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The Road to Equality, Full of Potholes

By Kaylia Metcalfe June was six months ago. The Supreme Court struck down DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and paved the way for full equality for same sex couples—but that equality is sometimes slow [...] Continue Reading

Gay Agenda: Holiday Edition!

By Kaylia Metcalfe Happy December! Usually around this time you start seeing the recap lists: “Best Fashion Moments of 2013!,” “Worst Moments of 2013: Politician Edition!,” “Hottest Videos of 2013,” [...] Continue Reading

Remembering and Celebrating

By Kaylia Metcalfe This month marks the 16th year where groups from all over the world will gather together on Nov. 20 and participate in TDoR events. TDoR, or Transgender Day of Remembrance, is a [...] Continue Reading

Privilege

By Kaylia Metcalfe You can’t have a conversation about racism without coming across the phrase “White privilege.” You can’t have a conversation about gender roles without getting hit by the concept [...] Continue Reading

Summer of Lesbians on TV

By Kaylia Metcalfe As we head into September and the inevitable start of the fall television season, let’s take a look at LGBT characters on TV: currently a little lesbian heavy, but moving in the [...] Continue Reading

What’s Next for Marriage Equality?

By Kaylia Metcalfe With the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this summer reopening the doors for California’s same-sex couples to legally tie the knot, hundreds of people have taken advantage of [...] Continue Reading

There’s More Than Marriage

By Kaylia Metcalfe Recently, and understandably, the focus of the LGBT’s political and activist arms has been legalizing (or stopping the illegalization of) same-sex marriage. The latest polls from [...] Continue Reading

When the Personal Becomes Political

By Kaylia Metcalfe I attended a writers’ conference recently where I listened to a panel discussion about the “The Politics of the Writer” that centered on the idea of separating the artist from the [...] Continue Reading

See The Bus in Fresno

By Kaylia Metcalfe The New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) and Gay Central Valley are proud to present the West Coast Tour of The Bus by James Lantz. The show will be performed at the Unitarian [...] Continue Reading