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Transgender Pageant Victory

Jenna Talackova, the transgender woman recently at odds with the Miss Universe Pageant, looks to have been successful in her efforts to have the rules of the pageant changed so that transgender females will be allowed to participate in the competition. Talackova and her lawyer, Gloria Allred, plan to move forward in hopes of getting

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EVENT: Female Production of Hamlet

Article Courtesy Examiner.com The New Ensemble is set to open a female-driven version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet next week at the Broken Leg Stage. The production not only features TNE founding member Brooke Aiello in the typically male lead, but showcases the talents of four other women in the eleven-person cast. This, too, is rare for

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LETTER: Other “Bully” Motives?

The following letter appeared Friday (Good Friday, no less) in the Fresno Bee. The writer claims that new laws making school bullies take responsibility for their actions are in fact, unwanted government intervention. Completely absent from her observations of these new laws, and the new film Bully, is what is happening to bullied kids in

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My bully’s interview with me

A former bully reached out to me on Facebook, even going so far as to arrange a face-to-face meeting. She was one of several girls in elementary school who had harassed me about my weight, my sexuality, and my choice of friends. Jennifer was not the ringleader but simply one of a crew headed by

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Fresno Stonewall Democrat Meeting

Fresno Stonewall Democrats will meet on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Carrow’s Restaurant, 4280 N. Blackstone at Ashlan in Fresno. Dinner and social 6:00 P.M. meeting 7:00 P.M. This is our candidate endorsement meeting for the June primary election. Members can renew or join and participate in the endorsement process after paying $20 annual dues.

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