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Come out to support youth, tonight

*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 […]

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Michael Christopher Flores

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

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow Our Boots March On

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 Ceases Operations

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

Review of The Full Monty

StageWorks Fresno’s production of The Full Monty has a lot to offer: great music, terrific singing voices, cute choreography, and pelvic thrusts. But what is most important was a network of love that transcended the boundaries of gay, straight, male, female, performer, and audience member. Today I heard some very unfortunate news, that Linkin Park

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Senator Harris Statement on Trump Forcing Transgender Individuals out of the Military

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris released the following statement on the President’s decision to remove all transgender individuals from serving in the military: “The President’s decision to force transgender individuals out of the military is discriminatory, wrong, and un-American. We should not punish or turn away courageous people who are willing

Trump & The LGBTQ+ Community

Let’s rewind to the night of the November 8th- I sat with my family in front of my mom’s big screen TV, excitedly waiting for the results that would announce the new leader of our free world. I won’t go into details of the battlefield my mind had endured when casting my ballot, but I

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The Florida Holocaust Museum

When we were in St. Petersburg, Florida earlier this month we visited The Florida Holocaust Museum which is one of the largest such museums in the country. This year they are celebrating their 25th Anniversary. Their permanent exhibit, “History, Heritage and Hope” is on the first floor and features original artifacts, videos and photos. It

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Somewhere Over the LGBTQ+ Rainbow

The opposition to black and brown stripes being added to the Pride Flag is an almost poetic metaphor for the discrimination LGBTQ+ people of color face on a daily basis. One would think, being part of a marginalized community, broader inclusivity and intersectionality would be a given, but that is not always the case. As

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An open letter to friends and family who still approve of President Trump

To friends and family who voted for Donald Trump last year and remain silent about his continual behavior, or worse, still approve of his job as Commander in Chief, I ask a simple question: What will it take for you to say, “Enough is enough!”? We knew what Donald Trump was about before the election.