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The Oakland-East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus is pleased to present a festive holiday program called “A Merry Little Concert.” The 50-member choir will sing new and traditional holiday songs, featuring classical, contemporary, and popular choral arrangements. Under the leadership of Artistic Director William Sauerland, the song selections will usher in the holiday season with joyous […]
The revelations about Harvey Weinstein-not to mention Bill Cosby, Donald Trump and a growing cast of other characters-have seemingly opened floodgates of pent-up female anger. The #metoo hashtag on social media, and the daily reports of confessions and accusations have been accompanied by a veritable tsunami of rage and recrimination.The revelations about Harvey Weinstein-not to
On Friday, November 17th at 4:30pm Trans-E-Motion will hold a rally and protest for transgender rights and awareness, beginning at City Hall at 2600 Fresno St, Fresno, CA 9372. With the recent passage of the “No Camping” Ordinance in Fresno, which criminalizes the homeless – many of which are transgender, we are holding this rally
Superintendent Bob Nelson has failed to add our community’s agenda item, again. We’re asking that all who see the discrimination by the current school board president, the lack of progress on LGBT protections for our students and the silence by the board president and district to the attack suffered by an LGBT student just days
Transgender Day of Remembrance. Those whose lives were taken will be honored through singing, written and spoken poetry, and art. There will also be inspirational speakers addressing topics such as: transgender, gender diversity, inclusion, and the importance of being an ally to the transgender community. Information on crisis services, resources, and organizations in the local
Citywide efforts are underway to identify the Bullard High student or students who pelted a girl with juice boxes while shouting gay slurs at the school earlier this week, including a cash reward. Logann Pruneda says she was hit with full boxes of apple juice at school on Monday and was called “a faggot, a
Fresno Unified trustees shot down a slew of proposed revisions to board bylaws that would have lessened the power of the superintendent and given more authority to the school board president. Revisions to 20 policies were submitted at Wednesday night’s board meeting, including changes that would have given embattled board president Brooke Ashjian more control over public meetings
On October 11, 2017, clergy presented a letter to have Mr. Ashjian removed as board president and/or censured. It is clear to us that the only Board Member willing to act upon this is Christopher De La Cerda. Mr. De La Cerda has heard the pain of our community that Brooke Ashjian has caused with
As the Supreme Court prepares to take up one of the persistent “I won’t bake a cake for ‘those people’” cases, a friend asked me to explain the difference between a merchant who refused to do business with a Neo-Nazi group and one who refused to serve gays or Jews. It’s an important distinction, but
