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The following is written by Seth Hemmelgarn, from the Bay Area Reporter… Three bills that were signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger go into effect Thursday, January 1 and will give new legal protections to California’s foster youth and the state’s LGBTs. "We begin the new year knowing that all LGBT people, including youth […]
What is the job of a pastor? Why do people turn to them for guidance, and why do so many pastors lie to the ones who come to them for truth and understanding of this crazy world we live in? Pastor Jim Franklin of Fresno’s Cornerstone church (1455 Fulton St.—Downtown Fresno) has a duty
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
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 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,
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
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
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
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".
(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
