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Fresno City College Pride: Celebrating Community

Today, the sixth annual Pride Celebration at Fresno City College was hosted by the on campus Diversity Club. Under a balloon rainbow and the occasional overhead jet, almost a dozen organizations and around a hundred students came together to celebrate the LGBT community. And what a celebration it was!

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Hello Gay Fresno!

  Hello! My name is Kaylia Metcalfe, and I am thrilled to join the blogging staff here at Gay Fresno! I will be blogging pretty regularly. My topics will include general life stuff, written reviews, relevant interviews, political “you should know” type things, and local events coverage For my first entry, however, I thought I

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AUDIO: Fresno Stonewall Democrats Audio Available Now

If you weren’t able to attend the Fresno Stonewall Democrats 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Tafoya Gardens on April 16th, you can now listen to the audio portion of the program, which includes speeches by Robin McGeHee, co-founder and Executive Director of GetEQUAL and San Francisco Superior Court Judge Kevin McCarthy. Also included are speeches

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Reel Pride Student Outreach

  Greetings from the Outreach Department of Fresno Reel Pride Gay and Lesbian Film Festival! I just wanted to take a few moments to introduce myself as Reel Pride’s new Student Outreach Representative. I am honored and very excited to get the chance to work with you, and youth across California for this years festival.

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The Phoenix Starts to Rise

After local bar THE DEN was forced close last year due to a devastating fire, plans immediately started to take shape to re-open the historic location with new owners and new name, which is aptly, The Phoenix. Bryan Beckstrand, one of the new owners, keeps the community up on progress through their blog as well

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Celebrating Local Heroes – Tickets Now Available

  “Celebrating Local Heroes” (Fresno, Calif.) – The Central California Alliance and the Bulldog Pride Fund proudly present “Celebrating Local Heroes” on Wed. May 11th at the Smittcamp Alumni House on the Fresno State campus. The evening’s activities begins at 5:30 PM with a reception, which will be followed by the presentation of heroes –

FREE workshop at Fresno LGBT center April 30th

FREE WORKSHOP at Fresno LGBT Community Center 1055 N Van Ness Ave., Suite CApril 30th – 10:30am to 12:00pm Tapping into Your Best Self: Discovering Emotional Freedom Do you find yourself thinking about the past and holding onto negative emotions like sadness, hurt, anger, or fear? Do negative emotions keep you from feeling good?  Would

EVENT: Diversity Conference at Fresno State

6th ANNUAL DIVERSITY CONFERENCE California State University, Fresno April 29, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Henry Madden Library Rm. 2206 Theme: Campus Activism: 40 Years of Struggle, Setback, and Triumph DETAILS: http://www.csufresno.edu/cvchi/ # # #

Progressive Democrats of America in Fresno

PDA (Progressive Democrats of America) is bringing its road show to Fresno, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento Fresno, Apr 27, 2011, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Denny’s Meeting Room1110 E. Shaw Ave, Fresno CA 93710 Join National Director Tim Carpenter and Field Director Conor Boylan as they stop off in Fresno during their Healthcare NOT Warfare road

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GCV Nominees Honored at HandsOn Annual Luncheon

Gay Central Valley was pleased to present Peter Robertson (BA ’92, MA ’95, MBA ’05) with the “Spirit of Caring Award”, sponsored by James & Coke Hallowell, at the HandsOn Central California Volunteer Of The Year Awards ceremony, held on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011. He also received a Volunteer Service Award from President Barack Obama.