House Dems just introduced a comprehensive LGBTQ civil rights bill. Every Democrat was an original co-sponsor…except Dan Lipinski. Lipinski is from a bright blue Illinois district Hillary Clinton won by 15%. Yet he’s Co-Chair of the Pro-Life Caucus, opposed Obamacare, opposes a $15 minimum wage, and voted with Republicans to…
Beginning with the nominations of officers meeting on December 11, 2018, Fresno Stonewall Democrats will meet an half hour earlier at 6:30 p.m. The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Today, Gap Inc. announced they are signing the Open to All Business Pledge and urging other business leaders across the nation to add their names and to declare they are Open to All and oppose discrimination. There are over 2,300 Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, and Intermix stores in…
June 4, 2018 — This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the case where an LGBTQ couple was denied service by a cake baker. In a very narrow ruling limited to this specific case, the Court voted 7-2 in…
Fired ‘Marketplace’ Reporter Wonders: Is Objective Journalism Dead? Lewis Wallace, former “Marketplace” reporter. (Sam Worley / KCRW) In this week’s episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer interviews Lewis Wallace, a former reporter fired for questioning objective journalism in the age of Trump. Wallace had been working…
The Fresno State Cross-Cultural and Gender Center is a great place to meet new people and find a sense of belonging on campus. We are excited to bring new programming, and honor existing, as well as collaborate with groups, clubs, and organizations across campus. If your group would like to…
Hal Hynds was a long time personal friend and an active member who served several terms as Secretary of Fresno Stonewall Democrats. Hal was born in Bakersfield, CA, September 6th, 1957, and died in Fresno, CA, on July 16th, 2017. His sister Berma Absher has several children and grandchildren still…
Trump Is First Sitting President To Speak At Hate-Filled ‘Values Voter Summit’ President touted religious freedom for right-wing Christians at annual anti-Muslim, anti-LGBT event by Julia Conley October 14, 2017 Trump Is First Sitting President To Speak At Hate-Filled ‘Values Voter Summit’ Advocates of LGBT rights and religious freedom denounced…
This morning LGBTQ people in Mississippi woke up knowing that their state now officially has the most discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws on the books, worse than any state in the country. Today HB1523, a religious refusal law, took effect in the Magnolia State. The law authorizes Mississippi officials and service providers,…
http://www.newnownext.com/stonewall-inn-trump-national-monument/04/2017/?fb_ref=fbshare_web The Stonewall Inn was declared a National Monument by President Obama just last year. by Cody Gohl President Donald Trump is expected to order a full evaluation of all the national monuments designated by President Obama, which includes a review of the Stonewall Inn. New York’s Stonewall Inn has…
Truth Wins Out National LGBTQ Task Force Right Wing Watch