The following is a slice of life piece. The views expressed here do not represent the official views of GayFresno.com, GayCentral Valley, or their members but are the author’s own. Ever since I interviewed Matt Mazzei about his grassroots organization, the Rainbow Delegation, (read the article here)), I have proudly worn my own rainbow […]
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Labels: necessary, but sometimes annoying. What’s the point of a label? Isn’t it to provide some sort of description, some sort of understanding or explanation? As in, “How can I explain why all these things on the table should go together… I can classify them as all being products from the garden, all with seeds
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Being part of the LGBT community means that you are frequently bombarded with bigoted incorrect assumptions about what being LGBT is; what it means in terms of rights, and what it means in terms of self. These conversations can be difficult to deal with. At times, I know, some of us wonder if we should
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I want to talk about labels, but first a quick context placing of us and the need for such things. What’s the point of a label? Isn’t it to provide some sort of description, some sort of understanding or explanation? Some sort of context? How can I explain why all these things on the
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We talk a lot about acceptance in the LGBT community. We are working hard to ensure our own acceptance into “mainstream” life, we consider ourselves an open and accepting group willing to come together will all sorts of different people from all over the spectrum of sexuality. But I think before we can even begin
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By now you might have heard about Chicgo Bulls center Joakim Noah who was caught on video tape dropping both the F-Bomb and an anti-gay slur after getting a second foul. He will probably end up paying a fine similar to the $1000 fine paid by Kobe Bryant for use of the same anti-gay slur.
Calling Foul on Athlete’s Gay Slur Read More »
Last week I attended the Fresno City College Pride Celebration. Unsurprisingly, I heard a lot of talk about equality, about the need for change, about hate crime statues, about the overcoming of challenges. All those things were great to talk about, but one thing really resonated with me: the call for our allies to step
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This week’s word from the valley is ‘lo.No, not low, down in the valley so low…just ‘lo. ·It’s southern; it means good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and hi…but not hello, that would be ludicrous. ·My level of southern tends to vary from day to day, and my accent runs the gamut from nondetection to
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A local director. A 5 person cast. No budget. Small venue. Do you know what you get when you put all of that together? A pleasant surprise. Truthfully, I expected to be disappointed. Not because I thought it would be a “bad” play, but after years of attending live performances, I’ve come to have a
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