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Grindr Jumps Into Politics for Gay Rights

Today Grindr officially announces its plan to mobilize gay men as a political bloc in the 2012 elections by delivering geo-targeted messages about equality issues to its 1.5 million U.S. users — and to call those users to action. Grindr for Equality, a social effort developed by Grindr, is this call to action, informing gay […]

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Reel Pride festival starts in only 9 days!

With only 9 days until the 2012 Reel Pride film festival kicks off, now is the time to watch the film trailers and choose which films you’ll be going to.  Or better yet, purchase your festival pass so you can see every film and won’t miss out on the fabulous parties!  Passes start at only

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Will acceptance of gays by high court influence rulings?

A tall, hulking man in his late 70s, William Rehnquist, then chief justice of the United States, crawled down on all fours to say hello to the two little girls who had scurried under the table when he approached at a luncheon. Sally Rider and her partner Betsy had tried to teach their two preschool-age

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EQCA, HRC fined regarding “No on 8” campaign

A campaign contribution of $142,000 to a committee battling 2008’s Proposition 8 – the state’s same sex marriage ban – by La Jolla billionaire homeowner Ron Burkle plays a featured role in a stipulated agreement made public today between the “No on 8” campaign and the California Fair Political Practices Committee. Due to be voted

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Marriage Equality USA Launches “20 Million More” Campaign

Marriage Equality USA has announced The Campaign for 20 Million More a coalition to win the freedom to marry & defeat anti equality ballot initiatives in election 2012. Brian Silva, MEUSA Executive Director stated, “This fall, over 20 million Americans will be affected by decisions surrounding marriage equality. We can all recall the joy &

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Bigotries

We all have prejudices, bigotries, preferences, choices, and biases; some more – some less.  All humans are raised with different views, different tastes, and different perceptions.  What one does with all of these makes us “civilized” – the ability to form social connections to others of natures’ beings.  In the world of LGBTQI, the community

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Tower District Meeting

On Wednesday, August 29th at the Gazebo Gardens parking lot Mr. Craig Scharton, Director, Downtown and Community Revitalization Department, City of Fresno addressed around 60 to 80 people about concerns and issues of Fresno’s Tower District citizens.  The meeting started at 6:00 p.m. and went until about 8:00 p.m.  Mr. Eskq Siipola of Code Enforcement

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Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they differ on gay issues

Barack Obama made history on May 9 when he became the first sitting US president to declare support for same-sex marriage. Mitt Romney has said he is against it. But gay issues extend beyond same-sex marriage. Here are the positions taken by the two candidates on gay marriage, gay adoption, HIV/AIDS research and prevention, and

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Democrats vote to adopt party platform endorsing ‘freedom to marry’

The Democratic Party on Tuesday voted to support the freedom to marry as an official plank in the Party’s platform, putting the party on record as the first major political party in U.S. history in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples.  Official language of the platform, released Monday evening, also calls for the repeal