Life

Trials and tribulations of our writers / contributors lives

One Year and Counting

January 20, 2007 will mark the one year anniversary of PROJECT: MALE being incorporated!  If you have ever started your own nonprofit business, you can relate to the hell and strain it has been to get this puppy started let alone keeping it going.  But the sad truth of the matter is that since my […]

I Don’t Want AIDS For Christmas

Ah, the joys of the holidays to shop till you drop and eat till you pop.  This is the time of the year where material guys and girls can be themselves and get that certain something that they have been waiting for all year long.  Or maybe you’re the generous type, and like to buy

No Home For A Man With AIDS

There is nothing like the joy of coming home after a hard day of work.  If you’re like me, you might put on some music, take a shower, coke some food, light candles and incense, and just simply relax.  Or maybe you’re a television watcher or a book reader, well whatever it is you do

You Try Living on a Fixed Income

As President/CEO of PROJECT: MALE, it is my goal to deliver an effective HIV/AIDS prevention message to our target population (males 25 to 44yrs old) as well as the community in general.  In order to do this effectively, people must see themselves as being at risk for HIV/AIDS and that getting AIDS comes with consequences

Stride for Pride – Success!

On Sunday, August 27th the first ever Stride with Pride for Kids walk to benefit Children’s Hospital Central California took place at Woodward Park in Fresno, CA. Present were several groups from the LGBTQ community who participated in the event, as well as our LGBTQ community allies. A total of $8,000 + was raised to

Halftime for marriage equality

The recent New York and Washington state court decisions failing to strike down unconstitutional laws banning same-sex couples from marrying serve as a wake up call to our community. Though we have made tremendous strides, we are by no means at the finish line yet. Unfortunately, we can’t rely solely on the courts to wave

Stride with Pride for Kids – Benefit for Children’s Hospital

The first ever Stride with Pride for Kids walk will take place on Sunday, August 27th from 7:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Woodward Park in Fresno, CA. The Stride with Pride for Kids walk hopes to help promote a positive image of  the LGBTQ community, by concentrating on participation from various groups and organizations

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Aviance Celebrates Pride

Kevin Aviance , singer of such club hits as “Din Da Da” and “Give It Up”, made good on his promise to celebrate Gay Pride in the New York Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25th. Aviance was the victim of a severe and violent gay bashing  in NYC earlier this month, which left him in

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Central Valley LGBT Profiled

The Bay Area Reporter, founded in 1971, is San Francisco’s oldest and largest publication serving the LGBT community. In August of 2005 the newspaper launched a companion website known as EBAR. The website’s current edition, dated June 22, 2006, includes an article by Matthew S. Bajko which focuses on the state of the LGBT community