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Rachel Maddow Sums It Up Beautifully

After an amazing night, where the country chose to progress forward into the 21st century, I was incredibly happy…and I slept quite well, I might add. I expected the President to win a second term, but I didn’t expect the Republican majority in the House of Representatives to shrink and the Democratic majority in the […]

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Gay Fresno Voter Guide

Make your voice heard!  Voting is one of the most important things you can do to determine the direction of this country.  The following guide was prepared after extensive research of the ballot initiatives full text, fiscal effects and comparisons with other LGBT service organizations recommendations.  We hope this guide proves to be a valuable

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Parenting with PRIDE

Welcome to the first question and answer of our Parenting with PRIDE column.  This will be a monthly feature here and we encourage YOU to email in your questions about parenting.  We’d love to hear from you!   I’m going to a baby shower for two women. Do lesbians have a thing against the traditional

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Fresno AIDS Walk – November 10th

Join hundreds of walkers at Woodward Park to raise awareness & community support for this worldwide epidemic.  All proceeds will benefit The Living Room, a project of WestCare, Fresno’s only HIV/AIDS social support center. Walk with the Gay Fresno team or walk as an individual on November 10th from 9a – 12p. The walk is

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Exclusive With Sandy & Kris, Prop 8 Plaintiffs

A week ago, we had the pleasure to meet Prop 8 lawsuit plaintiffs Kris and Sandy at the “8″ Play reading in Sacramento. Kris and Sandy’s characters are major players in the play (and the case). They participated in the Q&A session after the plat, and were also gracious enough to agree to an interview

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The Gay Divorce Tax

Melissa Etheridge recently made headlines with her break up from Tammy Lynn Michaels, saying “I’m for gay marriage, because I’m for gay divorce” while on the Joy Behar Show. Etheridge reveals that she had to pay twice as much to end her relationship – a domestic partnership – because of tax issues and legal problems

“GET OUT THE VOTE” Phone bank for Marriage Equality

Over 20 million Americans will be affected by elections directly involving marriage equality in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. Join us for food, good company, and to help secure marriage equality by urging registered voters to “GET OUT THE VOTE” in the name of equality! In Fresno, join us on: October 30th from 6pm –

Musician Ben Gibbard on Marriage Equality and the Election

  Ben Gibbard has been very active as a musician supporting marriage equality over the past few months, and recently spoke to Spin regarding his thoughts on the issue and the 2012 election. Check out what he had to say below by clicking “Read More.” I know there are many issues going around in this

NOM Ad Compares Marriage Equality to Pedophilia and Incest

A new ad from the National Organization for Marriage instructs viewers that same-sex marriage is like incest, pedophilia, and drug use and should be prohibited, arguing that it harms society. Like most NOM videos, comments are disabled at YouTube and the clip has a majority of ‘dislikes’, a sentiment with which I’m sure you’ll agree.

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New Marriage Equality Map From Buzzfeed

Today Buzzfeed posts a series of maps showing, among other things, how many Americans would have access to same-sex marriage should we win all the states in play.