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Regarding anti-LGBTQ action letter.
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NoH8 Open Photo Shoot in Fresno
Join the #NOH8 movement in Fresno, CA and add your face to the fight for equal human rights! WHERE: Hampton Inn Fresno Airport1515 N. Peach AvenueFresno, CA 93727 DATE: Sunday September 24th, 2023TIME: 2:00pm – 4:00pmCOST: (NO TICKETS REQUIRED) Single/Solo Photos: $40 Couple/Group Photos: $25 per person NOH8 accepts cash and credit cards only. Fees paid to participate cover services and costs for
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New Event: Rainbow Cinema
LGBT Fresno is excited to announce a new monthly LGBTQ movie night! This is a chance for our community to come together and celebrate queer cinema. Each month, we will screen a different film that features LGBTQ characters and stories. The first movie night will be held on September 9th at 2pm. We will be
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Being a voice for the LGBTQ+ community
Fresno City Councilmember Annalisa Perea has walked holding hands with her partner in the Tower District and gotten vulgar remarks. “Luckily, that’s the extent to which I’ve received hate,” said Perea, the first openly LGBTQ+ member on the seven-member council. Her response to such remarks is to simply recall the lines from poet Andrea Gibson,
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KampOut 2023
Well, it’s summer time, and we all know what that means… yes… Kampout is coming! Ttime to get out of the heat and head up the hill to our beautiful site across from Texas Flat Campground. If you’re like me, you can’t wait to get out of the heat and relax by a creek. The
Speak up at City Council Meeting
Clovis City Councilmember Diane Pearce has continued her attacks on the LGBTQ community! Several community members are calling on the Clovis City Council to set policies to prevent hateful rhetoric while using their official board member title. The board currently has no policy preventing these acts, so they can hot hold her accountable. There is
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LGBTQ+ Town Hall / Community Meeting
On May 18, I was asked to join community members in a call for an appointment of an LGBTQ+ Liasion, within in the City of Fresno’s governmental structure. As we have reported since that date, with the help of Councilmember Annalisa Pera and countless other community members/leaders, we were able to help secure a future
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Diane Pearce and the LGBTQ+ Community
Florida bans LGBTQ content in schools. Virginia follows suit. Tennessee bans gender-affirming care for children. But now this legacy has hit all too close to home–in our very state of California. Diane Pearce is a City Councilmember in the city of Clovis in Fresno County. In June 2023, she posted the following on her Facebook,
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Clovis City Councilmember tells parents to avoid library
Might want to wait until June is over to take your kids to the Clovis Public Library. FYI, the Clovis City Council has no direct control over this…these are Fresno County Libraries. Diane Pearce – Clovis City Councilmember In addition to the posting about the pride display at the Clovis Library, Diane Pearce has posted
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Concerns arise over the organization of Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s pride event
In 2022, Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s pride event delighted the LGBTQ+ community, but received backlash from Fresno pastors, local church leaders, and at least one city official, reported The Fresno Bee. This year’s event, dubbed “Rainbow Family Day,” had high expectations from the community it was celebrating after 2022’s successful event. However, the organization and handling
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