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End of DADT Celebration in Fresno

It was Tuesday night and a small but mighty (and loud) group of us had gathered to celebrate the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell at the corner of Shaw and Blackstone, In a white pick-up truck a man tried to ignore us, but the woman in the passenger seat insisted on honking in solidarity.

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Family Fest in Visalia THIS SATURDAY

Family Fest is an annual, family friendly, Pride event which takes place in Visalia and is hosted by Gay Visalia and Gay Central Valley. All ages are welcome, and there are activities for adults and children alike… If you are interested in having a booth, please contact me! Also, we are always in need of

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Another LGBT Teen Suicide Due To Bullying

“I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens,” he wrote Sept. 9. “What do I have to do so people will listen to me?” Those were the words Jamey Rodemeyer published online, a week before he killed himself. He was 14 years old. Jamey had been questioning his sexuality for a year,

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Statement by the President on the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Today, the discriminatory law known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is finally and formally repealed.  As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love.  As of today, our armed forces will no longer lose the extraordinary skills and combat

End of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell!

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ends today! As of today, the Pentagon will now allow openly gay and lesbian servicemen dn women to serve in th US military. The doors are open for those who were discharged to join bak up, and the military is taking a hard stand against LGB harassment. For the past 18

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LGBT Comedy Coming to Tower Theater

The CURIOUSLY STRONG COMEDY show will happen on Friday, September 30th at the Tower Theater here in Fresno. The LGBT comics performing include Alec Mapa, Vickie Shaw, Gloria Bigelow and Jackie Monahan. Tickets are $35 & $25. Tickets can be purchased by calling The Tower Theatre Box Office: 485-9050. Hours are Mon – Fri, 10

VIDEO: The Strange History of DADT

This documentary airs Monday at Midnight and Tuesday at 8PM on HBO. Tomorrow (Tuesday the 20th) marks the OFFICIAL END OF DON’T ASK DON’T TELL… Trailer

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Court Orders Prop 8 Video Released to Public

Tonight in New York City, a star studded cast will perform in a one night only presentation of “8“, Dustin Lance Black’s play about the Prop 8 trial in California. This is especially ironic, since today a federal judge ordered the release of video from the Prop 8 trial itself. This has been a month’s

Celebrate the Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – Tuesday

Join us to celebrate the FINAL repeal of the homophobic policy that prevented gay and lesbian servicemembers from serving openly and freely in the US Military! Since 1992, gays & lesbians have had to endure unfair discrimination in the military, and on September 20, the policy that legalized that discrimination will end. Please join us