October 11th was National Coming Out Day, and it is also around this time of year, eight years past, that I first began to be honest with friends and family about my identity. I came out when I was fourteen. I lived in Mooresville, Indiana, and the number of other people I knew to be […]
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The Queen has spoken.Everyone listens because, well, how can they not? Her bearing, her stature, her very demeanor demand attention from all her subjects and in the new book, “The Essential RuPaul” by John Davis, illustrations by Libby Vanderploeg, these queens have a lot to say.When RuPaul Andre Charles was a little boy, his mother
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Special GuestEric BaumanVice-ChairCalifornia Democratic Party Don’t miss the chance to be with liked minded people and find out what you can do to insure our rights continue and grow! RSVP/Details Suggested DonationFriend $20.16 • Supporter $45 • Team Member $100 Event Coordinator Marsha Conant 559-709-8016 We do not endorse candidates and will share any LGBT
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It will surprise none of you to learn that I’ve been engaged in LGBTQ+ activism since I was a teenager. At 15, I joined a group of students in forming a Gay-Straight Alliance. I held leadership roles in that organization until I graduated, working in turns with and against my school’s administration and the wider
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The debate on bathrooms continues in Indiana.Senate Bill 35 was introduced in 2015 and stated that one could only use the bathroom that matched your birth sex. It was defeated before it came up for a vote, but it’s anticipated that more “bathroom bills” are on their way for 2016. The ideology of the “bathroom
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This is a FREE to attend, family friendly, FUN filled event. There are over 35 local community service agencies and other booths that will be present giving anyone attending information on services and programs being offered to help families * Freebies * Mascots/Characters for children * Fire Truck * Pictures in Police Car * Entertainment
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Beautiful. What does that word make you think of? Or, more to the point, what kind of person do you think of?It seems that the world belongs to the beautiful ones who merely have to smile while the common folk bow at their feet. But just how powerful is beauty? In our culture, beauty is
JERRY LEE WARD. Friend. Ally. Founding Parent of Fresno PFLAG in 1990. Grand Marshal, Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade & Festival in 2006.Memorial/Celebration: Sat. Sept. 3, 2016 at 11:00am. United Methodist Church, 1343 E Barstow Ave; Fresno, Calif. 93710. Jerry Ward was born on April 20, 1935, on the family farm in Cleveland County, OK, to
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A change in culture and support from national leaders has pushed the issue of transgender equality to the front pages, but states are struggling with how to approach the issue. Josh Langdon For example, in some states, transgender persons are not permitted to change their gender marker on their birth certificate, even though they can
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