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Grocery shop and make a difference, for FREE!

Just in time for your holiday grocery shopping… If you shop at Save Mart or Food Maxx, they will donate up to 3% of your purchases to support the work of Gay Fresno.  Simply fill out this request form and we’ll get a card right out to you!  No cost and no obligation. It’s a […]

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Judy and Dennis Shepard on Marriage Equality in Wyoming

WE NEVER thought we’d see marriage equality come to Wyoming in our lifetime. But in a wave of judicial rulings allowing same-sex couples to marry across the country, this week a federal court ruling granted our neighbors the opportunity to make history at the altar. The lives and rights of LGBT people in the “Equality

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The Real Enemy of Marital Bliss

Although there are a few Flat-Earthers out there who still believe gay marriage can be stopped, everyone else has accepted (or celebrated) it as an eventual inevitability. So now the question is: what’s next? Not just what’s next for LGBT equality–but also, what’s next for marriage? Earlier this year, I took up this question and

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New Poll Refutes Purported “Drop” In Marriage Equality Support

A new poll shows strong support for the US Supreme Court action on marriage equality, mirroring an earlier poll by the same organization on marriage equality in general. ABC News reports: Most Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll support the recent U.S. Supreme Court action allowing gay marriages to go forward in several

New Map Shows How Far We Have to Go on Transgender Rights in the US

The fight for marriage equality in the US may be almost over, but the fight for transgender rights is just starting. Vocative has five maps and the story: …as important as visibility is for creating awareness, it’s just one step toward equality. For all the positive changes taking place, transgender Americans are still treated as

Win Tickets to JERSEY BOYS!

“Oh what a night” it will be on Oct. 28 when the national tour of “Jersey Boys” swaggers into the Saroyan Theatre.  Now’s your chance to see the show for free! Three lucky winners will each receive a pair of opening-night tickets. Enter to win HERE. JERSEY BOYS is coming to Fresno, October 28th – November

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I didn’t think I deserved to be happy and HIV positive: by C.L. Frederick

Originally seen on TALKHILLCREST – contributing author Internationally known male model and HIV awareness activist C.L. Frederick I used to think that gay men who acquired HIV got exactly what they deserved; that was until I myself tested positive.  I knew very few openly positive gay men.  Those that I was aware of were the social outcasts,

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Marriage Equality USA Launches New Interactive Maps

Knowledge is power! With our new, interactive marriage equality maps, you can instantly find out what you need to know – an overall picture of the movement in addition to court cases, legislation, ballot initiatives and current polling! Our maps are divided into 5 categories: State of the States (the current status regarding marriage equality

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Drag Queens Force Facebook to Back Down

Facebook changed directions on its “real names” policy yesterday in response to continued and blistering criticism from drag queens and the threat of mass defections to Ello and other services. Think Progress reports: Facebook officially apologized Wednesday for enforcing its “real name” policy for users against drag queens and other members of the LGBT community.

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Any Same-Sex Marriage Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has just officially turned down all of the same-sex marriage cases it was presented. Here’s why this is good news. The U.S. Supreme Court this morning began its fall session, and in a stunning development announced it will not take up any of the same-sex marriage cases from the five states