Opinion

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I Love New York… food

This month I waited until after my attendance at the 30th LAMBDA Literary Awards on June 4th, to write my blog. I wasn’t sure if I would write a congratulatory blog about winning ‘Best Gay Romance’ for my book Come to the Oaks; or writing about how just being a Lammy finalist was all that […]

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“Expression, Not Suppression” 2018 Hosted at Fresno High

Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) hosted the annual summit for LGBTQ students and their supporters in the beautiful neighborhood named after the oldest high school in greater Fresno. It marked the first official collaboration between the 5th largest school district in California and the statewide advocacy organization dedicated to parity in the LGBTQ student experience–GSA

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Looking Back at My Own ‘Ray of Light’

Twenty years ago today, Madonna’s seventh studio album, Ray of Light, debuted and was instantly praised as her best work to date. Spiritual, reflective, and nurturing, three words the world had never really associated with the Queen of Pop prior to the album, were the most common points made by media critics and fans alike. It

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Community Letter about Responses to Casey Haggard

To Our Beloved Community: For those who have yet to hear the news: on February 5th, the Fresno Police Department announced that they had a suspect in custody for the murder of Casey Haggard. She was a newly out and becoming a part of the community,slowly beginning to open up. She had waited all her life

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Trans-E-Motion statement regarding Fresno Women’s March

Trans-E-Motion supports the national Women’s March, which encourages uplifting and supporting all feminine people’s and the family and friends that love them. Unfortunately, the Fresno Women’s March falls short of that ideal. We encourage those who participate in today’s event to be safe and enjoy themselves, but consider who is not there. Consider that no

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Happy New Year

Did we really just come through a whole year?  Is it really time to shout from the rooftops, Happy New Year?  If your 2017 was anything like mine, you’re shouting louder than an Unbalanced Religious Freak on a street corner! This past year we’ve seen it all, at least I hope so.  We have experienced

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In defense of jerks – only a little bit tho

The public reaction to allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Louis C.K. and so many others is welcome and long overdue. The public revulsion to the disclosures, the almost daily revelations about other prominent figures, and especially the #metoo movement that encouraged women to add their own experiences of harassment to the public discourse have caused a

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Joy to the World

Behold!  Congratulations to all of you that not only survived Thanksgiving, but also the legendary Black Friday!  Here, at home, Lil B (my husband) and I spent it with my sister and her family. Mom was here as well, but reeling from a cold, so she was a little quiet.  Never the less, the house

In January, I had the privilege of joining hundreds of thousands of women and men from across the country for the Women’s March on Washington (January 21, 2017). For more photos, check out my Instagram: @micah_escobedo

The 2020s Belong to Millennials

One of the things that keeps me sane during the Trump Regime is imagining America’s political landscape in the 2020s. Think about it. Millennials, defined by most demographers as those born between the early 1980s and the mid to late-’90s, are now the single-largest generation in the United States, a generation whose influence is overshadowing

Women usually clean up the big messes

The revelations about Harvey Weinstein-not to mention Bill Cosby, Donald Trump and a growing cast of other characters-have seemingly opened floodgates of pent-up female anger. The #metoo hashtag on social media, and the daily reports of confessions and accusations have been accompanied by a veritable tsunami of rage and recrimination.The revelations about Harvey Weinstein-not to