Fresno Reel Pride 34LGBTQ+ Film FestivalSept 29 – Oct 1, 2023 Come join the celebration! The Fresno Reel Pride LGBTQ Film Festival is back in a big way. This year Reel Pride will be showing films at the Tower Theatre and Fresno City College and ViSTA Theater. With 34 years of bringing LGBTQ+ films and entertainment to the Central …
Robin Johnston McGehee (1998) has joined the City of Fresno’s Office of Community Affairs (OCA) as a liaison for the LGBTQ+ community. Appointed by Mayor Jerry Dyer, she will work to connect the LGBTQ+ community with services and resources, both within City Hall and in the city at large. McGehee’s first day with the OCA is Sept. …
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Read more at: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/article279608869.html#storylink=cpy Original story by The Fresno Bee’s Laura Diaz. The following is a summary: The Clovis Unified school board has made a decision to cancel all existing reservations made by external groups to utilize school facilities. They made this announcement during a heavily attended Wednesday evening meeting, citing concerns that too many …
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Original story by The Fresno Bee’s Laura Diaz. The following is a summary: The Clovis school board is gearing up for a vote this evening, one that could revoke previous permissions granted to external organizations to utilize school facilities for meetings and events. In prior meetings, the board had given the green light for various …
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The Kern County Board of Education voted to postpone the discussion of a parental notification policy at their monthly meeting, during which public comment time was reduced to one minute per speaker. Approximately 130 people, both supporters and opponents of the policy, attended the meeting. The proposed policy would require schools to inform parents of …
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Fresno resident Ashens Limon discovered his queer identity at the age of 10 but kept it hidden due to his religious Latino upbringing. He turned to online LGBTQ communities for support but faced loneliness and struggled with his mental health. At 10, he attempted suicide, leading to his coming out to his mother and seeking …
In December 2022, Tracie Cisneros, a volunteer coordinator for Fresno Rainbow Pride, faced harassment and threats at an LGBTQ event held at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, with masked Fresno Proud Boys insulting and intimidating her in front of indifferent police officers. This incident was discussed at a roundtable on hate crimes hosted by California Attorney …
At Wednesday evenings Clovis Unified School District meeting, 20 individuals demanded that the school district forcibly reveal transgender students’ identities to their parents, sparking controversy and concern. The public comment session, allotted a limit of 30 minutes, was extended without vote or comment to over 40 minutes. The atmosphere in the room became increasingly hostile …
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Clovis City Councilmember Diane Pearce’s letter to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors advocating for the banning of certain LGBTQ books from public libraries has now been released. In her letter to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Diane Pearce expressed her disapproval of several “untitled” LGBTQ-themed books available in local libraries. Pearce has argued …
In a display of support for the LGBTQ+ community, the Clovis City Council voted against sending an anti-LGBTQ letter to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. The proposal, put forth by councilmember Diane Pearse, generated significant debate during Tuesday evening’s meeting. Ultimately, the council’s decision not to send the letter will hopefully stop the broader …
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