2012 – Page 4 – LGBTQ Fresno

HRC Releases New Index of LGBT Friendly Cities

The Human Rights Campaign has released The Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the first ever rating system of LGBT inclusion in municipal law: he MEI rates cities based on 47 criteria falling under six broad categories: non-discrimination laws; relationship recognition; the municipality’s employment practices; inclusiveness of city services; law enforcement; and municipal leadership. Key findings from […]

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Gay Fresno Holiday Party

You won’t want to miss our fourth annual holiday party! Everyone 21+ is invited. This year we are in a new venue, with even more to see and do! Drag Performances by the ladies of Xotica, Free snacks, photos throughout the night, raffle prizes & more! The night is hosted by The Diva X Doors

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Uganda’s National Motto: We Still Hate Gay People

They’re at it again: The Ugandan legislature is set to vote – again – on a piece of legislation known internationally as the “kill the gays” bill. Since 2009, Ugandan parliamentary member David Bahati has been trying to amend current Ugandan law (up to 14 years imprisonment for being gay) to throw LGBT Ugandans in

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X-Men Comic Covers Defense of Marriage Act

Immigration enforcement doesn’t care if X-Man Northstar save American lives for a living; he’s a Canadian citizen and his recent marriage to American Kyle Jinadu does nothing to change that fact. That’s thanks to DOMA, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. And as you see in the screenshot above (click to expand),

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Parenting with PRIDE

Welcome to the second question and answer of our Parenting with PRIDE column. This will be a monthly feature here and we encourage YOU to email in your questions about parenting. We’d love to hear from you! I went to high school with a girl who had two dads. Years have passed and I

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Anti-Gay Mastermind Makes $3 Million in 2012 Opposing Marriage Equality

The Human Rights Campaign on NOM’s bigotry mastermind: Public filings show that he has netted nearly $3 million this year for his work in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Washington State. The profits go to Schubert’s company, Mission Public Affairs. Schubert collected $958,594 for his anti-equality work in North Carolina earlier this year. In

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HRC Wants Obama to Sign an Executive Order on ENDA, Appoint Gay Cabinet Member

An executive order on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act “as soon as possible” is at the top of list of requests Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin has for President Obama now that the election is over, he indicated in phone calls with reporters, Buzzfeed’s Chris Geidner reports: The White House said in April said Obama

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Will Marriage Equality Victories Influence Supreme Court on DOMA?

The victories for same-sex marriage on Tuesday, the first ones achieved at the ballot box rather than through courts or legislatures, are evidence of a remarkable shift in public opinion. They are also exceptionally timely data points for the Supreme Court. At their private conference scheduled for Nov. 20, the justices plan to consider some

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Supreme Court decides this week whether to rule on gay marriage

After two decades in which gay rights moved from the margin to capture the support of most Americans, the Supreme Court justices will go behind closed doors this week to decide whether now is the time to rule on whether gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry. For justices, the issue is not

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Gay Friendly TV Shows Helping to Drive Marriage Equality Poll Surge

Shows with gay characters, like Glee, Modern Family, and The New Normal, are helping drive voters to historically unprecedented support of gay marriage, an Oct. 29 THR poll conducted in conjunction with partner Penn Schoen Berland has found. Though gay TV also makes some voters more intensely opposed to gay marriage, they are outnumbered by

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