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Iowa Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Supreme Court legalized gay marriage Friday in a unanimous and emphatic decision that makes Iowa the third state _ and first in the nation’s heartland _ to allow same-sex couples to wed. Iowa joins only Massachusetts and Connecticut in permitting same-sex marriage. For six months last year, California’s high court

Sweden Passes Gay Marriage Rights

(Stockholm) Sweden on Wednesday became the seventh country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. Following a five-hour debate in Parliament, the legislation was overwhelmingly passed on a 261 to 22 vote, with 16 abstentions. The new law will go into effect May 1, replacing a 1995 law that allowed civil partnerships. Click HERE to

FCC Pride Day 2009

Click on flyer to enlarge for viewing…Fresno City College’s Diversity Club will be celebrating its fourth annual FCC Pride Day on THURSDAY APRIL 16TH, 2009 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Free Speech Area of the campus. For the past three years, this event has grown, both in reputation and in the level

Review of Fresno LGBTQ @ Miso Sushi

Do you have a fear of singing in public? Or standing in front of a crowd and being embarrassed? Then you have an overwhelming rush of courage from a group of strangers cheering you on! Well this was the part of our Miso event! Sushi, karaoke, and a group of fun diverse strangers in a

Pedro Zamora’s Life Story On MTV & LOGO

WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE EVENT: THE FILM ‘PEDRO’ AIRS ON MTV, MTV TR3S, mtvU & LOGO ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 AT 8:00 PM ET/PT  Introduced by President Bill Clinton, BMP Films and MTV Bring Academy Award-Winner Dustin Lance Black’s (“Milk”) Story of The Real World’s Pedro Zamora To Life   MTV and World Class Partners to

Prop 8 Battle By Ballot Measure Begins…

The ballot measure war has begun. Earlier this month two Southern California students got approval to start collecting signatures for a measure which, if approved, would strike the word "marriage" from all California state laws, which would include heterosexual couples. A second ballot measure proposal was just approved for signature gathering. This measure, if passed,