October 11 is/was National Coming Out Day.  2015 marks the 27th annual observance, commemorating the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, held in 1987.  On this day, those still in the closet, whether they are LGBTQ or allies, are urged to step out and tell their stories.  In recognition of NCOD, PFLAG Tulare-Kings Counties will host […]

Guest blogger Jennifer Davis, formerly of Visalia, now resides in Lakewood, Washington, with her wife Joan Davis. Read about their “Big Gay Wedding”, at http://blogs.visaliatimesdelta.com/alternatingcurrents/2013/11/03/visalias-big-gay-wedding/   Jennifer Davis I feel like I am “coming out” all over again!  Guess what everyone – I not only STAND WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD, I HAVE USED PLANNED PARENTHOOD!!!  OMG, I

Ben Patrick Johnson, famous voice-over actor and LGBTQ activist will be the featured speaker at Bakersfield PFLAG’s September meeting.  Johnson will speak Thursday, September 3, 2015, at the First Congregational Church of Bakersfield, UCC, 5 Real Road (at Stockdale Highway).  The PFLAG meeting begins at 7pm.  Facebook event page here.

On Thursday, August 20, 2015, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed legislation making that state the fifth jurisdiction to ban “converstion therapy” for LGBT minors (others are California, Oregon, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C.).  The law, which goes into effect January 1, 2016, prevents licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation of a person

PFLAG Tulare Kings Counties will screen the comedy “Geography Club” at it’s August meeting, on Sunday the 16th.   From the Internet Movie Data Base: “GEOGRAPHY CLUB” is based on Brent Hartinger’s best-selling critically acclaimed novel: “What am I looking for?” asks 16-year old Russell Middlebrook of himself as he heads off on his newest

  Missouri’s Dent County Commissioners, Darrell Skiles (R), Dennis Purcell (R), and Gary Larson (R), have voted, unanimously, to lower the flag of the United States of America to “below half staff” on the 26th day of each month through June 2016.  They are taking this action to, as SalemNewsOnline.com reports, “to observe one year of “mourning” over

On June 20, 2015, I was honored to receive the Visalia Pride Lions “Heart of a Lion” award for 2015.  Presented at the luncheon to recognize their 5th anniversary,  the award came as a complete surprise.  I had not been aware that I had been under consideration for the award, and when Slade Childers began

Robert Peterson of Bakersfield PFLAG will be our program speaker this Sunday, June 21, at the Tulare-Kings Counties PFLAG meeting.  The meetings are held the third Sunday of each month, from 3 – 5 pm, at the Congregation B’nai David, Educational and Cultural Center, 1039 S. Chinowth, Visalia.   A daily pill is now available

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2015 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION From the moment our Nation first came together to declare the fundamental truth that all men are created equal, courageous and dedicated patriots have fought to refine our founding promise and broaden democracy’s reach. Over the