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A “Community Parent and Guardian Review Committee” has been added to the agenda for the November 7th Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting by Supervisor Steve Brandau. Sounds innocent enough? Not at all! With vague wording and a new, unaccountable board of fifteen members, which take control away from experienced librarians, this resolution must be …
The Bass Lake Unified School District includes several elementary and middle schools in the mountain area. In August 2023, BLUSD School board member Diane Flaherty Proposed a “Parental Notification Rights” Policy. It was read for the first time at the school board meeting on August 16, 2023. The Policy would require that the school district notify …
Bass Lake Unified declines to proceed with forced outing policy Read More »
SAN BERNARDINO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement following the San Bernardino Superior Court’s oral ruling from the bench issuing a preliminary injunction against Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education’s (Board) mandatory gender identity disclosure policy, further halting the enforcement of the policy that is detrimental to the safety and well-being of transgender and …
The LGBTQ Community Network recently conducted a survey to better understand the struggles of the LGBTQ community in the Fresno area. While significant research has been done in the fields of healthcare and homelessness, there still remain several unanswered questions in areas such as criminal justice, education, employment, and more. This study hopes to provide …
About a year ago I was approached by a few community members informing me that a transgender woman was being unfairly posted on social media that further causes division and villainization of the transgender community by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Dept. I looked onto the social media page of the Fresno Sheriff’s social media page …
At the end of September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom passed several policies to provide protections to the LGBT community, especially to transgender and gender-nonconforming people. On passing these protection policies, Newsom states, “These measures will help protect vulnerable youth, promote acceptance, and create more supportive environments in our schools and communities.” In the wake of …
California Leads the Way with New LGBT Rights Legislation Read More »
The Bass Lake School District School Board, which includes a middle school and several elementary schools, has proposed a forced outing policy. This policy is disguised as a “Parental Notification Rights Policy”. The policy verbiage and the proposal letter is below. The Bass Lake school board will be discussing this proposal for the third time …
Forced outing policy proposed at Bass Lake School District Read More »
It’s crucial that we celebrate and support initiatives that promote equality and acceptance. LGBT Community Network is leading the charge in the Central Valley, and we need your help! We’re launching a new initiative to foster inclusivity and celebration of LGBTQ+ individuals within businesses and organizations, and we want you to be a part of …
Coming Soon: Inclusive Sticker for LGBTQ+ Welcoming Places Read More »
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. …
Mayor Dyer appoints Robin McGehee as LGBTQ+ Liaison Read More »
