Trials and tribulations of our writers / contributors lives
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 […]
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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
Nick’s Mixed Drinks: Bringing Mixology and Charity Together. Read More »
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
Gay Marriage: Who’s Doing It and How it (Might) Lead to Fewer Homosexuals Read More »
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
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Happy Friday! Can you believe that July is half over? I already see “Back To School” signs… And what a great way to transition into one of more exciting pieces of news from the week. Yesterday Governor Brown signed the FAIR Educationl Act which mandates that the contributions of the LGBT community be included in
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Courtesy HUFFINGTON POST ZAGREB, Croatia — Stone-throwing extremists disrupted a gay pride march in Croatia on Saturday, a day after the Balkan country was given the green light to join the European Union. At least 100 people were detained and many others were injured after opponents of the march in the coastal town of Split
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Remember how we told you that the San Francisco Giants were going to make history by being the first professional sports team to take part in the “It Gets Better” campaign? Well… they did! Here’s the video!
The Giants: It Gets Better Read More »
My Final Coming Out Leon Velasco I had a wild teen life. I was doing both guys and girls but I knew deep inside that being with guys was more stimulating than being with girls. In my long stretch of sexual activity in search of which side to finally make my decision of which side
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In case you missed it… Apparently a Straight Male Gamer got his boxers in a bunch over the fact that the game Dragon Age 2 was so gay inclusive that it gave gay romance options. Speaking as the self titled “voice” of the Straight Male Gamer he started a forum to complain about how he
Computer Games, the “Straight Male Gamer” , and Gay Romance. Read More »
A Word from the Valley (2011, Article 2) After much consideration, I’ve decided that the word this week shall be: change. There are a plethora of changes being made to the world in various arenas, and over the last three decades, I’ve seen more changes than most of the decades before me. We’ve watched the
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