The Knights Of Malta will stage the Central California Cheeks & Chaps contest at The Red Lantern (4618 E Belmont) on Friday, July 27^th starting at 9pm. Along with the contest there will be a live show and raffle. Those interested in being contestants are encouraged to apply. For information please contact Paris Nicole at 559-355-6163 or visit the Knights Of Malta website at www.kofmfresno.com

The Fresno County Dept. Of Community Health has a mobile unit which they use to test Fresno citizens for HIV in various locations. The Dept. has decided to make a change to these monthly locations, and until further notice will be utilizing the parking lots of The Den (4538 E Belmont) and The Red Lantern (4618 E Belmont) to provide this service.  The testing is completely free and the whole process can be completed in 30 minutes. Typically the test dates are in the middle of the month, but they do vary, so to find out when the testing at those locations will be available next please contact the Health Department by calling 559-445-3434 or by visiting their website at www.co.fresno.ca.us

OPINION
As a Fresno native I’ve been away in a larger metro area for the last two years, I was proud to attend the Pride Parade 2007 and was looking forward to the family oriented event.  In our celebrations  here we do something that the larger metropolitan areas do not, we bring our children, our mothers, our family members, and we are able to do this because our little city has not yet become corrupted by the awe inspiring uninhibited "anything goes" mentality that you might find in San Francisco. or so I thought....

 Images provided by Jim Daggs, and our friends at CCA.

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Pride Parade 2007 Video:
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One of the things that disappoints me as I look out into the HIV community here in Fresno is the lack of male involvement in the fight against AIDS.  Now don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that there have been no men involved in the fight but I can count on one hand as to how many guys I’ve seen working in this field.