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If I build it, will they come?

Nov. 1,2016: Today I sit, wondering, what the hell am I doing? I am feeling a bit deflated and discouraged, and yet I still have some hope that I may yet pull this project together. We have all heard that old saying that it is darkest before the dawn, but there is an-other version that […]

Nearing the end of a historic campaign

Since the middle of July, my home-away-from-home has been the Hillary Campaign Office. I have been spend¬ing as many of my waking hours there as possible. There are so many reasons why I am volunteering for Hillary. I believe in what she believes in – taking care of our children and families; paid sick-leave for

Come on, come out!

October 11th was National Coming Out Day, and it is also around this time of year, eight years past, that I first began to be honest with friends and family about my identity. I came out when I was fourteen. I lived in Mooresville, Indiana, and the number of other people I knew to be

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Review: The Essential RuPaul

The Queen has spoken.Everyone listens because, well, how can they not? Her bearing, her stature, her very demeanor demand attention from all her subjects and in the new book, “The Essential RuPaul” by John Davis, illustrations by Libby Vanderploeg, these queens have a lot to say.When RuPaul Andre Charles was a little boy, his mother

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Shop and Amazon will donate to Gay Fresno!

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support LGBT Fresno every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase

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Hillary Clinton LGBT House Party

Special GuestEric BaumanVice-ChairCalifornia Democratic Party Don’t miss the chance to be with liked minded people and find out what you can do to insure our rights continue and grow! RSVP/Details Suggested DonationFriend $20.16 • Supporter $45 • Team Member $100 Event Coordinator Marsha Conant 559-709-8016 We do not endorse candidates and will share any LGBT

Being gay shouldn’t have to be my job

It will surprise none of you to learn that I’ve been engaged in LGBTQ+ activism since I was a teenager. At 15, I joined a group of students in forming a Gay-Straight Alliance. I held leadership roles in that organization until I graduated, working in turns with and against my school’s administration and the wider

The simple fact – everybody pees

The debate on bathrooms continues in Indiana.Senate Bill 35 was introduced in 2015 and stated that one could only use the bathroom that matched your birth sex. It was defeated before it came up for a vote, but it’s anticipated that more “bathroom bills” are on their way for 2016. The ideology of the “bathroom

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September Spectacular Resource Fair

This is a FREE to attend, family friendly, FUN filled event. There are over 35 local community service agencies and other booths that will be present giving anyone attending information on services and programs being offered to help families * Freebies * Mascots/Characters for children * Fire Truck * Pictures in Police Car * Entertainment

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Pecs and the City

Beautiful. What does that word make you think of? Or, more to the point, what kind of person do you think of?It seems that the world belongs to the beautiful ones who merely have to smile while the common folk bow at their feet. But just how powerful is beauty? In our culture, beauty is