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Chosen Family Holiday Party

Join us for a fun filled evening of food, friends and games!This is a no cost event to provide a safe and supportative place for our LGBT+ community to be together and celebrate with friends. Wednesday, December 18, 2019 from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Yosemite Falls Cafe4020 N Cedar AveFresno, California 93726Dinner and non […]

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Fabulous Christmas Tree Lane Walk

Tuesday, December 3rd : Starbucks in Fig Garden (704 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93704) at 5:30pm, begin walk at 6pm.Come enjoy the Holiday season with your fellow LGBTQA+ members. As a group we will walk the lane and wear Santa hats. Come early so you don’t miss out. We will meet at Starbucks in

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FriendsGiving with LGBTFresno

Once again, join us as we’ll have an entire party room as our safe environment. There will be plenty of tables and space! Please ask at check in to be directed to the private room. There will be a Greeter to check you in and hand out your rainbow ribbon pendant and have fun and

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Resource Center to the Rescue

For some people, it is hard to reach out for help even when they desperately need it. Fortunately, there will always be people and organizations waiting to help no matter what. An example of that is Jennifer Cruz and the organization she manages. The Fresno EOC Sanctuary LGBTQ Resource Center is a place for LGBTQ+

Video: Queer Out Awards

Full video of Queer Out Awards, filmed by CMAC.   Those honored included:  • Queer Hero of the Year: Marsha Conant• Outstanding Queer Nonprofit Organization: Fresno Barrios Unidos• Outstanding Queer Business: La Vogue Beauty Shoppe• Queer Youth (Under 18): Tobias Stokes• Queer Youth (18-24): Kiana Medina• Contributor to Queer Life through Volunteerism: Zoyer Zyndel• Inspirational

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A Helping Hand on Blackstone

When news headlines are dominated by disasters and political turmoil; it’s easy to forget the good in the world. It’s even easy to overlook the good happening in our own community; good that community members Randall Velasco-Stoll and Leon Velasco-Stoll are doing. Founders of the Fresno Spectrum Center, Randall and Leon are here to assist

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It’s About the Journey

Last month my husband Brian (Yes, his name is Brian also) and I celebrated our thirty-five-year anniversary. I truly can’t believe we’ve been together for thirty-five years! It seems as if it was just yesterday that we were teenagers, sitting on a rock by the river, getting to know one another. It was the end

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Social Media

Social media. There are many forms of it such as Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and many more, but they all have something in common and that is that they’re being frequently used by people of all ages in this day and age. Although this may sound normal, it’s actually very dangerous. Yes, there are many

Fresno State Pride Week 2019

Pride Week at Fresno State

Fresno State celebrated its LGBTQ+ community with its second annual pride week on campus. From Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, there was an event each day to promote diversity and to celebrate the community. The first day there was an information center with resources for LGBTQ+ members and for allies. Then on Tuesday, they held

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Kampout 2019 Report

The big top has come down. Kampout Goes to the Circus has come to an end. What a great weekend it was for the over 110 kampers who attended. The weather was absolutely beautiful, days in the low 80’s and comfortable nights.We had a lot of kampers arrive early this year, and they were treated