Life

Trials and tribulations of our writers / contributors lives

NYT: Coming Out In Middle School

From the New York Times: Austin didn’t know what to wear to his first gay dance last spring. It was bad enough that the gangly 13-year-old from Sand Springs, Okla., had to go without his boyfriend at the time, a 14-year-old star athlete at another middle school, but there were also laundry issues. “I don’t […]

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THE HETEROSEXUAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Do you know someone who makes assumptions, particularly tired, cliche assumptions about homosexuals and our "lifestyle"? We’ve all heard the same ones, like "we chose to by gay" or "how do you know you’re gay if you’ve never had sex with the opposite sex?"…Well, copy this questionnaire and take it to them, or mail it

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Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom

And Tango Makes Three …a children’s book about a couple of gay male penguins who create a family For anyone who winds up in a debate with someone who is against homosexuality because it’s not natural…a tool for your debate…from Wikipedia… Homosexual behavior in animals refers to the documented evidence of homosexual, bisexual and transgender

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Tribute to Angel Moreno

  We mourn the loss of Angel Moreno, please see the flyer for a tribute to his life. Services will be held: Thursday April 23rd @ 7pm – Rosary at Wallin & Son Funeral Home, 1524 9th St, Sanger Friday April 24th – 10am – St. Mary – Sanger   Please feel free to leave memories in the

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It is time for a change

So, I was wondering, where was everyone on the 20th?  You know the DOMA protest on January 20th?  I get that some people had to work, but come on, everyone?  There were only about 25-30 people there and it was a very disheartening.  It’s hard to be united against inequality, when so few show up? 

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Michelle Rae Barth

 It is with a heavy heart that I post this. I only had the chance to meet this wonderful woman once but I was able to learn so much about her. She was a great friend of the community. Many knew her from the lesbian social group she created called, “Wildflowers”. We met at one of

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Fresno’s Gay Pride of 2008

It all started with a pretty cool morning as apposed to the last several years we have celebrated pride in June. The atmosphere was light and airy. I had parked between the Post Office and the Dollar Tree to insure that my car would be in the shade by the time the entire event was

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