Trials and tribulations of our writers / contributors lives
The recent New York and Washington state court decisions failing to strike down unconstitutional laws banning same-sex couples from marrying serve as a wake up call to our community. Though we have made tremendous strides, we are by no means at the finish line yet. Unfortunately, we can’t rely solely on the courts to wave […]
Halftime for marriage equality Read More »
The first ever Stride with Pride for Kids walk will take place on Sunday, August 27th from 7:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Woodward Park in Fresno, CA. The Stride with Pride for Kids walk hopes to help promote a positive image of the LGBTQ community, by concentrating on participation from various groups and organizations
Stride with Pride for Kids – Benefit for Children’s Hospital Read More »
Kevin Aviance , singer of such club hits as “Din Da Da” and “Give It Up”, made good on his promise to celebrate Gay Pride in the New York Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25th. Aviance was the victim of a severe and violent gay bashing in NYC earlier this month, which left him in
Aviance Celebrates Pride Read More »
The Bay Area Reporter, founded in 1971, is San Francisco’s oldest and largest publication serving the LGBT community. In August of 2005 the newspaper launched a companion website known as EBAR. The website’s current edition, dated June 22, 2006, includes an article by Matthew S. Bajko which focuses on the state of the LGBT community
Central Valley LGBT Profiled Read More »
If you missed the first page of photos and video, please go here. Parade photos, continuedEntertainment: Festival:
Pride Parade Photos – Page 2 Read More »
Against the ironic backdrop of a radio message from the President of the United States which re-ignited debate of a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage, the Fresno Pride Parade & Festival stepped out into the warm, sunny Fresno day to become a great success. Over 50 floats and groups marched in the parade
Fresno Pride Recap Read More »
June 5 of this year represents 25 years that America has been fighting AIDS. This war has gone on longer than any war in the history of America. It has out lasted the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, and will probably out last the current war in Iraq. What is interesting is that in all
On Saturday morning, June 3rd at 10am you can be standing with the crowd on Olive Avenue in the Tower District, anticipating the traditional leaders of the Pride Parade, the Dykes on Bikes, who’ll rev up their engines and drive past the crowd to open the 16th Annual Fresno Pride Parade. While other cities
UPDATE: See below for links to the articles in ADVOCATE I knew Nathan for only a short time. With Nathan, however, even a short time was packed with conversation. It was September of last year and I was a DJ at the North Tower Circle. I met Nathan while spinning for a moderate Wednesday night crowd.
I’m fascinated and bewildered by American discourse, specifically the difference between what we say as a nation and what we do. Never has that been more clear than now, when the line between fact and fiction is beyond blurry, it’s virtually vanished. When I grew up in the late sixties and seventies, information was not
