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California Leads the Way with New LGBT Rights Legislation

At the end of September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom passed several policies to provide protections to the LGBT community, especially to transgender and gender-nonconforming people. On passing these protection policies, Newsom states, “These measures will help protect vulnerable youth, promote acceptance, and create more supportive environments in our schools and communities.” In the wake of […]

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Clovis Unified, using forced outing procedure since March

[emailpetition id=”1″]Consider choosing “edit” and write your story. Starting in March of 2023, the Clovis Unified School District, with no public discussion or vote, began to enforce a Student Site Plan for transgender and gender-nonconforming students. The Student Site Plan, which the students must renew annually, forcibly outs them by requiring the presence or consent

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This is life or death

Fresno resident Ashens Limon discovered his queer identity at the age of 10 but kept it hidden due to his religious Latino upbringing. He turned to online LGBTQ communities for support but faced loneliness and struggled with his mental health. At 10, he attempted suicide, leading to his coming out to his mother and seeking

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Your voice is needed!

Please show up for the Clovis City Council meeting on September 5th at 6 p.m. to make public comment regarding the agenda item added by Councilwoman Pearce which asks for the Clovis City Council to send a letter to the Fresno County  Board of Supervisors about concerns over LGBTQ books and Pride month displays in county

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ACTION ALERT: Join our Text List

The LGBTQ community is under increasing attacks We need YOU! Join our new advocacy action alerts by texting “advocate” to 559-862-1040Unsubscribe at any time by sending “stop” With the recent rise in anti-LGBTQ attacks on our rights in Fresno County, it is crucial that members of our community be aware of how they can fight

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SURVEY: Let Your Voice Be Heard

In addition to our previous post regarding the lack of holistic research on Fresno’s LGBTQ community and the issues they face, LGBT Fresno is proud to announce our release of a survey. The goal of the survey is to get a broader idea of the LGBTQ community in Fresno’s main concerns and how researchers and

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