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Click on the following link to watch a video of the speech made by the ACLU and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome, after the California Supreme Court overturned the ban on same sex marriage… VIDEO: ACLU & Gavin Newsome

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Click on the following links to access the local media coverage surrounding the groundbreaking decision by the California Supreme Court to overturn the ban on same sex marriage...

ABC Local News Coverage

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Written by: Dakota M Draconi

I just came from Bobby Salazar’s in the tower, where we were holding a celebration in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision that will give us equal human rights in the state of California, and I really was moved by the affirming atmosphere that Bobby Salazar’s provides for our community… so I wanted to just take a moment to publicly say THANK YOU BOBBY SALAZAR!!!

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Reactions are coming in from all over regarding the historical CA Supreme Court decision to overturn the ban on same sex marriage. Just where are Ellen & Portia registered anyway?…

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The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Prop 22, the voter approved initiative used to block same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.The court also said that California's domestic partnership law is not a good enough substitute for marriage.

Read more here and here.

Watch a video explaining the decision here: CNN Video

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Gay Fresno is starting an advice column and would like to answer your questions. Remain completely anonymous. We welcome questions from both men and women. This service will officially launch at pride this year, but you can get your questions in now!

So, go ask your question and we'll answer them.

Our first question and answer has already been posted, read it by clicking Read More

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Gay Fresno would like to alert the Fresno LGBT Community to an event taking place on the same day and time as the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade & Festival. The Cornerstone Church’s Red Ribbon AIDS Walk takes place on June 7^th, in direct conflict with Fresno Rainbow Pride. We feel the scheduling of the AIDS Walk on the same day and time as Pride to be a grievous error on the part of the Red Ribbon Project, and detrimental to the cohesiveness of the Fresno LGBT Community and our annual Pride event. Gay Fresno urges all members of Fresno’s LGBT community and it’s supporters to support and participate in the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade & Festival on June 7^th. UPDATE: Check out the comments section...

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Every year, Gay Pride around the world is often the one day of the year that all members of the LGBT global community are free to take to the streets and let loose,  share a sense of self with millions of others and take pride in our unified presence. Gay Pride presents itself in various ways throughout the world, but for Americans, as our country slips behind the global mark in terms of civil rights, and each year begins to take on a tone which may not have been as critical since the early days of the movement. 

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Visit the Gay Fresno Booth at the Fresno Pride Festival this year to purchase non-stop continuous Pride Mix CD’s by dj chris j. Every year since 2002 and up to 2008 is available. For Pride 2008, all CD’s are ON SALE @$10 each. The CD’s are all Pride themed, original, dance club non-stop mixes, @ an hour or more in length. Entire Sets of 12 Pride CD’s are on sale for $100. Click on Read More to view individual CD track listings. See you at Pride!

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The Imperial Dove Court de Fresno/Madera Inc.
Presents Coronation 35 / Host Hotel:
Americas Best Value Inn / 2425 Merced Street Fresno, CA
Reservations:  559-233-4896 Be sure to mention the Imperial Dove Court room Block

Click on Read More for the full Coronation Schedule...click on the flyer to enlarge 

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The Central Valley Progressive Political Action Committee (CVPPAC) has released its list of endorsements for the June 3, 2008 Primary election and in the process has redefined the term progressive.

Following on the heels of its 2006 endorsement of Margaret Mims for Fresno County Sheriff, the CVPPAC continues to break ground towards constructing a new model for progressivism in the San Joaquin Valley.

Mims, the darling of the local Democratic Party, soon after her progressive endorsement began to reveal her true nature with support for unjust legislation and ideological alignment with the likes of Mike Reynolds (Three Strikes), Jerry Duncan (Dirty Bomb), and Jerry Dyer (Occupying Force).

The CVPPAC's endorsements for 2008 include Nathan Magsig, a Christian Fundamentalist who "strongly believes that America’s traditional values must be preserved" and who supports a bigoted agenda to maintain second-class status for gay and lesbian people.

Though labeled as progressive by the CVPPAC, Magsig's political views are hardly progressive. Magsig "strongly supports incarcerating youth gang members as adults, and he is a supporter of the death penalty." He wants to "immediately build more highway lane miles" and "rewrite the Endangered Species Act."

The Central Valley Progressive Political Action Committee's endorsement of Nathan Magsig - along with some other questionable endorsements - raises a serious question. "Are you folks nuts?"

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They just keep coming. It’s like a movie no one would believe. Another conservative, Republican member of Congress has fallen. Vito Fossella of New York, who’s worked legislatively to support a constitutional amendment barring same sex marriage, voted against the Matthew Shepard Act to add gays to hate crime laws, and touted himself as another one of those “family values” kind of conservative Americans, has crashed and burned in the spotlight of revelation. He’s been arrested for drunk driving and it’s been learned that he’s had an extramarital affair, and a child born of that affair. Just how full of BS are American conservatives anyway? Read the story here

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  The Fresno Chapter of The Knights Of Malta are hosting a Beer Bash & Fresno Gay Pride Fund Raiser on Friday, May 30th @The Red Lantern. There are raffle prizes, and open show, and a chance to perform at the Fresno Pride Parade & Festival. See the attached flyer (click to enlarge) for all the details.

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The headline performer at the Fresno Pride Parade & Festival this year is Dario. Dario is currently out on tour and will perform here in Fresno on Saturday, June 7^th at the Pride Festival. I recently had the opportunity to interview Dario about his career and his stop in Fresno. Click on READ MORE for the full interview, a brief biography, and current photos. (click on the images to enlarge)

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The Stonewall Democrats have posted the results of their inaugural Stonewall Census. This past December, they conducted an in-depth survey of the opinions and priorities of their members. The Stonewall Census surveyed their membership on a range of subjects including voting priorities, Democratic participation and satisfaction with the group’s work.
  
Stonewall Democrats - Stonewall 2007-08 Census Results

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The 2008 Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade & Festival is just about a month away, with the festivities all taking place on Saturday, June 7^th. Click on the attached poster for more details, and visit Fresno Rainbow Pride for information on schedule, booth rental, advertising, volunteering, donations, and entertainment.

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In Episode 13 "Chow Not So Fun",  comedian Erin Foley and I spend some time hangin' out.  Despite having just survived a night of "chow fun's revenge", Erin manages to join me for some reminiscing about how we met playing ultimate Frisbee and some fruits and vegetables come into play when we examine the large size of our hands. Lucia asks me some questions about learning how to ride while I wash the "Dinah dirt" off of my bike and my gorgeous neighbor Daniel shows up right on time with cocktails. After taking on three AfterEllen.com viewer letters and a lot of laughs, Erin takes her first motorcycle ride ever on the back of my Triumph...
For information about Erin's upcoming shows and to see video of her stand up go to www.erinkfoley.com

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