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Join Gay Fresno for Kids Day to benefit Children’s Hospital Central California

You Can Make a Miracle Happen on Kids Day Tuesday, March 4, 2014! Join team “Gay Fresno” as we help this worthwhile cause!For the past 27 years, Children’s Hospital Central California has benefitted from the thousands of volunteers that hit the streets every March to sell the special “Kids Day” edition of The Fresno Bee […]

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EVENT: Straight Gone Commando

Come join the fun as the LGBT+ takes over a normally “Straight” venue and gives it a twist!!! Patricia de Leon hosts this amazing ONE NIGHT ONLY fundraiser for Gay Fresno and when you got Patricia De Leon you just know the party is gonna be off the hook!!! >Military themed party so get your

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It’s Over: Gay Marriage Can’t Lose in the Courts

“We made a commitment to each other in our love and lives, and now had the legal commitment, called marriage, to match. Isn’t that what marriage is? … I have lived long enough now to see big changes. The older generation’s fears and prejudices have given way, and today’s young people realize that if someone

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Senator Ted Cruz Introduces Anti Marriage Equality Bill

Senator Ted Cruz of shut-down-the-government fame is introducing the companion bill to a House measure that would stop the federal government from recognizing same sex marriages in states that ban the practice. The Washington Blade reports: Tea Party favorite Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation on Thursday in the U.S. Senate to prohibit the federal

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The GOP’s Gay Marriage Conundrum

Amid rising momentum in favor of legalizing gay marriage, Bob Vander Plaats, the Iowa conservative activist who helped both Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum win the last two Republican caucuses in his state, said he would strongly oppose any Republican presidential candidate who backed same-sex unions and predicted such a person would not be able

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Justice Department to Extend Recognition to All Legally Married Same Sex Couples

Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department will recognize all legal same sex marriage, regardless of where the couple lives. The Los Angeles Times reports: In a new milestone for gay rights, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. will issue a directive Monday expanding government recognition of same-sex marriages to all federal courtrooms

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Four ways to see Hello, Dolly!

At William Saroyan Theatre, Feb 18th & 19th, 7:30pm Four ways to get your tickets (of course, our famous free ticket raffle too!) Buy your tickets from Ticket Master or at the Saryoan box office #1 Like us on facebook and enter our contest at the top of the page (Winner will receive two tickets

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Transgender People Aren’t Caricatures

Physical pain. I’ve been experiencing a lot of it in the past week. One of the chronic conditions that contribute to my VA disability rating of 100 percent is the lumbar area of my back. A combination of exaggerated lordosis (an exaggerated curve in the lumbar region of the spine), years of lifting heavy gas

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Applications currently being accepted for six bulldog pride fund scholarships

APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED FOR SIX BULLDOG PRIDE FUND SCHOLARSHIPS OF $2,000 EACH.The Bulldog Pride Fund is an endowed scholarship that was established under the auspices of the Fresno State Alumni Association in 2006 with one simple mission: “To support students attending Fresno State.” Today, the Bulldog Pride Fund endowment provides six annual scholarships of

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Boyfriends, Husbands, And The ‘Partners’ In Between

As a part of the Will & Grace generation, it has been my pleasure to witness the evolution of gay couples in the context of public opinion. From the oversexed stereotypes on Queer as Folk to the Disney-like caricatures on The New Normal, our televisions have been speckled with a variety of examples of what