In honor of National Coming Out Day (October 11) and #SpiritDay (October 15), this post examines how some highly-public moments for the LGBT community affected support for this movement and the rate at which people came out on Facebook. Examining aggregated, de-identified information about people in the U.S. on Facebook, we look at the total […]
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Fresno AIDS Walk is an HIV/AIDS awareness and fundraising event that will pay homage to those affected by the disease and remember those we have lost. All proceeds will benefit Fresno’s only HIV/AIDS social support center: The Living Room, a project of WestCare California Inc. We welcome walkers and runners of all ages, and we encourage you to
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October 9-11 YOUR TRUE GENDER CONFERENCE 2015 Your True Gender is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the general public with an educational experience on Transgender awareness and issues. The Your True Gender Conference 2015’s mission is to educate and guide individuals of all ages on their transition journey (whatever that may be for each
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Chaz is the author of “The End of Innocence & Transitions: How I Became a Man”. The son of Cher and Sonny Bono, he fully transitioned into a transgender man in 2010 named Chaz Bono. The event, titled “A Conversation with Chaz Bono,” will take place at 1 p.m. on Thursday October 8th at the
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The dramatic revisiting of the era that gave birth to the Stonewall revolt of 1969 is a poignant reminiscence of the traumatic rites of coming out in an era before Facebook, cell phones, and our growing consensus about equal rights for people of alternative gender choices. For me, scene after scene was a flashback to
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The Politics, Culture & Identity Lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz is looking to hire a field research coordinator and a field research assistant to assist with participant recruitment and data collection in Madera County and Kings County. The Community Climates Project is a research study that aims to better understand how young LGBTQ people
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Two Fresno theatres will be showing Stonewall, Thursday, September 24th, wide release is on Friday. MAYA FRESNO 16 3090 E. Campus Pointe Dr., Fresno, CA 93710 7:10pm 10:00pm REGAL MANCHESTER STADIUM 16 2055 E. Shields Ave., Fresno, CA 93726 MAP | AMENITIES 7:30pm 10:00pm
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Liz in September (Liz en Septiembre) The Voice Shop 5:30 p.m. Desert Migration Tower Theatre 5:30 p.m. Out in the Night The Voice Shop 7:30 p.m. MEN’S CENTERPIECE FILM – Fourth Man Out Tower Theatre 7:30 p.m. Lonely Stars The Voice Shop 9:30 p.m. Portrait of a Serial Monogamist Tower
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In 1961 KQED produced what is perhaps the first known documentary about homosexuality in the United States called “The Rejected.” It’s been lost – until now. The film is hardly a flattering portrayal of the LGBTQ community. It frequently refers to homosexuality as a “problem” and the documentary is peppered with other derogatory words such
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Adjunct professor Beth Gonzales decided she won’t be returning to Fresno Pacific University next semester after a discussion she had with university President Richard Kriegbaum about gay marriage this week. Disagreeing with school leaders’ vocal opposition to gay marriage, she asked Kriegbaum on Wednesday if she needed to resign. “I agreed with her that it
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