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Marriage Equality Opponents Make New Claim to Supreme Court, Plan Rally Outside Hearing

 Some interesting news from the Los Angeles Times: Marriage should be limited to unions of a man and a woman because they alone can “produce unplanned and unintended offspring,” opponents of gay marriage have told the Supreme Court. By contrast, when same-sex couples decide to have children, “substantial advance planning is required,” said Paul D. […]

Former Navy Chaplain Calls Out Preisdent Obama Over Gay Rights Mention

  Lovely. In response to President Obama’s inaugural speech that prominently mentioned gay rights and marriage equality, a former Navy chaplain goes there. From On Top Magazine: “Sadly, Obama equates sin with holiness, confusing lust with love, thereby confusing the demonic with the Holy Spirit, when Satan can never be equal with God. There is

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The word by Sheila

As has been widely reported, Justice Antonin Scalia made a controversial — albeit illuminating — remark during a speech at Princeton University. A student in the audi­ence asked him to justify previously published opinions in the course of which he had compared laws criminalizing homosexuality to those banning bestiality and murder. Scalia defended the comparison,

Bulldog Pride Fund Scholarship Applications Accepted

Applications for five Bulldog Pride Fund scholarships of $2,000 each ($10,000 total) for the 2013-14 academic year are currently being accepted. Deadline is February 28, 2013. In 2006, the Bulldog Pride Fund was established under the auspices of the Fresno State Alumni Association with one simple mission: “To support student scholarships at Fresno State.” To-date,

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Important Community Forum

Community Forum February 28, 2013 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pmLGBTQ Reducing Disparities ProjectVisalia Convention Center For the release of “First Do No Harm” the 1st report of it’s kind of California’s LGBTQ Communities, with Guest Speaker Robin McGehee, Founder of GetEqual. The meeting follows a recent report by Equality California and Mental Health America

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As Defense Secretary, Hagel Would Extend Partner Benefits to Gay/Lesbian Troops

Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel has committed to extending partners benefits “permissible under current law” to gay service members as part of attempts to allay concerns among Democratic senators about his potential performance as Pentagon chief. In a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Hagel responds to queries the California Democrat apparently expressed on issues

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Log Cabin Publishes Ad in The Hill Urging GOP to Back Marriage Equality

The Log Cabin Republicans took out a full-page ad in The Hill today urging the GOP to support same-sex marriage and oppose DOMA. Reads the text of the ad: Log Cabin Republicans applauds those Republican Members of Congress who have signed on to the Respect for Marriage Act and urges other Republicans to follow their

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HRC: NOM Is Done

The Human Rights Campaign today issued a press release roundly mocking NOM for their failures to make good on their threats. An excerpt: Opponents’ financing is drying up. They were outspent almost three to one last year, $12 million to $34 million in the ballot campaigns. More broadly, tax documents obtained by HRC last fall

Advice: Pink In The Sheets

Dear Mz. Pink, I’m kind of a bum, I have no drive. I work dead-end jobs and / don’t really want a higher education. I prefer my partying lifestyle. I like to go out all night and then sleep all day. I like the decisions I make for myself. At least I have up to

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Professional Out Women’s mixHER

Looking for an inviting setting to hang out with and meet local gay women? Excited to have a professional networking opportunity to connect, share ideas and possibly collaborate with local lesbians? Wanting to expand or add to your social circle? New to the area and wanting to meet new people? If the answer is yes