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Shortly after Judge Walker made his historic decision in the California Prop 8 case, there was an uproar when his sexuality was disclosed. Those supporting Prop 8 came out saying that since he’s apparently gay, how can he be impartial in the case? It went away for a while then came back when Walker came […]
The American Bar Association has launched its own anti-bullying initiative, “The Kids Are Listening.” The Opening Doors Project works to make life better for LGBTQ youth today. The project is dedicated to training and supporting the legal and social service professionals on the front lines to ensure that LGBTQ foster youth have the support they
The 2011 entries of the 5th annual “I AM FRESNO STATE!” student video contest have been posted to youtube! SEE: http://www.youtube.com/iamfresnostate
The Eagle Tavern, a gay bar in San Francisco for 30 years and a favorite of many, particularly the bear community, has closed. The last day of the current bar was April 30th. There’s a possibility the bar ownership may be taken up by someone else… There was a time when many American cities had
Last week I attended the Fresno City College Pride Celebration. Unsurprisingly, I heard a lot of talk about equality, about the need for change, about hate crime statues, about the overcoming of challenges. All those things were great to talk about, but one thing really resonated with me: the call for our allies to step
A Word from the Valley (2011, Article 2) After much consideration, I’ve decided that the word this week shall be: change. There are a plethora of changes being made to the world in various arenas, and over the last three decades, I’ve seen more changes than most of the decades before me. We’ve watched the
Courtesy Huffington Post Osama Bin Laden has been killed, through a U.S. military operation. Osama Bin Laden is dead, President Obama will announce, according to multiple television networks. DEVELOPING… Authorities around the world are now gearing up with increased security, concerned about the backlash from terrorists…
This week’s word from the valley is ‘lo.No, not low, down in the valley so low…just ‘lo. ·It’s southern; it means good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and hi…but not hello, that would be ludicrous. ·My level of southern tends to vary from day to day, and my accent runs the gamut from nondetection to
