Click on "Read More" below for the Mr. Golden State Bear 14, 2008-2009 Application Form

Bear Frenzy 14 is just around the corner, and as plans are being made ready for a fun-filled week-end August 15-17, we are looking for contestants for Mr. Golden State Bear.  Contestants will be judged in "Everyday Bear Wear, Bear Minimum, Cruis Wear and also undergo a screening process by a panel of judges.  Contestants must reside in valley or mountainous areas from Stockton to Bakersfield.  For more information on Bear Frenzy please see the Golden State Bears website at www.goldenstatebears.net, or by e-mailing events coordinator Larry at bootblacklarry@aol.com

About 25 NEW Gay Pride & Related Videos have just been posted, including videos from Pride celebrations in Mexico, India, Finland, Norway, Paris, NYC, Seattle, Houston, Chicago and San Francisco. Videos are also posted of Margaret Cho and Mayor Gavin Newsome addressing the crowd at San Francisco Pride. Click HERE to access all our Gay Pride 2008 Videos…

The number of young homosexual men being newly diagnosed with HIV infection is rising by 12 percent a year, with the steepest upward trend in young black men, according to a new report. The double-digit increase in young gay men is about 10 times higher than in the homosexual community overall, where the number of new infections is going up about 1.5 percent a year. Read more of the story here