ZOYER ZYNDEL, Community Leader

Fresno Stonewall Democrats unexpectedly lost a special member and tireless activist, Zoyer Zyndel, on December 26, 2020. Zoyer was a courageous and well respected leader in the transgender, progressive and LGBTQ communities. He served on many boards including Trans-E-Motion, PFLAG, Fresno Rainbow Pride, and was an out-spoken advocate and supporter for many issues. At the 2019 Queer Out Awards, Zoyer received the award for Contributor to Queer Life through Volunteerism. Zoyer gave with his heart and reached out to everyone, we will miss him tremendously. A proposal for a special…

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 Transgender Inmate Protection goes into Law in 2021 | The Fresno Bee

TRANSGENDER INMATE PROTECTIONSThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will be required by law to ask all inmates for their gender identity, and to recognize and address inmates by their gender pronoun in all communications.The law also stipulates that transgender inmates must be housed at a facility matching their gender identity, unless the department can provide “a specific and articulable basis” for denying that housing due to security or management concerns, according to a Senate Source: 5 new California laws that go into effect in 2021 | The Fresno Bee

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Wish List Donations to Fresno EOC

We’ve collected a few items and a little bit of cash for Fresno EOC’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center but we’d like to give them a little more! Sleeping bags/blankets Sock/beanies/gloves/scarves Hygiene Products for Hygiene Kits  – Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouth wash The LGBTQ+ Resource Center of EOC provides supportive services to enhance the health and well being of individuals of all ages in the LGBTQ+ community. Serving all individuals in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, queer, HIV, and questioning community members in the Fresno County area. Items can…

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