There was a time when homosexuality wasn’t as well accepted as it is today. During the Stonewall Riots of 1969, and the turbulent civil rights movement in the 1970s, families of the LGBT community had to come together, and accept themselves, in order to fight for what was right. “When We Rise” is an eight […]
Every four years we watch the Electoral College do its thing. Every four years we whine about its effectiveness. Every four years we stop whining about a month after the College meets in December to formalize the November popular vote.Our Founders’ wisdom never ceases to amaze. It’s fun to bash the College. They have no
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Earlier today I watched a facebook video of the London based company warming up slowly doing modern dance technique bartnieff fundamentals. I found that interesting because I expected them to be diligently perfecting their turn out at the barre like many other ballet companies. This is not your ordinary dance company. They have dancers who
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There’s still time left! Our FREE drawing is held 7-10 days prior to each event. Still available to win are tickets to Circus 1903, Dirty Dancing and Alton Brown Live: Eat your Science. Enter to Win at: http://www.LGBTFresno.com/win
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An executive order protecting federal employees from anti-LGBTQ discrimination that was first signed in 2014 by President Barack Obama will continue under President Donald Trump, the White House said Tuesday. “President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community,” the White House said in a statement. “The
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Tickets start at only $38 DIRTY DANCING comes to the Saroyan Theatre February 21 – 22, 2017. Ticketmaster is the official ticketing source for Broadway In Fresno and the Saroyan Theatre. DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing. February 21
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The Human Rights Campaign has fielded multiple questions from its constituency regarding potential Trump presidency actions which will affect the LGBT community. National Legal Affairs Director Sarah Warbelow and other HRC staff members compiled this Q/A list based on the questions directed to HRC:Will marriage equality be overturned?It’s not impossible, but it’s not likely. It’s
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Thousands have signed a petition demanding that Clovis Unified School District reinstate the production of a play at Buchanan High that students say was abruptly canceled because a main character is gay. The petition on change.org says, “The reason we were given for the cancellation was something along the lines of there’s a lesbian character and some parents may have to
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And so the transition of power begins… First up is the WhiteHouse.gov site where several pages are now changing or altogether disappearing — including a page on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. It’s just been over an hour since Trump took office and whitehouse.gov/lgbt has now been replaced by a Trump “transitionsplash” page.
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Tickets start at only $25.50 Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by American playwright Thornton Wilder, the opera is an intimate and touching look into everyday life in a small town. Saturday, January 28, 2017 * 7:30pm & Sunday Matinee 3:00pm * William Saroyan Theatre Written in 2006 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ned
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