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Million Dollar Quartet

Another chance to win with Gay Fresno!

Win Tickets to Million Dollar Quartet! Just “like” us on Facebook and look for our contest later today. We’ll have one more chance to win a set of two tickets. Want to be sure to go? A set is available on eBay to help raise funds for Gay Fresno. These are currently only at $1! […]

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LGBT workplace protections at what cost?

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) addressed reporters following the vote on cloture on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the U.S. Senate. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) On Monday, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed a Senate cloture vote. This bill has been floating around Congress for decades, and needs to be passed — workplace discrimination based

ENDA passes in the U.S. Senate

I’m thrilled to tell you that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) has just passed in the U.S. Senate for the first time ever. We’ve been working to get this important piece of legislation passed for nearly two decades – and today we made history thanks to incredible supporters like you. But before we turn to

HIV/AIDS: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Recently, I had the privilege of being able to walk in the 2nd Annual Fresno AIDS Walk.  Having known people who have died from AIDS related complications, events like this one always hit close to home.  As a gay man, HIV/AIDS has always been “something to think about.”  I guess though that I take it

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Going Global

In November, MEUSA National Media Director Stuart Gaffney and Director of Legal and Policy John Lewis are traveling to Japan to give a series of public lectures and seminars on marriage equality and LGBT rights, and to meet with Japanese LGBT leaders. Though we are seeing some signs of progress for greater legal recognition of

Video to pick up your Halloween

To those who celebrate it… Happy Halloween!   We hope you enjoy this HILARIOUS clip from the Ellen Show. Me thinks one of them is “family”.  

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68% Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act

A new poll shows more than two thirds of Americans support a bill that would offer employment protections to LGBT citizens. SDGLN reports: New polling by a prominent Republican pollster shows a supermajority of voters – 68%, including 56% of Republicans – support a federal law protecting gay and transgender employees from discrimination in the

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Jelly Belly Chairman Donates Thousands to Anti-Gender Kids Campaign

Having lost the battle on marriage equality in California, anti-gay groups have found the next target – transgender kids – and this time they’ve got a sweet new sugar daddy to help fund the campaign. Frontiers LA reports: Herman Rowland Sr., Chair of the Jelly Belly Candy Company, is a major contributor to the Privacy

Fresno AIDS Walk – Tomorrow

Fresno AIDS Walk is an HIV/AIDS awareness and fundraising event that will pay homage to those affected by the disease and remember those we have lost. All proceeds will benefit Fresno’s only HIV/AIDS social support center: The Living Room, a project of WestCare California Inc.   Gay Fresno has a walking team, we’d love to have

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Time to Move On

The Garden State has become the latest state to legalize marriage equality, bringing the total number of U.S. states where equality is the law of the land up to 14, plus Washington D.C. While it is not surprising that the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex couples – given the recent court