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Aviance Celebrates Pride

Kevin Aviance , singer of such club hits as “Din Da Da” and “Give It Up”, made good on his promise to celebrate Gay Pride in the New York Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25th. Aviance was the victim of a severe and violent gay bashing  in NYC earlier this month, which left him in

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Pentagon: Homosexuality = Disorder

Despite the fact that in 1973 the American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality was not a mental disorder, the Pentagon disagrees. Displaying an unbelievable level of prejudice and denial, a Pentagon memo addressing gays in the military lists homosexuality as a defect alongside mental retardation and personality disorders.   Read the article at MSNBC

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Central Valley LGBT Profiled

The Bay Area Reporter, founded in 1971, is San Francisco’s oldest and largest publication serving the LGBT community. In August of 2005 the newspaper launched a companion website known as EBAR. The website’s current edition, dated June 22, 2006, includes an article by Matthew S. Bajko which focuses on the state of the LGBT community

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KMPH FMA Debate

VIDEO LINK AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE… Gay Fresno was contacted by local television station KMPH  Channel 26 on Wednesday, June 7th, requesting our participation in an on air political debate that same night. The subject was the Federal Marriage Amendment, which had just been defeated in the Senate. The vote was 49 for

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Fresno Pride Recap

Against the ironic backdrop of a radio message from the President of the United States which re-ignited debate of a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage, the Fresno Pride Parade & Festival stepped out into the warm, sunny Fresno day to become a great success. Over 50 floats and groups marched in the parade

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Lipstick Conspiracy

Headlining the main stage entertainment for the 2006 Fresno Pride Festival was Lipstick Conspiracy, a four member band hailing from San Francisco. The band, which saw it’s first CD, A Perfect Alibi  released on June 1st, is on a Pride Tour which after Fresno takes them to Santa Rosa, Portland, San Francisco and San Diego.

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Pride & President

UPDATE: THE AMENDMENT WAS DEFEATED IN THE SENATE ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 7TH  While the LGBT community and our heterosexual supporters gathered on Saturday, June 3rd in the Tower District to celebrate the 16th annual Fresno Pride Parade & Festival, the President of the United States had a much different agenda on his mind. On the

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Gay Fresno Raffle Winners

Gay Fresno would like to thank the following businesses who donated raffle prizes for this year’s Pride Festival. Chase Flower Shop($40 certificate won by Michele Alvarez)1405 N. Van Ness Ave / 559-233-8631Chase Flower Shop is family owned and operated. They are committed to offering only the finest floral arrangements and gifts, backed by service that

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