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Another T-Shirt Controversy

Another student t-shirt is creating a controversy and a possible lawsuit, this time in Alabama. Sara Couvillon showed up at school wearing a t-shirt supporting gay sexuality, and the proverbial shit hit the fan. The Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter Wednesday to Hoover High School and the city’s board of education threatening a […]

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Nick’s Mixed Drinks: Bringing Mixology and Charity Together.

Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Nicholas Nammour, founder of Nick’s Mixed Drinks. I had originally heard about Nick in terms of his charity work associated with his mixology business. I must admit I was skeptical. Mixology? Charity driven drink naming contests? After a few emails and some Facebook chat, I met up

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Fresno State Reception in SF

Fresno State GLBTQ+ Alumni & Friends Reception in San Francisco! Fri. Sept. 2nd • 6 – 8:00 PM Anzu at Hotel Nikko • 222 Mason St. • San Francisco Peter Robertson and Thomas Gaffery invite you to join Fresno State GLBTQ+ Alumni & Friends for a two-hour reception at Anzu located in the Hotel Nikko

Weekly Round Up for Friday August 26, 2011

Happy Friday! It is the last weekend of August and many of our readers are back in school. Real quick, HAPYY NEW SCOOL YEAR to all the students out there. I know the transition back to the grind can be both thrilling and, at times, overwhelming. Keep your chins up and check out this article

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Temporary

It’s not supposed to last But it’s not supposed to stop So soon So shockingly   It’s been so long now It can be difficult to find someone to talk to Someone who understands I don’t want to explain it To someone who wasn’t there I don’t want to paint a picture With colors that

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Fresno LGBT Community Center is MOVING ON UP

Well, it’s been less than a year, but Gay Central Valley’s Fresno LGBT Community Center has already outgrown our space…so we’re moving, but not too far. As of September 1st, 2011 the Fresno LGBT Community Center will be moving to a larger office space in the same building. We’ll still be on the first floor,

Free Speech Facebook and Finding a Safe Place

I mentioned it on Friday, but have you been following the story of the teacher who found himself under fire for a recent Facebook quote? The status,: “”I’m watching the news, eating dinner, when the story about the New York okaying same sex unions came on and I almost threw up.” was listed on his

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Fresno Reel Pride 2011 Film Festival

The 22nd Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival is less than a month away. This year, the film festival runs from Wednesday, September 14th through Sunday, September 18th. Reel Pride is the sixth oldest gay and lesbian film festival in America. Presented in the landmark historic Art Deco Tower Theatre and the intimate Starline Lounge in

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HIV/AIDS Health Fair at the LGBT Community Center

September 27 marks the third annual National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD), a national initiative to focus attention on the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS in the gay community in the United States. Gay Central Valley’s LGBT Community Center will be OPEN on Tuesday, September 27th from 9AM-4PM in honor of this