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Join the hopeful hundred

The LGBT community has made great strides forward in the last several years:  marriage equality, adoption rights, greater state and federal protections, and more widespread support and awareness for our transgender community.  All of this was achieved starting at a grassroots level through organizations such as ours, Gay Fresno. We are a small, but mighty, […]

Intrepid pilot is back on flying status

After weeks of paperwork and dealing with the FAA, I have finally been cleared to fly. And just in time, too!By the time you are reading this, I will have already been back in the left seat and in the air. Over the next few months I will be refreshing my Multi- Engine and Instrument

Same-sex Couple Turn Mistaken Letters to Santa Claus Into Miracle

Jim Glaub and Dylan Parker were getting ready to spend their first Christmas living together in their Manhattan apartment on 22nd Street when their mailbox started filling up with letters addressed to Santa Claus — letters that would lead to a global giving movement. Having lived in the Chelsea apartment for nearly three years before

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Logo Contest – Make your voice heard

Happy Holidays! Much like Santa, we’ve been busy this time of year. January 1st we’ll have some very big changes to reveal. Until then, we would love just 30 seconds of your time to help us choose our new logo. Please click here and select the one you like best. No email, name, long forms,

The Case for LGBTQ Solidarity with Sex Workers

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is Dec. 17 — a day to raise global awareness of the epidemic of violence against sex workers. The day is marked worldwide by vigils, community gatherings, and political actions. Often, the names of sex workers slain that year are read during the events.Violence against sex workers

Trumping LGBT Rights

Right now, Trump has unspecified plans to ban all Muslims from entering the country. Why stop there? What prevents Trump from stopping at-risk LGBT asylum seekers from finding refuge in America? United States immigration law has been welcoming persecuted homosexuals since 1994. But this law, and others favouring homosexual rights, can be overturned by Trump’s anti-LGBT only

HRC blasts potential Trump appointees

The Human Rights Campaign has blasted President-elect Donald Trumps potential appointees in several key areas.Trump is reportedly considering for his transition team candidates with histories of anti-LGBTQ_animus, including Ken Blackwell of the Family Research Council, which has been designated a hate group. “Ken Blackwell is a man who has spent his entire career going after

Beware: MOM reveals plans for Trump presidency

One day after Donald Trump surprised the world by winning the presidency, America’s largest anti-gay organization fired its first salvo — aimed directly at the president-elect. National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown, whose organization lost multiple federal court battles over same-gender marriage in recent years, vowed to renew the fight to repeal landmark Windsor

It’s not over: we have work to do

This past Tuesday, I dug a long- forgotten pantsuit out of my closet to wear to what I thought – what millions of us thought – would be a momentous celebration. We all thought we would be celebrating the election of the first woman president of the United States. My pantsuit, and those of millions

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Tomorrow: Anti-Trump rally

For those who are oppossed to the election of Donald Trump, there will be a second protest in Fresno on Saturday, November 19th at the intersection of Blackstone and Nees from 12 noon to 3pm. More details can be found on facebook. Photos from the last protest: