El 4 de marzo de 2025, las escalinatas del Ayuntamiento de Porterville se llenaron de manifestantes antes de una reunión del Concejo Municipal que incluía en su agenda dos propuestas relacionadas con [...] Continue Reading
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Porterville City Council Weighs Anti-Trans Policies
On March 4, the steps of Porterville’s City Hall were crowded with protestors as activists gathered ahead of a City Council meeting at which two proposals relating to “women’s” and “trans” rights were [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate in Action
On Oct. 28, three members of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC; in Topeka, Kan.), “arguably, the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, arrived [...] Continue Reading
Celebrating Decades of Pride
The Source—an LGBTQ+ community center located in Visalia, the only one of its kind in the San Joaquin Valley— celebrated National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 with a powerful display of laser lights [...] Continue Reading
Visalia Navigation Center, un Esfuerzo Comunitario Para Enfrentar la Indigencia
El 4 de Octubre, Community Services Employment Training (CSET) llevó a cabo una ceremonia de inauguración del nuevo Centro de Navegación (VNC) en Visalia. El centro es un proyecto enorme que tiene [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Day in Fresno
The City of Fresno declared June 7 as the initial Stop the Hate Day. In recognition of the Stop the Hate coalition’s work, City Council President Annalisa Perea, Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno Police Chief [...] Continue Reading
Día del Orgullo en Fresno
El 1 de junio tuvo lugar en Fresno 34avo. Festival Anual del Orgullo 2024 (o Pride Parade, en inglés), que contó con la presencia de aproximadamente 20.000 personas, además de autoridades locales. El [...] Continue Reading
Stir it Up
Stir it Up is the Community Alliance newspapers radio show on KFCF 88.1 FM. On June 5, 2024 Robin McGehee, the LGBTQ Liaison to the City of Fresno was the guest. This is her interview with host [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Day in Fresno
The City of Fresno declared today (June 7) as the initial Stop the Hate Day. In recognition of the Stop the Hate coalition’s work, City Council President Annalisa Perea, Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade
This is a short video clip from the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade today. We think this was the biggest Pride Parade and Festival ever in Fresno. Crowd estimated at about 20,000, 120+ floats and it took [...] Continue Reading
LGBTQ+ Derangement Syndrome
Recently, I went to my mailbox and found a sticker that said “God Hates Fags.” What would drive someone to plaster that kind of message? Is that a way to win converts? No. It’s a way to spread fear [...] Continue Reading
LGBTQ Derangement Syndrome
Recently, I went to my mailbox and found a sticker that said “God Hates Fags.” What would drive someone to plaster that kind of message? Is that a way to win converts? No. It’s a way to spread fear [...] Continue Reading