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From CNN: President Barack Obama has certified that the U.S. military is prepared to accept openly gay and lesbian service members, and that doing so will not harm military readiness, according to the White House. It was also certified by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen. Under a […]
President Barack Obama has certified that the U.S. military is prepared to accept openly gay and lesbian service members, and that doing so will not harm military readiness, according to the White House. It was also certified by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen. Under a bill passed
Happy Friday! Today is a big day for the Liberty Bell! On this day in 1776 the Liberty Bell was first tolled to announce the first hearing of the Declaration of Independence, which had been signed four days earlier. In 1835 the Liberty Bell cracked while tolling for the death of the first Chief Justice,
Happy Friday! Pride month is over… welcome to July! Month of fireworks! And speaking of fireworks, (and not the Katy Perry exploding boobs (!) sort of fireworks…) Don’t forget to buy your excuses for rampant flaming at the Gay Central Valley Fireworks stand at Palm and Olive. Come by and visit! But before you go
Happy Friday! Father’s Day is in two days…. Are you ready? If your dad is local consider an activity like tomorrow’s Chile Festival in downtown Fresno. Or you know, a tie or BBQ equipment. Either way, I’m sure he’ll love it. But before you do a mad dash shopping trip or call your siblings as
THIS EVENT LISTING COVERS 6 EVENTS, SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS: June 17: 5:30pm – 7:00pmArt workshop & Potluck – Don’t be shy, we encourage you to bring your old magazines, news papers, comic books, etc to share. Decoupage is a collective mural of scrap paper and pictures that when set and sealed become new amazing
THIS EVENT LISTING COVERS 4 EVENTS, SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS: June 17: 5:30pm – 7:00pmArt workshop & Potluck – Don’t be shy, we encourage you to bring your old magazines, news papers, comic books, etc to share. Decoupage is a collective mural of scrap paper and pictures that when set and sealed become new amazing
(Photo courtesy of World Pulse) Tracy Morgan might have just ruined 30 Rock for me (and several others as well.) In Tennessee (in the news lately for the Don’t Say Gay and other anti LGBT policies) it is reported that Mr. Morgan went on a tirade during a comedy performance… a homophobic violent offensive tirade.
Happy Friday! As I’m sure you know, tomorrow is Fresno Pride Festival which will take place in the Tower District starting at 10am. But before you deck yourself out, take a moment to read some of thhe other news worth note from this week. In honor of the LGBT community, the white House this week
Two different alternative couples in two different states (Maine and Virginia) were crowned Prom King and Queen! In Maine, a gay couple won and in Virginia a trans female won Queen. In both cases there were original issues with even being allowed to run, write in campaigns, and big steps forward in terms of acceptance.
