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City of Fresno declares “Celebrate Marriage Week”

Yesterday, members of the LGBT+ community were alerted to the fact that during this morning’s Fresno City Council meeting several proclamations were going to be presented, one of which was to declare the Valentine’s Holiday Week "Celebrate Marriage Week". Given that LGBT couples have been denied our equal civil rights by the passing of Proposition […]

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The Collegian – An Interview With Cleve Jones

The last time Cleve Jones came to Fresno to talk about gay rights, the Ku Klux Klan showed up in the Free Speech Area—in full hooded attire. Jeff Robinson remembers it well; he was there at Fresno State on that President[s’] Day weekend in 1989, when the Western States Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgendered United

Cleve Jones Speaks Out In Fresno

When voters passed Proposition 8 and abolished same-sex marriage in California, a lot of young people in the gay community may have felt discouraged. On Saturday, a star of the gay rights movement gave them a pep talk. Cleve Jones — longtime friend and supporter of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to

Help Andrew Christian Get On Bravo…

Help designer Andrew Christian, a native of Fresno, be the next one chosen for a new reality series on Bravo, titled "The Fashion Show". From Bravo…"Bravo’s newest creative competition series, The Fashion Show, is looking to cast its final contestant and is putting the designer’s fate in your hands. What is the The Fashion Show

Gay Marriage Rally In Sacramento – Love & Marriage Feb 16th

Come Wearing White, Leave Seeing Red! Location: State Capitol, Sacramento, CA / Time: 12pm-3pm Description: Love and Marriage will be a statewide rally where people from all over the state will join us on the steps of the Capitol to show our solidarity for the rights of 18,000 same-sex couples who were married and look

Attorney Fired Under Bush For Being Lesbian Is Re-Hired

Reported from NPR…On Monday, the Justice Department undid a small part of the damage that top officials caused in a scandal of politicized hiring and firing during the Bush administration. The department rehired an attorney who was improperly removed from her job because she was rumored to be a lesbian. NPR first broke the story

Know Who We’re Fighting…

It’s easy to think we know who we’re fighting in the battle for gay rights. Easy to believe we couldn’t be fooled. Easy to think we can spot our foes from a mile away. Again, know who we’re fighting. Know that when someone seems to support gay rights, it doesn’t always mean they do. This