWEAR fashions. Workshops will include, Name and Gender change documentation, self defense, yoga for stress and anxiety, souvenir making. Once again we will have a water slide so bring your
Family
Are we really past the half way point in 2018? Where the heck did that first part of the year go? Last month I turned thirty; okay fifty…-three-ish! For the first time in many years, I spent my birthday with my family. My husband Brian barbequed and mom made my favorite cake, a homemade German
Kampout Report
Are you ready for some Kampout? Well, it’s just a couple of weeks away. Time to start putting your gear in order and making your final plans to head up the hill. Get out of the heat and relax in the cool nights and comfortable days. Just to remind you, this year’s theme is Kampout
Saturday: Fresno’s First Drag Festival: Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful
Purchase tickets in advance: general admission tickets ($25) or $30 at the door. Please provide the following information when purchasing tickets: First, Last Name & Phone Number ALL tickets will be available for pick up at WILL CALL. The Runway Runway Queens:AvairriannaAriana Skye Runway King:Lez-he West
Hate crimes happen nearly twice a month in Valley
Casey Haggard, a 66-year-old transgender woman, was walking along Blackstone Avenue in central Fresno in July 2015 when she was fatally stabbed by a passenger in an SUV that pulled up alongside her. Amrik Singh Bal, a 68-year-old Sikh, was walking in a neighborhood in west-central Fresno in December 2015 when he was attacked by
Inaugural QueerOut Awards Gala
The Inaugural QueerOut Awards Gala will showcase local people and organizations for their outstanding achievements towards advancing our Queer/LGBT+ community in this place we call home. Our event will bring together 300+ people from across the Central Valley for an unforgettable evening of food, music and live performances. Saturday, October 13, 20185:30 PM (Cocktail
Fresno’s First Drag-Con: August 25th
Will you be our FIRST Fresno DragCon Queen or King? Have you wanted to be a Queen or King for the day? We are looking for 3 people who would love to be transformed at our DragCon! Once transformed you will walk down the Runway towards the stage and perform to win the title of
Final days to nominate a group or individual
Nominate an individual, business and/or nonprofit to be recognized at the Inaugural QueerOut Awards Gala! There are ten different award categories. If you know a worthy award winner, Common Space wants to hear from you. Deadline: July 27th 2018. Nominate at: commonspacefresno.org/queeroutawards
Kids of same-sex parents are doing just fine at 25
The National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) has been following a contingent of lesbian families since they first started to plan to have kids in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Those children are now about 25 years old, and the researchers have confirmed that they’re doing swimmingly. Compared to their peers who were not