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Tell me! What are you waiting for?

• 47 films and shorts • 23 consecutive years • 5 fun-filled days • 3 different venues • 3 simply smashing parties (Only included with festival pass holders+ this year!) • 1 amazing and spectacular LGBTQ+ film festival: Sept. 19 – 23 in Fresno’s Tower District All yours with a VIP PASS. Available for only […]

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Sunday Funday – Labor Day edition

Join us at The Express, this Sunday forFree BBQ – Free Pool$2 Draft Beer – $6 Draft PitchersDoors open at 6pmNever a cover The Express is a proud supporter of Gay Fresno & the LGBT Community.

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Is the ‘black vs. gay’ meme finally coming to an end?

Since the national ascendancy of Barack Obama, many commentators have tried to make hay out of an alleged rift between gay and black communities in the United States – from conservative groups or commentators hoping to drive a wedge between two typically-Democratic voting blocs, to well-intentioned activists across the spectrum citing racism in gay culture

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Four Weddings and a Funeral….and Theatre

I have been a wedding officiant in Massachusetts for nearly nine years. It has been an incredible pleasure and honor to have served over 525 couples – same-gender, transgender, and opposite gender from this region, all over the country and other countries as well. Many weddings stand out for me in unique ways. Friendships have

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Appeals Court Won’t Stall DOMA Challenge

A U.S. appeals court has dealt another setback to the Republicans in Congress who are defending the Defense of Marriage Act. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday denied the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group’s request to suspend oral arguments in lesbian widow Edith Windsor’s case against DOMA. Windsor is seeking repayment of estate taxes she

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WATCH: Singer Matt Nathanson’s New Marriage Equality Music Video

The San Francisco folk rocker comes out with Modern Love to push for marriage equality. Matt Nathanson, the folk rock singer-songwriter who went platinum with his song “Come On Get Higher” is back with “Modern Love,” a new video supporting marriage equality that has already had nearly 200,000 views in just a week. “People deserve