Last week I visited the U.S. Federal Courthouse here in Fresno to attend a Central Valley Hate Crimes Task Force. The meeting was put together by the U.S. Department of Justice and moderated by Elana S. Landau, Assistant United States Attorney. The session was attended by various members of law enforcement, as well as representatives […]
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You want a definitive answer as to which side the police are on?…either the public, who PAYS THEIR SALARIES…or CORPORATIONS in bed with GOVERNMENT…if THIS VIDEO doesn’t get you on the side of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, NOTHING WILL… In a longer version of the video, the students are shown seated across a
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GLAAD has launched an effort to encourage the LGBT Community to speak up to their families during the upcoming holidays. As we always have to remember, our true power lies in COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET and being as open as possible… The LGBT community has a ton to be thankful for from the past
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This Sunday is Transgender Day Of Remembrance The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco
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Thursday night, Nov. 17, at around 9:55 p.m., a transgender woman named Cassidy (aka Nathan Vickers) was shot in the chest and killed in Hollywood on Lexington Avenue and Gower Street. Police believe the same suspect may have been responsible for the attempted robbery of another African-American transgender woman in Plummer Park in West Hollywood.
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As reported here yesterday by our own Kaylia Metcalfe, the Prop 8 trial continues. Citing other rulings within the continental United States, the California Supreme Court decided Thursday to allow the proponents of Prop 8 to appeal Judge Walker’s historical ruling. In response to the question submitted by the Ninth Circuit, we conclude, for the
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The Fresno LGBT Community Center has launched new groups and programs. The Community Center is located at 1055 N Van Ness Avenue Suite A, Fresno, CA 93728. Our phone number is 559-325-4429. LGBT Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting – Tuesdays 7-8pm Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – Sundays 6-7PM Coming Out Support Group – 2nd Thursdays 7-9PM Women’s Coming
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While working my shift at the Fresno LGBT Community Center, over just a two week period of time, I received several phone calls regarding bullying in our local schools. All were from parents or those hoping to help a younger person who was facing this terrible danger. We hear daily about bullying stories from across
Are you in a gay or lesbian relationship? I am a graduate student in clinical psychology and I am studying the relationship between same sex couples and mental and physical health. If you have been in a relationship with your partner for at least 6 months and would like to participate, please contact me. You
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Bullying is an issue in our world today, and one group that’s been hit hard is made up of lesbian gay transsexual bisexual youth. There is something we can do. You may have heard of recent deaths in the gay community. It seems that lately, suicides make up a significant number of these deaths. Take
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