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LGBT+ Leadership Summit

October 11, 2014 • 10am – 9pm The Voice Shop Join us for our first ever LGBT+ Leadership Summit! This summit will be like no other. Workshops are being presented in a fun way for you to interact with the topics being discussed with leadership ice breakers throughout the day. Come meet new friends and […]

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Marriage Equality USA Launches New Interactive Maps

Knowledge is power! With our new, interactive marriage equality maps, you can instantly find out what you need to know – an overall picture of the movement in addition to court cases, legislation, ballot initiatives and current polling! Our maps are divided into 5 categories: State of the States (the current status regarding marriage equality

Covered California community outreach campaign

Gay Central Valley is pleased to announce that we are a recipient of a Covered California grant, aimed at underserved populations in the state. This grant is part of a larger grant through the Health Access Foundation. The grant money will, in part, pay two individuals from Gay Central Valley’s board of directors to reach

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Drag Queens Force Facebook to Back Down

Facebook changed directions on its “real names” policy yesterday in response to continued and blistering criticism from drag queens and the threat of mass defections to Ello and other services. Think Progress reports: Facebook officially apologized Wednesday for enforcing its “real name” policy for users against drag queens and other members of the LGBT community.

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Any Same-Sex Marriage Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has just officially turned down all of the same-sex marriage cases it was presented. Here’s why this is good news. The U.S. Supreme Court this morning began its fall session, and in a stunning development announced it will not take up any of the same-sex marriage cases from the five states

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After Transgender Girl Fined By School, Boys Wear Skirts in Protest

My favorite story of the week: Nine days after transgender student Maria Muniz was fined by school officials for wearing a skirt, a group of her Colegio Pedro II classmates decided to stage a protest: both male and female students would all wear skirts on the same day. Soon after their demonstration an ecstatic Muniz

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Supreme Court Could Choose a Marriage Equality Case Today

Today is the first day the US Supreme Court could actually choose a case or cases in the marriage equality fight this year. NBC News reports: The justices, who will meet in a closed-door conference on Monday, will consider whether to hear any of three same-sex marriage lawsuits during the next term, which officially starts

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Memorial service for Reese Ramirez

Here are the official details: Saturday, Oct. 4th at The Big Red Church 2131 N. Van Ness in Fresno, CA. will be the date and venue of Reese Ramirez‘s celebration of life! The celebration will be from 5-10pm. There will be a small service with a speaker on behalf of the family. Appetizers will be provided

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US Supreme Court Will Look at All 7 Pending Marriage Equality Cases

The US Supreme Court has asked the petitions be ready for all seven marriage quality cases that have reached the court. Scotus Blog reports: Matching the speed of lawyers and lower courts in handling the same-sex marriage controversy, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set the stage for its first look at all of the pending

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THE NORMAL HEART — Thurs. Sept. 25th

TO WIN A WAR, YOU HAVE TO START ONE. StageWorks Fresno Presents A Special Performance ofTHE NORMAL HEARTin conjunction with the Bulldog Pride FundThurs. Sept. 25th • 8:00pmBonner Auditorium • Fresno Art Museum • 2233 N 1st St $30 per person • Limited Seating Purchase your online tickets nowIncludes post-performance champagne and dessert reception with director