Trials and tribulations of our writers / contributors lives
Courtesy The Washington Post Two women in the Navy made history on Wednesday by winning the privilege to give the “first kiss” after returning from a deployment. Here’s what it looked like: For the gay community and the troops who were affected by Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, that image may become as iconic as this […]
From Autostrade: Australia’s voting population isn’t as divided on the issue of marriage equality as America’s; in fact, almost two-thirds of voters support it. But it’s also not seen as an issue of high national priority, and Australia’s Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, still claims that marriage equality would constitute an unwelcome change to the institution
Last week I visited the U.S. Federal Courthouse here in Fresno to attend a Central Valley Hate Crimes Task Force. The meeting was put together by the U.S. Department of Justice and moderated by Elana S. Landau, Assistant United States Attorney. The session was attended by various members of law enforcement, as well as representatives
GLAAD has launched an effort to encourage the LGBT Community to speak up to their families during the upcoming holidays. As we always have to remember, our true power lies in COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET and being as open as possible… The LGBT community has a ton to be thankful for from the past
It is important to remember to be skeptical. Skeptical of petition pushers who sound like they really are making the world safer. Skeptical of ballot referendums that sound like they are being fair. Skeptical of “natural transitioning” methods that sound easier and cheaper than Testosterone injections. Critical thinking skills are more than just that section
4 Gay Central Valley Board Members 15 hours 520 miles Uncounted sodas and coffees and slices of pizza Dozens of pages of notes 4 Community Centers in 4 –somewhat- distant cities (Modesto, Sacramento, Concord, San Jose) 1 epic battle with seagulls Whew! Yesterday morning before the sun was fully up, Chris, Jason, Jaymi, and I
Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Nicholas Nammour, founder of Nick’s Mixed Drinks. I had originally heard about Nick in terms of his charity work associated with his mixology business. I must admit I was skeptical. Mixology? Charity driven drink naming contests? After a few emails and some Facebook chat, I met up
Remember 7th grade science? Do you remember Newton’s third law? “For every action, there is an equal or opposite reaction.” This is true, but more pertinent to our daily lives is that rather “regular life” sort of law that tells us that sometimes the effects of our actions have unintended consequences, unforeseen things that we
Please join us for a memorial service this Saturday afternoon at Wesley for Laverne Lennon. Because of people like LaVerne we have a reconciling committee at our church that works to bring inclusion of all peoples to our church regardless of sexual orientation. LaVerne meant so much to all of us and will be truly
