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Fresno Rainbow Pride 2013

Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade & Festival – June 1st

The 23rd Annual Central Valley & Fresno’s GLBT Pride Parade and Festival will take place on SATURDAY, June 1st 2013 in the historic Tower District between 10am and 3pm.   The Banners have been hung with pride from the street lights, the bill board proudly proclaims pride is on its way. The cute little median […]

Event: FREE screening of award-winning documentary TRANS

This Friday: FREE screening of award-winning documentary: TRANS   The UU Church of Fresno and Trans-E-Motion invite you to join us for a free screening of the film TRANS. Following the film we will have a panel discussion. Panelists include: Chris Arnold (film director), Allison Murphy (local activist who lost her transgender daughter to suicide) and Danaan Tyler (the

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Tonight: WERQ it for PRIDE

 Xotica Royalty and the Beauties of The Doll House on ONE STAGE! – May 28th Hosted by The Diva X and Deja Skye Mark your calendars, CLUB LEGENDS is going all out for a great cause. On Tuesday, May 28th at 9pm doors will open in support for Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival. Every

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What Really Matters About Marriage

Thoughts of the Prop 8 witness who turned and supported the opposition. Let’s be honest: The gay marriage debate is nearly over, and nothing the Supreme Court does when it delivers its opinions on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and on the fate of California’s Proposition 8 is likely to change that astonishing fact.

Boy Scouts Ruling

Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay youths, maintain ban on gay adult leaders.  In what way isn’t this the cart before the horse?  Does this make sense to any one person outside of the scouts?  I fear their motives are more sinister. “It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve

Transgender Activism Pays it Forward

Why should I personally go forward as a trans activist pushing for change? Why do anything for trans and LGBT community members when I have received a significant amount of pushback through the years from the religious right, LGBT community members, radical lesbian feminist separatists and even transsexual separatists? I’ve written in the past about

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Newbie blogger, Billy’s Introduction

Salutations readers, I am Billy (Billie) LewisArtist / Writer / Photographer / Actress / Multifaceted in other areas that do not define me.I am a 43 years young, male to female transgender in her early stages and growth towards my true self.  I am Lady Katherine’s ball and chain, for whom I have spent the

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Fresno Pride parties this week

We’re All In For Pride – May 25th The North Tower Circle’s THIRD Pride Fundraiser…”WE’RE ALL IN FOR PRIDE”…this show will be a Mash-Up of all kinds of Fresno Performers and Entertainers…Bringing everyone together, regardless of identity or styles…we’re ALL IN for this one…come and support one of the last PRIDE fundraisers before the Fresno

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Same-sex couples raising kids in conservative America

Though Salt Lake City has a high percentage of gay couples raising children, the actual number is still much smaller than in coastal hubs such as New York or Los Angeles, the data show. Besides the Utah capital, other large urban areas where gay couples are more likely to have children include Virginia Beach, Va.,

Boy Scouts of America lifts ban on gay youth

In a highly anticipated vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. The resolution was adopted with more than 60% of the vote. The vote to allow gay youth in Scouting — but not gay adult