The LGBT Fresno fireworks stand reopens July 1st to July 4th and our volunteer need is extremely dire, especially July 4th. If you are able to join us for one (or more) of our shifts, from: 9:00am-1:30pm, 1:30pm-6pm or 6pm-10:30pm (or any combination) please use this signup form or email/text/call. You can also see the facebook event for more […]
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I know that many of you are wondering about Kampout this year in the midst of the COVID pandemic. The Kampout Committee has been closely monitoring the situation since our main priority is keeping you safe and healthy. Sadly, we have to announce that Kampout 2020 has been cancelled. Due to Forest Service orders, campgrounds
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Greetings from your local Fresno County Public Library, We miss seeing the LGBTQ community and their allies at our events during this pandemic crisis. As we celebrate PRIDE month, you all are on our mind. We know that our world has been turned upside down, but we want to share with you they your library
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A year without Pride is absolutely unthinkable! Even COVID-19 can not stop the outpouring of love and celebration that Pride season brings out in us. Your favorite pride celebration may have been cancelled, but there are plenty of virtual events still planned for this Pride season. Chances are, if there is an event you have always wanted to
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All of us at LGBT Fresno miss seeing, interacting and supporting you during this challenging time. We will resume support and social services just as soon as it is safe to do so. We are still for you via social media, email and text/phone. Several resources we hope you will utilize until physical distancing is
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It has been nearly three weeks since the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) was confirmed in Fresno. Even with the shelter-in-place order in effect, the number of confirmed cases are rising. As of March 30, 2020, the Fresno County Department of Public Health has confirmed 53 positive cases (Galaviz, 2020). Health officials anticipate the number
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Peer to Peer 21+ Support GroupFirst Saturdays of each month, 4PM – 6PMFree, Monthly, No RSVP RequiredAges 21+Location: Fresno Spectrum Center, 2817 N. Blackstone Ave. Fresno, CA. 93703 LGBT Fresno’s Peer to Peer Support Group is a nonjudgmental support group for all LGBTQ community members. The group welcomes people of all genders, including cisgender, transgender, gender non-conforming,
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Most of us hope, in whatever small way, we will have contributed to a better world by the time we leave it. Before Fresno resident and human rights activist Todd N. Nelson passed away, he decided to leave a legacy for the causes he cared about most. At a time when the burden of illness would consume many,
We’re in the midst of unprecedented disruption, and there’s no guarantee that we’ll make it to the next century or even mid-century. Institutions are more fragile than we had hoped. The news cycle is a batshit 24-hour cycle of gaslighting by the president and far-right government. Objective facts and reality are questioned to the point of
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In June 2015 The Supreme Court of the United States declared same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. The legalization of gay marriage granted over 1100 statutory provisions to same-sex couples, many of them granting rights and privileges previously only afforded to heterosexual couples. However, the law didn’t just benefit same-sex couples who want to
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