Thanks to Randy Thomason of CCF and the Knight Camp, there are 3 initiatives hitting California residents persuading them to write discrimination in to our Constitution......

What is activism?  According to Webster's Dictionary, the definition of activism is as follows:

ac·tiv·ism ( ak t -v z m) NOUN:
The use of direct, often confrontational action, such as a demonstration or
strike, in opposition to or support of a cause.

In a nutshell, that sums up this past weekends Power Summit held at Fresno State
University, put on by Equality California, and the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce.
The summit began on Saturday, July 16th and continued on through Sunday, July 17th.
Fourty-four  individuals from throughout the Central Valley attended Saturdays training,
thirty-two of whom returned on Sunday for the remainder of the conference.  The
conference was an intensive course centered around marriage rights for gay and lesbian
couples as well as the issue of equality in general.

My personal opinion is that it can be both. I think some people are born gay and some people have the choice to be gay.  The past 11 years I have lived my life as a lesbian.

With all these negative groups inflatrating our community how does one keep their whits about?

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The premier and longest operating local LGBT news, resource and information blog & website.  Serving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community since January of 2004.

 

Jason Scott Jason has spent over a decade working towards equality equality with leading statewide & nationwide non-profit equality organizations and continues to represent Marriage Equality USA in Fresno County. He founded Gay Central Valley, a non profit organization and served as president from January 2009 to May 2012.	Jacob Woods Jacob is queer. He eats, breathes, and sleeps queer issues. If he isn't writing a new article or blog on lgbt issues, he can be found tabling, speaking, and advocating for gay rights. He's an on the ground man engaging and educating people in the topic of equality. He attends lgbt conferences, workshops, and retreats to further educate himself so he can bring those topics back home where they count.	Jaymi Morgan Jaymi has been involved in the equal rights movement for over 4 years and brings a unique balance of leadership and visual impact to all her work. Jaymi joined our team in 2009.
Scott	R.J. Gray

 

 

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Sneak peek at "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".......

LGBT Legislative Caucus, Equality California, And Allies Join Forces to Revive Equal Marriage Rights Legislation for Same-Sex Couples

Welcome to Lavender Prom 2005

Fun was had by all...