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Fresno’s Light up the Night 2008

On December 20th Join the Impact invited this nation’s LGBT community and it’s supporters, to join together for a candle light vigil called Light up the Night for Equality.  This vigil was a peaceful gathering held in remembrance of the 18,000+ marriages that took place in California, the Civil rights that Proposition 8 and other […]

Gay Rights VS Civil Rights

I know that it would possibly give us more weight, more credibility, more support if I could unequivocally argue that the marriage equality movement is a direct comparison to the civil rights movements of the past, but I can’t.  What I can say is that I have never felt more moved to do whatever it

Frank Rich – “You’re Likable Enough, Gay People”

Frank Rich nails the problem with President Elect Barack Obama’s choice to deliver the invocation at the inaugural, in his article for the New York Times. Throughout the campaign my overwhelming fear was that Barack would sell out like so many before him, and with his choice of homophobe Rick Warren to deliver the invocation,

NEW YEARS EVE At The Clubs…

Check out what the Fresno LGBT Bars & Clubs are doing on NEW YEARS EVE…(click on images to enlarge…Flyers, in alphabetical order, are DejaVu, The Den, North Tower Circle & The Red Lantern) DejaVu Website  The Den Website North Tower Circle Website  The Red Lantern Website

The Death Threats Have Been Called Off!

It began on a Sunday morning after he greeted a group of gay rights protesters outside his church. In a spontaneous move, Franklin decided to invite the group into the morning service and asked their leaders to speak to his congregation. A video from that morning shows Franklin onstage with the protest leaders. "I just

Fresno County Approves Needle Exchange Pilot Program

A monumental victory was reached this last week, when a needle exchange pilot program was approved by the Fresno County Board Of Supervisors. This success comes after a very long and difficult struggle to get the program started. The following is the report from The Fresno Bee… By Barbara Anderson / The Fresno Bee Intravenous

What’s Morally Wrong With Homosexuality?

This video takes all the anti-gay rhetoric and blows it away, in a very clear, mannered and often humorous way. Share it with anyone who still isn’t "getting it". 

Attorney General Calls For Rejection Of Prop 8

(San Francisco, California) California Attorney General Jerry Brown told the state Supreme Court Friday that it should invalidate Proposition 8, the voter approved amendment to the state constitution that bans same-sex marriage. In a brief submitted to the court Friday, Brown’s office said the measure should be invalidated because it deprives people of the right

United States Refuses To Sign UN Gay Rights Declaration

United Nations — Alone among major Western nations, the United States has refused to sign a declaration presented Thursday at the United Nations calling for worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality. In all, 66 of the U.N.’s 192 member countries signed the nonbinding declaration _ which backers called a historic step to push the General Assembly to

Prop. 8 sponsors seek to nullify 18K gay marriages

"The sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions" Check the rest of it here