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Hackin’ The Net

King Camp Gillette died in 1932. The firm he started began in 1901. If you are like most folks, you’ve never heard of this self-made entrepreneur, but if you own a computer, then a business practice he pioneered is costing you. Gillette (that’s an early pack of his blades below which you can buy from […]

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Pecs and the City

In the age we live in, every flaw and misstep is recorded on film or video, then spilled like red ink over the Internet and discussed ad nauseam until even the photographic evidence comes into question. Whether it’s a grainy, night-vision sex tape, a DUI mug shot or a fashion blunder that results in exposing

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Has The Mormon Church Backed Off Its Opposition to Marriage Equality?

The Mormon Church has been strangely quiet over the last year or so as marriage equality bills and laws have begin passing across the USA. Mother Jones reports: But after the Mormon involvement in Prop. 8 was fully exposed, the backlash was severe–and apparently unexpected. The church became a target for public protests, and lost

Fresno Pride – Only three weeks away!

Fresno Rainbow Pride is just three weeks away!   Make sure you head out to support our community. So check out the gnarly waves of change and hang ten because Prides up dudes!   FRESNO PRIDE PARADE AND FESTIVAL 2013   Join your community members as they celebrate this year’s Pride Parade and Festival!  Take part

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Catholic Bishops Want Flock to Pray for Prop 8

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wants Catholics across the country to pray to God to let them continue discriminating. SDGLN reports: Proposition 8, the 2008 California referendum defining marriage as a union of a man and a woman, “was challenged as being unconstitutional and is now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court,

Delaware Passes Marriage Equality

Delaware just became the 11th US state to legalize marriage equality. The Huffington Post: A divided state Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill authorizing same-sex marriage after hearing about three hours of debate. The vote sends the bill to Democratic Gov. Jack Markell, who has promised to sign it.The bill doesn’t give

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President Obama Wants Immigration Bill to Include Binational Gay Couples

President Obama stepped into the immigration reform controversy around binational couples today. Pink News reports: US President Barack Obama has said that he thinks recognising gay couples in a broad immigration bill currently pending in Congress is “the right thing to do”. The President did not specify whether or not he would sign legislation, if

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Don’t Forget the “B” in LGBT

Recently, when a high-profile civic leader came out more openly as bi-sexual many of you ask me questions about their bi-sexuality and how this could be. The truth is I’ve always found that many gay people do not understand or believe that a person could actually be bi-sexual! Most of my longtime partners were bi-sexual.

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“Dear Harvey” – the life and times of Harvey Milk

“Dear Harvey” Script by Patricia Loughrey • Music by Thomas HodgesPhotos by Daniel Nicoletta • Directed by Miguel A. Gastelum Presented In Association With the New Conservatory Theatre Center Pride on Tour • Produced by Special Arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. The Bulldog Pride Fund is presenting two performances of “DEAR HARVEY” on Wednesday and Thursday

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After Rhode Island, Who’s Next for Marriage Equality?

Now that Rhode Island is on the cusp of legalizing gay marriage, which other states could be next? LGBTQ Nation reports: At least six states are actively considering same-sex marriage legislation, three of which could see passage this year. Delaware: The state’s House approved a bill last week legalizing same-sex marriage on a 23-18 vote.