April 18, 2008

Volume XIII, Issue VIII (#152)

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April 2008 Issue

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- page 1 -

Fresno Rainbow Pride Update

Welcome New Columnists

Attention! All GLBT Military Veterans! Recruiting...

Dine Out For Pride!

- page 2 -

The Waterhouse Report: "City Council Members Running for Fresno Mayor Mostly A Waste of Time for Voters" by Dan Waterhouse

Local GLBT Resources

- page 3 -

Fresno GLBT Community Calendar for April & May

Staff credits

Subscription information

Community Link information

Advertising rates

- page 4 -

Ads:

  • Imperial Dove Court's Coronation 2008

 

 

- page 5 -

Fresno News:

  • United Student Pride Winter Formal by Kevin Caldwell

Mi Voz por Luis Martinez / My Voice by Luis Martinez

Ads:

  • Knights of Malta April Showers

  • Golden State Bears Annual Dildo Pinata

 

- page 6 -

Fresno News:

  • A New Way Conference: Reconciling Weekend

  • Xotica Anniversary

Ads:

  • The Den

- page 7 -

Fresno News:

  • Living Room Fair & Luau by Toni Harrison

  • Imperial Dove Court Report by Greg Lucas

Ads:

  • The Red Lantern

- page 8 -

Fresno News:

  • Fresno Reel Pride & Bulldog Pride Fund Working Together

  • The Bulldog Pride Scholarship Fund: The Pride of Fresno State and the San Joaquin Valley by Gevorg Cholakyan (continued on page 9)

Ads:

  • Deja Vu Night Club

- page 9 -

Fresno News:

  • Knights of Malta news by Kevin Caldwell

  • BPF Graduates Reception

  • Monthly Lesbian Social

Ads:

  • Xotica & Deja Vu Night Club fundraiser for Fresno Rainbow Pride

- page 10 -

Fresno News:

  • Community Special Services Offers Support Groups by Mark Campbell

  • Fresno Stonewall Democrats New Officers Installed

  • Pride Community Forum

  • Burlesque Bearded Beauties a hit! by Kirk (continued on page 11)

Ads:

  • Ellos Latinos & EZ-n-slEZ Productionz fundraiser for Fresno Rainbow Pride

 

- page 11 -

Fresno News:

  • Fresno Reel Pride Receives 2008 Horizon Award

Ads:

  • WestCare 2008 Luau Fundraiser

 

 

- page 12 -

Fresno News:

  • Pink Pages Deadline Nears

  • Trans-E-Motion Meetings

  • Rainbow Bowlers Celebrate by Kirk

Ads:

  • Xotica Show

  • GayFresno.com

- page 13 -

Fresno News:

  • Exodus International Protest by Chirs Jarvis, gayfresno.com

  • Fresno City College Diversity Club Pride Week

  • Artemis Recovery Club Annual Blossom Run

Ads:

  • Central California Alliance Garage Sale

  • Bulldog Pride Fund

- page 14 -

San Joaquin Valley South Link:

  • Visalia / Tulare PFLAG Organizing

  • Camping Women Rafting

  • Artemis' Blossom Run 2008

  • Bears in the Woods!

  • Use Good Search for Good Cause

  • Xotica Show in Visalia by DivaX

Ads:

  • Wild Willy's

  • Melissa Cuneo, LCSW

  • John D. Richardson, DDS

  • QueerBakersfield.com

  • QueerVisalia.com

- page 15 -

San Joaquin Valley South Link:

  • Bako LGBTQ Yard Sale

  • Bakersfield Pride changes date to October 18

  • Bird Cage - a new club or ?

  • Alternative Prom photos?

  • Help us out!

Ads:

  • Mark Lungren, Chiropractor

San Joaquin Valley North Link:

  • A Plethora of Events at San Joaquin AIDS Foundation

  • OESCI Events

  • Family Fun & Fairytales at Pride 2008

Ads:

  • QueerMerced.com

  • QueerModesto.com

  • QueerStockton.com

 

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San Joaquin Valley North Link:

  • UC Merced Pride's drag show video clips online

  • Valley Ministries MCC 9th Anniversary

  • MoFest! 4 Film Search

  • New PFLAG Chapter Formed in Oakdale from PFLAG  Modesto Newsletter

  • Earth Day Volunteers Needed!

  • Stanislaus Pride Center moves to a bigger location

  • Comedy show benefit

Ads:

  • AIDS Walk San Joaquin

  • Tiki Lounge

  • Stanislaus Pride Center

- page 17 -

San Joaquin Valley North Link:

  • ISJDE Investitures

  • Live Music at Queen Bean

GLBT Centers in California

Ads:

  • Deja Vu Love Boutique

- page 18 -

Ask Uncle Barbie by Mark Langenfeld

Ads:

  • Tacos Marquitoes

  • Lesbian Breast Cancer Support Group

  • Rainbow Bowling

- page 19 -

Religion & Spirituality

Gay-friendly Services in the Valley

Ads:

  • Baldomero's Hair Art

  • Barbara Martin, London Properties

  • ABL Paralegal Services

  • Bulldog Travel

  • BulldogPride.org

  • Tom DeBey, London Properties

- page 20 -

Ads:

  • Fresno Video Exchange

 

- page 21 -

Welcome, Matt by Matt Wolcott

Nerd Talk: "Hot Times" by BryceT

Ads:

  • Gray Alliance

- page 22 -

California Briefs

Marriage News

U.S. Briefs continued on page 23

Ads:

  • Chase Flower Shop

  • Cindy Curwick, London Properties

  • Community Alliance

  • Danny Goldstein, London Properties

  • Don Smith, London Properties

  • Debra Goodson, Countrywide Home Loans

  • Fresno Center for Non-Violence

  • Fresno County Adoptions & Foster Care

  • Brass Unicorn

- page 23 -

Lesbian News

Ads:

  • Fresno Video Exchange

  • Friant Pharmacy

  • Art Murillo, CMT

  • Gina M. Keller, PsyD, LMFT

  • Gazebo Gardens

  • Jeffery Robinson, LMFT

  • John Hernandez, London Properties

  • KAOS Headquarters

  • Knight Consulting

- page 24 -

Family Matters

Youth News

Ads:

  • Michael Craghead's American Saddlebred Horses

  • Mason's Picture Frames & Art Gallery

  • Nicole Galvan, Royal Charter Mortgage

  • QueerFresno.com

  • Garden Terrace Apartments

  • All Breed Pet Sitting

 

- page 25 -

Ads:

  • Wildcat Enterprises

 

 

- page 26 -

Queereadings

Diamond Exchange by Robert Diamond

Ads:

  • Telephone Services of California

  • Tower Health Foods

  • Superior House Cleaning & Janitorial

  • Spin This Productions

  • J. Stanley Teixeira, Attorney

  • Sue Stone, M.D.

- page 27 -

Lesbian Events

Ads:

  • Valley Stone Works

- page 28 -

In The Arts & Media

World Briefs

Ads:

  • Fresno Youth Alliance

 

 

- page 29 -

Health & Fitness

Trans Positions

Ads:

  • WestCare

- page 30 -

Horoscopes by Eric Biglione

NewsLink Distribution Points throughout the Valley

Ads:

  • Fresno Youth Alliance
  • ACME Dating
 

- page 31 -

Ongoing GLBT and GLBT-Friendly Events in Fresno

It's A Queer Thang: Review of "Funplex" by the B-52s by S. James Curtis

Ads:

  • Queer Volley Ball

- page 32 -

Fresno Rainbow Pride 2008