Students and faculty at Fresno State have had enoughof spiritual violence being preached on their campus.In response to the unwelcome intrusions of “hate speech” preacher Anthony Munoz, a coalition of students, faculty, and community members has been created. The group counts gays, lesbians, straights, Christians, and Muslims among its members.
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There’s a new edition to the Tower District, the independent bookstore Out Of The Closet Book & Gift Emporium. Tucked at the corner of Olive and Farris, between Palm & Olive, the store specializes in Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Trans publications. I sat down with Charlotte Jenks, managing partner of the store, and asked what made her decide to
Central California Alliance (CCA) held it’s 6th Annual Talent Show on Tuesday night, January 24th, at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater in the Tower District. Gay Fresno staff was in attendance and had a wonderful time. The evening began with dinner and conversation, followed by a viewing of the items up for silent auction. Once the show
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Join EQCA & Gay Fresno on Valentines Day by requesting a marriage license from Fresno County as an LGBT couple or individual…see CALENDAR for details… I sat down recently to talk with Molly McKay, Field Director for Equality California, www.eqca.org during her visit to Fresno for a meeting with EQCA’s local chapter leaders. We discussed the issue
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Our friend, colleague and fellow activist Nathan Christoffersen, a 28-year-old volunteer who ran EQCA’s Madera County chapter, passed away under tragic and disturbing circumstances. In honor of Nathan’s life and work, Equality California has established a fund to create a field organizer position in the Central Valley. EQCA hopes to generate $15,000 in donations to
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The following video has recently been released by the Fresno fire department. They are looking for what is described as a white pickup truck (the vehicle appears to have a dark stripe or sign on the drivers side door). If you have any information please contact Crime Stoppers at 498-STOP. Video: (modem) (dsl/cable)
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Box Office So Far…Domestic: 81 Million / Foreign: 67 MillionTOTAL 148 MillionProduction Budget: 14 MillionAcademy AwardsOriginal ScoreAdapted ScreenplayBest Director I attended a screening of Brokeback Mountain on Monday with a gathering of friends and others brought together by Gay Fresno. It was a great movie and a great experience. We had good laughs, good conversation
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The Fresno Fire Department confirmed at a press conference on January 9th, that the September 2005 fire that heavily damaged the North Tower Circle nightclub was deliberately set.
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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.
Our screening of Brokeback Mountain at the Imax of Edwards cinema was a great success. There are about 15 of us in this photo and we had at least twice that number who came in from our site and mailings. Thanks to all who came out. We hope to see you again soon!
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