Fresno Stonewall Democrats – Page 68 – "Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard."

One House Democrat not co-sponsoring Equality Act

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 gut Wall Street regulations and lower student debt. Progressive Marie Newman came 1% away from defeating Lipinski in the 2018 primary — and she’s aiming to finish the job in 2020. But according to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s new…

Training for LGBTQ Leaders

New Stonewall Meeting Time Starts In December

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.

Gap signs Open to All Business Pledge

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 the country, spanning all 50 states. Gap Inc. joins Yelp, Levi Strauss & Co., Lyft, as well as more than 1,500 small businesses, and 200 nonprofits, in partnering with Open to All, a public education campaign focused on the longstanding…