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“My biggest fear in teaching this – which we’re going to do it because it’s the law – but you have kids who are extremely moldable at this stage, and if you start telling them that LGBT is OK and that it’s a way of life, well maybe you just swayed the kid to go […]
During last week’s school board meeting, time was reduced and I was unable to share my full remarks to Brooke Ashjian. I hope these may find their way to him and to those who share his beliefs. ~Jol American hero Helen Keller said,“The highest result of education is tolerance.” Her quote, though universal in
Ken Mackie continues to be an adversary of Fresno Unified School Board President Brooke Ashjian. The Merced-based attorney represents a group called Fresno Watchdogs for Ethical Bidding (FWEB). Or at least Mackie represented a group called that until Wednesday night (August 9). As their name implies, the watchdog group, through Mackie, have been vocal critics
In response to the Human Rights Campaign’s request, it contained one word “No.” A Change.org petition had more than 400 signatures as of Friday, asking that Ashjian be removed from the school board. LGBT advocates in Fresno demanded an apology from Ashjian for those statements at a school board meeting on Wednesday, where some of
Tonight I attended a Fresno Unified School District Board Meeting as a volunteer for LGBT Fresno. At one point I was handing out rainbow ribbons for LGBT supporters to wear and accepting donations for the organization. I was approached by a Mr. Chavez who said his attorneys said I wasn’t allowed to do that. Not
In the August 4th edition of The Fresno Bee, Fresno Unified school board president, Brooke Ashjian stated: “We didn’t want someone else teaching our kids about morality, and what was right and what was wrong,” he said. “That’s the role of a father and mother: You bring a child into the world and you talk
*Please join us tonight & share* Your chance to speak or be seen as a supporter of LGBT youth in Fresno County. Today, August 9th at 5:30pm-6:30pm, Fresno Unified School District Board meeting: 2309 Tulare St, Second Floor, Fresno, CA. Public comments will happen around 6pm, volunteers from LGBT Fresno will be on site to
Art is relevant in Fresno because this community needs it, the freedom to create is such a beautiful thing and sometimes it’s all people have, I come from a community where training isn’t likely because it’s not practical to some people but passion I feel comes along way and a lot people I know have
I think we all can agree that this last presidential election was quite the roller coaster. It was exciting, stimulating, and oh so angering at times. Despite feeling like we were a part of some lame reality television show exposing our most embarrassing family dysfunctions and secrets, I don’t think any of us ever thought
Gay Central Valley officially formed as a nonprofit in January of 2009. Prior to that, we were a group of Central Valley websites run by volunteers from their homes. Once we were granted official 501c3 status by the IRS, Gay Central Valley forged ahead with a force, opening the first LGBT Community Center in Fresno
