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It’s Not Just A Booty Call; It’s Called ‘Research’ Now!

You and your trick might think of it as a “booty call” but with privacy concerns addressed, Indiana University has re-released the free Kinsey Reporter app, a global mobile survey platform for collecting and reporting anonymous data about sexual and other intimate behaviours. The Kinsey Reporter app is available forfree from both the Apple iOS […]

Advice: Outside The Box

Dear Dr. Fred: I’m a successful middle-aged professional male just getting back into dating after a messy breakup. I’ve mainly been meeting guys online and I’ve had pretty good success, though no one has emerged as “Air. Right” so far. Recently I thought maybe I had met “that guy ” but it turns out, not

VIDEO: Porterville city council on pride proclamation

City council meeting from June 18th 2013:     Agenda items covered were: Proceed with rescinding the June “Pride Month” proclamation and replacing with non-LGBT inclusive proclamation.The city attorney denied the request for an immediate vote on rescinding and approving the new proclamation on legal grounds that the items were clearly described as a vote

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Pecs and the City

Surrounded by clicking keyboards and bustling co-workers, he dwells in a mundane day job, concealing himself in a shirt and tie, changing his voice, his mannerisms and his every personality trait in order to blend in. But when he leaves the office, he reveals the man underneath. Muscles wrapped in skintight fabric, he becomes who

City of Fresno denies “police review” fee waiver to Marriage Equality USA

The Fresno chapter of Marriage Equality USA submitted the following written request to the City Attorney for Fresno to request a free speech waiver of $378 in “Police Review” fees for the Day of Decision event.  The organization is asking for support from the community to help with this and other event fees.   From

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The Word by Sheila

Back in the heady early days of the womens movement, activists fashioned a slogan: the personal is political. It was a rejoinder to those men and women who denied the political nature of social attitudes that kept women “in our place,” social attitudes that dictated “proper” and decidedly unequal feminine behaviors and occupations. That slogan

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How Will the Supreme Court Rule on Marriage Equality?

More thoughts, analysis and speculation on the upcoming Supreme Court rulings on Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. John Gallagher at Queerty wonders if the Supremes follow marriage equality polling: One way or another, public opinion has to count. It did in the past, to our detriment. It was public opinion on homosexuality

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The great post Pride photo sets

Can you believe it’s been two weeks since the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival?!  Well… it has! And we’ve gathered some of the best photo sets from around the web and placed them in one convenient place for you… Enjoy! Photos contributed to Gay Fresno Photos by MyLGBTPlus, Set 2, Photos by Leah Canseco-Decker – Photos by

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To the Opponents of Marriage Equality – It’s Not a Slippery Slope

Dear opponents of marriage equality, As the time for SCOTUS to weigh in on DOMA and Prop 8 nears, I’ve noticed that y’all are becoming slightly shriller (if such a thing is possible) in your insistence on the dire consequences of permitting same-sex couples to marry. All of these objections are ludicrous. They would have

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Medical Matters – Summer

Ah, June! After a long, long winter the sun is shining and we have a myriad of excuses to get outside — from the many prides to trails to bike, run, skate or walk on the summer beach or camping and bicycling events are all over the area. But wait! Are you ready to be