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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 […]
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
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
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
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
Local trans activist and community member, Reese Ramirez passed away overnight. A facebook post by his mother states: Friends of Reese Ramirez…….This is his mom, Denise Michelle Ramirez. Reese has many, many friends throughout CA and beyond, and this is the only way I can reach most of you. It is with deepest sorrow that I have
I picked up my 20-something son, David, at the Metro a few weeks ago. After he got into the car, he put out his hands towards me, and asked: “Do you like this color? Kind of a deep purple. I get a lot of compliments on it.” Yes, David wears nail polish — bright, glossy,
Reel Pride Fresno Reel Pride is gearing up for its biggest year yet! Grab the one page printable film schedule here. Film Schedule Friday, September 19 5:30pm – EAT WITH ME – Tower Theatre 5:30pm – BROKEN GARDENIAS – The Voice Shop 7:30pm – TRU LOVE – Tower Theatre 7:30pm – TIGER ORANGE – The Voice Shop 9:30pm – 10-YEAR PLAN – Tower Theatre Saturday, September 20 12:30pm – THE CIRCLE (Der Kreis) – The Voice Shop 12:30pm – FUN
FRESNO REEL PRIDE KICKS-OFF WEDNESDAY WITH “HELICOPTER MOM” HELICOPTER MOM Tower Theatre Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:30 p.m. Oh, how far we’ve come from the dark days of rampant homophobia. But teenager Lloyd Cooper (Jason Dolley) may think society—or at least his mother—has progressed a bit too far on this topic. Lloyd’s
An incident happened to begin at a restaraunt in the Tower District. The victim (a member of Trans-E-Motion and Pink Panthers Movement) was approached by one of four men and sexually harassed. It quickly turned into a physical sexual assault and the victim disclosed to perp she is a transgender M to F. When the
