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I suspect most of us recall the rhyme, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. Like much of what we’re force fed as children, Americans abandon the message in favor of political and social control. Other lessons are equally false, such as “all people are created equal” and “let […]
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Please proceed to our updated links page at: http://www.gayfresno.com/links-and-community Fred Phelps is denied his chance to erect a hateful, homophobic statue in condemnation of Matthew Shepard…gay groups in Quebec rally together after a gay bashing…Bill O’Reilly is called out regarding his insane “lesbian gangs” story…the Bush administration subpoenas Michael Moore…and if you missed the
The Bulldog Pride Fund, a scholarship fund at Fresno State, recently announced receiving anonymous donations totaling $625 in honor of Eric Alva, a soldier wounded in Iraq. The following story about Alva and his coming out is provided courtesy of Bulldog Pride. As always, for more information or to make a donation to the scholarship
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Reel Pride’s next Night OUT! will take place at the Tower Theater at 8pm on Friday, April 20th. The film being screened is the comedy “Gray Matters”, with a cast that includes Heather Graham, Tom Cavanaugh, Molly Shannon and Alan Cumming. A summary of the film follows, as well as a link to watch the
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GayFresno.com is seeking volunteers. We are Fresno’s only not-for-profit LGBT community website. Contribute your writings about politics, community news, movie reviews or choose your own topic… We can also assign local events for you to cover. Write as frequently as you wish, on your schedule. We are also looking for regular feature columns on any
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Back in October of 2006, the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center launched an advertisement campaign targeting MSM's (Men Who Have Sex With Men) which had a message that "HIV is a gay disease". Now I knew back then that this sort of campaign was going to stir up some type of controversy.
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I came across a recent and ongoing online debate between gay blogger Andrew Sullivan and author Sam Harris by accident, but I was hooked instantly. I didn’t move from the computer until I’d read all there was in the debate so far, and not once did the dialogue lose any of it’s resonance or power.
The Human Rights Campaign has joined forces with Cyndi Lauper to launch a national tour in support of LGBT rights, which kicks off in Las Vegas on June 8th. Besides the legendary Lauper, the tour will include such acts as Erasure, Debbie Harry, the Indigo Girls, and The Dresden Dolls, as well as special appearances
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The Yosemite chapter of the Knights Of Malta will host Leatherfest 2007, a competition for various Central California leather titles. Leatherfest takes place March 23 through March 25 with several events and activities scheduled. The Red Lantern is the home bar of the Knights of Malta, and will host the competition. For all the details
A 30-something Fresno gay man has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Fresno police chief Jerry Dyer and four unidentified officers who allegedly handcuffed him, bent "him double" and then penetrated his anus with a foreign object-a thumb or finger. According to the civil complaint, four Fresno police officers showed up at Cain Gonzalez's
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