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How Mo Rocca Ropes in All the Muscle Jocks at the Beach

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Another NYC Nightlife Site Is T rying to Steal Next's Bread+Butta

The war for New York City's gay nightlife listing's crown continues. While Next maintains the crown, we're hearing whispers that its new acquisition, HX, may relaunch on its own. That, and Tom and Abi's indie start-up Gay Letter has been reaching a steady audience since we told you about it in August. And now here [...]

Why Is This Law Professor Lying Her Face Off to D.C. City Council About Marriage?

Robin F. Wilson, a professor and attorney fighting against marriage equality in D.C., apparently lied her face off about case law when she wrote a letter to the D.C. City Council, and then published an op-ed column in the Washington Post, to make her point about granting broader religious exemptions. Guess who caught her in [...]

Win Free Tickets To Kelly Clarkson This Wednesday!

  That’s right! We got tickets for Kelly’s upcoming tour spot right here in Fresno on December 1st. Come out to this weeks Integration and you will be entered into a raffle drawing for a pair of floor seat tickets. All you have to do is show up before midnight and you’re in for a chance to win! For more info [...]

Eats of the Week: Fresno, CA.

I have been delighted to just travel Fresno this past week and eat at some of the best restaurants this city offers. Here are some places to check out. Key: $= $5.00-$10.00; $$= $10.01-$25.00; $$$=$25.01-? Golden Dynasty $-$$: On the corner of First and Shields Aves. in Fresno, Ca., the Golden Dynasty is in the Target shopping [...]

Hungry?

Doesn’t that look tasty? Just in case you needed more bacon in your diet Fresno’s new foodie blog rolls a recipe for Bacon-Wrapped Cinnamon Rolls! Doesn’t look particularly appetizing to me but I hear bacon’s all the rage the days so you might want to try it out. Looking for other recipe ideas or local restaurant [...]

Maine’s super-volunteers and passionate student allies

From Maine with Love

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We are 11 days away from the November Election. The Portland, Maine office is humming with volunteer activity. Every day, volunteers drop off food provisions for all the other volunteers. The first day we had homemade chili, yesterday egg salad sandwiches, and this morning someone brought in some carrots from their own yard. Mainers are chipping in any way they can. My time has been spent in the office working in the communications department while Travis Prinslow and Meleanie Altaras have been adopted into the Data and Campus Outreach departments. We work 9 to 9, when we're lucky and have been working on a variety of projects. From confirming volunteers, to getting people to vote early and in person volunteer recruitment. The amount of work that goes into a campaign is astounding. You walk into any office and you hear typing, people on the phone, stapling, paper shuffling and people being directed. It's a small preview of what Oregon will be dealing with soon enough. However, Oregon's fight will be much larger-- Maine's population is a third the size of Oregon's. I'm grateful that Basic Rights Oregon is starting early and getting all our ducks in a row before we enter our own fight. Maine's latest YouTube celebrity goes by the name of Phillip Spooner. Mr. Spooner is 85 years old, a WWII vet, and a lifelong republicanâ€"he is also in favor of marriage equality. Click here to watch his testimony in April during the Marriage hearings. His video has officially gone viral, with close to 500,000 views. Mainers are excited to have someone like Mr. Spooner speaking up for equality, so much so that he has unofficially become the face of the campaign. Click here to watch a segment of Mr. Spooner being interviewed about his views on Marriage Equality. The opposition is using children to scare voters into voting against equality. They are running ads claiming that "gay sex education" will be taught in schools. Fortunately, the Maine campaign has been very diligent about countering their ads and has caused a stir by featuring a French catholic woman who supports her son's right to get married. Yolande Dumont is also a Maine celebrity and has inspired Catholics and other religious denominations to come out and support the No on 1 campaign. Of course the Catholic DIoces is bankrolling the opposition's campaign along with National Organization marriage and Shubert Flint of prop 8 fame. When Yolande first came on the airwaves the Catholic Diocese was up in arms and started to spend resources countering Yolande's message. This is exciting because the opposition is now on the defensive. Not only do they have to counter multiple legislators, and educators on the whole "Teaching gay in Schools" issue, now they have to make sure that other fair minded Catholics reject Yolande's message. If the No on 1 Campaign wins on Election Day it will be a model on how to defeat the oppositions' vitriol and lies. Although, Maine is literally the farthest place from Oregon in the country, their efforts will have a huge impact on our work. They need all the help they can get. If you have not donated to the NO on 1 campaign you can do so by clicking here. If you cannot afford a donation but have some extra time on your hands you can phone bank from Oregon with their Call for Equality Program sign up here. I'm going to get back to work now but feel free to shoot me an email if you have any questions about getting involved in the Maine campaign. In solidarity, Alejandro Juarez Communications Coordinator Basic Rights Oregon (503) 222-6151 x 105 alejandro@basicrights.org

“You Have Always Been Welcome Here”, a play about the lives of four transgender people as they explore their relationships to family, gender, Christianity and spirituality is coming to Pendleton thanks to Pendleton PFLAG!

“You Have Always Been Welcome Here” here Presented by PFLAG Pendleton in cooperation with Communities of Welcoming Congregations & The Drama Queens    -   “You Have Always Been Welcome Here” portrays the lives of four transgender people as they explore their relationships to family, gender, Christianity and spirituality.   Rev. Tara Wilkins, executive director of Community of Welcoming [...]

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