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Peter Robertson Honored

Peter Robertson, a three-time graduate of Fresno State (BA ‘92, MA ‘95 and MBA ‘05) will be presented the “Arthur Safstrom Service Award” for “outstanding service to the Fresno State Alumni Association, Fresno State and the community at large” at the Top Dog Alumni Awards Gala on Oct. 13, 2011. A resident of Fresno, Calif. […]

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Let Gay Fresno Buy You Dinner This Tuesday

This Tuesday, August 16th, Gay Fresno will hold our first DINE WITH US event at Irene’s Cafe here in Fresno. Come to Irene’s Cafe at 747 E Olive Avenue in the Tower District on Tuesday, August 16th from 6PM-9PM to participate. Here’s how it works…   Stop at the table just outside Irene’s front doors

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EVENT: Fresno SOS 9th Annual Run Walk

It’s that time of year again… Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss will host our 9th Annual Fun Run/Walk Event on Saturday, September 24th 2011 at 8:00AM, Woodward Park, Mountain View Shelter 2 Mile Walk/4 Mile Run $20 for Adults (18+) and $15 for 17 years and under Fresno Survivors of Suicide Loss (Fresno SOS) asks

Gay Porterville Leads the Charge Against Anti LGBT Rhetoric

Part of the fun of being in this community is the sense of, well, community that can be easily accessed by a shared sense of questing or purpose. Yesterday I was alerted to some anti-LGBT rhetoric that was listed on a website maintained by Porterville College for a campus Christian club. It appears that after

Fresno, HIV, and You!

As you might have seen, the CDC just released a report that the increase in new HIV cases is relatively stable. According to the new estimates, there were 48,600 new HIV infections in the United States in 2006, 56,000 in 2007, 47,800 in 2008 and 48,100 in 2009. The multi-year incidence estimates allow for a

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Have Dinner On Us!

There are many ways to participate during the month of August in Gay Central Valley’s ACLU Fundraising efforts. In return for Gay Central Valley gathering support for the ACLU in the Central Valley, the ACLU will then provide financial assistance to our local nonprofit. Here in Fresno, Gay Fresno is hosting two dining events at

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Fresno Reel Pride Seeks Volunteers

The 22nd Annual Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival is September 14-18th. From James Figueroa of Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival… Reel Pride Volunteers Needed… Would you like to help with the Reel Pride Film Festival? Whether you’re a returning volunteer or a newcomer, we welcome you! Some of the positions needed include: USHERS/LOBBY OPERATIONS BOX

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Welcome to our Family!

I’m sure you have all seen that Gay Central Valley has expanded. We are very excited and proud to now be operating Gay Porterville. Already there have been articles posted, an up and running Facebook page and more things that you just don’t know about yet. You might be asking yourselves….who is this Gay Porterville?

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A world of Thanks!

From all of us at Gay Central Valley, we’d like to show our appreciation to those who stepped up to the plate and volunteered at this years fireworks stand.  Your time and energy allows us to help our community.  Without the help of our many volunteers and the following businesses and organizations, the GCV fireworks

Our Stories Ourselves

The word “community” gets a lot of attention in our, umm, community. We talk about building it, strengthening it, fostering it, protecting it, celebrating it… Recently, I have heard a lot of people talking about how they don’t feel they fit into this community or that community. I’ve been told that the spectrum of “too