Photo by Tony Rubino A while back, I read a beautiful Twitter thread from a non-binary Christian. In it, they go through the Creation and how it stands for them as a testament of God’s love for them and their validity. I won’t do it justice, so I’ll just quote it: “… the variety in […]
In Netflix’s new show SuperNature, Ricky Gervais uses his time to poke fun at transgender women and the increasing number of people who affirm them. And why wouldn’t he? The news is putting a massive spotlight on transgender people. Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, won the NCAA national championship for the 500 freestyle in swimming.
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Pastors, citizens and even our old friends ex-Clovis Mayor / current Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig and Fresno City councilmember Garry Bredefeld were on hand to speak out against their own citizens being treated with equality and fairness. We, the undersigned Pastors and Churches of Fresno and Clovis, are united together under the name and
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Fifty years ago, in 1972, a mom accompanied her gay son to the Christopher Street Liberation Day March- a precursor to today’s Pride parades. That mom was Jeanne Manford, and as she marched, carrying a sign that read ‘Parents of Gays Unite in Support for Our Children”, she unknowingly began a national movement. PFLAG was
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Yesterday’s vigil was a beautiful tribute to the late Jeffrey Robinson. It was bittersweet seeing people I haven’t seen in as many as 14 years, but it’s terrible it took such a profound loss to bring us all together again. Jeffrey was a giant in the Fresno LGBT community going back to the 1980s. I
For roughly a decade, I have been socially transitioning.While I don’t consider myself an expert, I would like to assume I have enough knowledge to spread information tothose who are currently struggling with their hair and their clothes, the stereotypical things that may be getting them“clocked” in public.Without further ado, here are just a few
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When a man murders someone, is he still a man?He becomes a beast through word of mouth, becomes a monster and something evil by his victims’ families. But he is still a man, yes? He is still referred to as “he” and “him”, is still entered into a statistic about “white men between the age
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In late June of 2012, at the age of 57, my partner Robert, our yorkie terrier Max and myself undertook a major life change by moving from our native New England states to Fresno, CA. This was not an impulsive move but was the culmination of several years of taking vacations in Fresno to visit
Samuel M. Steward, PhD aka Phil Sparrow was a gay pioneer in the world of tattoo, sexual researcher as an associate of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, and a writer of gay erotica under the name Phil Andros. His book Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos chronicles his years as a tattooist among the derelicts and young
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We’re in the midst of unprecedented disruption, and there’s no guarantee that we’ll make it to the next century or even mid-century. Institutions are more fragile than we had hoped. The news cycle is a batshit 24-hour cycle of gaslighting by the president and far-right government. Objective facts and reality are questioned to the point of
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