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Please, consider helping….

Many of you have asked how you can help and although I KNOW this is a very tight economic time for many, one of the major ways you can help is by helping us, personally, offset the cost that some of us have taken on while doing this work. If you do decide to give […]

World AIDS Day

Written by Jay Matthew As the music started at the World AIDS Day event here in Fresno (held annually in Fresno’s Historic Tower Theater), people were already beginning to stream in. The event opened with two songs from Fresno’s Gay Men’s Chorus—both were really funny gayed-up versions of Christmas songs, the second of which was

The Advocate – Anatomy Of A Failed Campaign

"In two short months, the battle over California’s Proposition 8 went from double-digit opposition to passing with 52% of the vote on Election Day. Could the heartbreaking loss have been avoided? Depends on who you ask." The more you read, the more you realize just how off track the No On 8 Campaign ran. Everything

Free Screening This Friday

FALL 2008 Film Screening 5:30 P.M Friday, Dec.5 McLane 121 Cineculture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. In addition, Cineculture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department. MCJ 177T (37230) [Spring

World AIDS Day Pics

Some photos taken at the World AIDS Day Event at the Tower Theater on December 1st. Photos courtesy of Cynthia Manuszak. Click on photos to enlarge…

Prop 8 – Aftermath & Analysis

A lot of discussion is going on concerning the strategies of the No On 8 Campaign, in the wake of the devastating loss on November 4th. As with any other political campaign in the history of the United States, any loss tends to focus on how the campaigns played their cards, and this one is

WestCare Program For AIDS, HIV Gets Grant

The following story was printed in the Fresno Bee on November 29th and was written by Barbara Anderson… The kitchen is an important place at The Living Room, a support center in Fresno for people who have the virus that causes AIDS. People come to the center not only for counseling and peer support, but

World AIDS Day Celebration, December 1st

A celebration in remembrance for loved ones who have passed from HIV/AIDS and a promise to keep on fighting for those infected and affected with this disease.  Join us as we unite to show our commitment to remain vigilant and promise to continue to do so till this worldwide epidemic is defeated. Hosted by Channel

Local Proposition 8 Supporters List

Fresno businesses and large contributors who supported Proposition 8 Fresno’s Offical Boycott List!  Please print a copy and keep it with you at all times.  Spend your money at businesses that do not use your purchases to discriminate against you. View the list sorted by: Donor, Amount or Business Name