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Fresno’s Chick fil A Protest – wrap up

It was warm, but not as hot as it had been all week. When I arrived a crowd was just starting to build but by the end of the protest there had been well over 200 hundred people participating. In a community like Fresno that says alot! We are an agricultural based community and tend […]

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Trans-E-Motion seeking new leaders & motivated team members

Trans-E-Motion is a 501(c)(3) organization offering education, advocacy, and support for the transgender community and their allies.  Trans-E-Motion currently hosts a monthly social, support group, and annual transgender events like The Transgender Day of Remembrance while supporting their community coalitions faithfully. As the largest Transgender advocacy organization in the Central Valley the demand for resources

You know, you could still always find a nice boy.

Whilst my mother has improved exponentially in her tolerance of, if not acceptance of my sexual orientation, I know that this is an issue that most of us face every day. In a way this casual dissonance from close family members harms more than the blatant hate that is directed our way from the general,

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Fresno Rainbow Pride Gives Thanks and Recaps Pride 2012

It is said that takes a village to raise a child, BUT I call tell you it takes a community to raise a pride. People, their time, energy, efforts, and spirit are irreplaceable. There are so many people to thank for making Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival such a success. There is no hierarchy

Fresno Rainbow Pride – Issues with new city permitting process

To start off the city has changed the time frame in which the Special Events Application may be submitted. Up until this year the application could be turned in 90 days prior to the event. We usually turned in the permit at the first of March. This year they returned the application and told us

Upcoming Fresno Rainbow Pride Fundraisers

Sunday May 20th at the northeast corner of Olive and Van Ness Avenues. The glbt+ youth group will be washing cars for $5. Come support our youth as they put on a fundraiser for fresno rainbow pride. Car wash from 8am to 1 pm. Friday May 25th  Dine out for Pride at Tacos Marquitos, 1772 E

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Changes are coming…

Although our logo has changed, you can expect the same level of commitment to the community.  We will be announcing a new partnership and more regular postings as we move forward.  Stay tuned….

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EVENT: The Laramie Project – 10 Years Later

Gay Central Valley is proud to present, in cooperation with the New Conservatory Theater Center in San Francisco, THE LARAMIE PROJECT – 10 YEARS LATER. Ten years after the brutal death of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, five members of Tectonic Theatre Project returned to Laramie to try to understand the long-term effect

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Peter Robertson Receives “Spirit of Service Award”

PETER ROBERTSON BA, 1992; Jordan CAST MA, 1995; A&H MBA, 2005; Business CLASS NOTE: Peter Robertson (BA ’92, MA ’95, MBA ’05) (pictured right), who has worked at Fresno State for the past decade, has received the 2012 “Spirit of Service Award” presented to a staff member from President John D. Welty (pictured left). The

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Stonewall Spring Fundraiser This Weekend

Join with Fresno Stonewall Democrats For Our Second Annual Spring Fundraiser As we honor Assembly member and California State Senate candidate Cathleen Galgiani Eric Bauman; Vice-Chair California Democratic Party Matt Mazzei; Founder of Rainbow Wristband Delegation Saturday, May 5, 2012 The Painted Table 1211 N. Wishon (North of Olive next to the Tower Theatre) VIP