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Unfortunately, a gremlin got to our mini fridge at the Fresno LGBT Community Center and it no longer works. Do you or someone you know have a new or gently used small or mini fridge? We’re also looking for a donation to help us cover the cost of a replacement. The fridge allows us to offer […]
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The North Tower Circle and the Fresno DBO’s are once again stepping into holiday action to help ALL ABOUT CARE . More about the nonprofit organization All About Care… All About Care provides practical, emotional, spiritual, and charitable support to people with terminal illness, especially those with HIV/AIDS. We provide information and referral for People
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Over the course of the last two years there has been a proliferation in media coverage of gay and lesbian suicide coverage. The following names should ring a bell. Tyler Clementi, Lance Lundsten, Justin Aaberg, Samantha Johnson, and most recently, Jacob Rogers. This list is skimpy in comparison to those who don’t get media
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California’s Prop 8 case is back in court today, December 8th. Here’s what will be heard… Release the Tapes In the first hour, Ted Olson will argue that the public has a First Amendment right to see video footage of the historic Prop. 8 trial. The District Court has already ruled that the American people
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You can imagine my shock when I learned yesterday that a person had been raped by a man in Visalia. As the story goes, the two met on a social networking site and when the man got to the house he was asked to leave. Upon refusing to leave, he pepper-sprayed his victim, bound their
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This is the man arrested for assault and burglary in Visalia. It’s believed he’s involved in more such crimes, where he preyed on people using social media tools. Police are asking for anyone else who may have been a victim to come forward. Courtesy The Fresno Bee… Alvarez is being held at the Tulare County
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Earlier today I reached out to Grindr.com about the Visalia incident and they have graciously provided the following statement… We at Grindr are extremely saddened to hear about the victim in Visalia, California. Although arrested for an unrelated crime, a suspect has been apprehended. Grindr takes the safety of its users very seriously and as
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A local man, in Visalia, has been brutally assaulted and raped by a contact he made through the social application GRINDR. Read more here… While there have been many comments supporting the victim and the LGBT community in general, there has also been a string of negative statements on various social media sites regarding this
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Courtesy KSEE 24 A Visalia man has been arrested for allegedly raping a man he met on a social networking application. The application is an all-male mobile network tool that uses GPS technology for people to find each other. Police believe the suspect may have used this tool to commit similar crimes in the past.
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Macy’s has stepped up its game in protecting the rights of all of its customers. An employee at a San Antonio, Texas store was fired for refusing to allow a transgender customer to enter the female dressing rooms. A few days after Thanksgiving, Natalie Johnson refused to let a transgender woman, who she described as
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