This project gives the parents, families, friends, and allies of the LGBTQ community the opportunity to share their unconditional love, via notes, photos, and videos. View these stories at anotetomykid.org … [Read more...]

This ride supports The Santa Cruz AIDS Project (SCAP), which serves adults and children who are HIV positive living in Santa Cruz County.  The services they offer are extensive, and are provided for free to individuals.  To learn more about SCAP visit scapsite.org. This ride features 12, 30, 65, and 100 mile routes.  For more information and to register for this years ride Click Here When:   Sunday, September 21, 2014 Where:  Santa Cruz County Courthouse, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz CA … [Read more...]

“Honoring Our Past, Securing Our Future” - Silicon Valley Pride When: Sunday August 17th, 2014 Where: Discovery Meadow, 180 Woz Way San Jose, CA 95110 www.svpride.com Oakland Pride When:  Sunday August 31, 2014 Where:  Parade @ 10:30am Broadway & 14th St., Oakland, CA Festival @ 11am - 7pm Broadway & 20th St. www.oaklandpride.org Salinas Valley Pride When: Saturday, September 30, 2014 Where: The National Steinbeck Center, 1 Main Street, Salinas, CA To purchase tickets visit SVPRIDE2014.eventbrite.com * Ages 16 + … [Read more...]

“Last month the Japanese game developer Square Enix announced that they would reverse a previous restriction and allow same-sex marriages between players in their massively multiplayer online roleplaying game Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Said the game’s producer Naoki Yoshida: “”We discussed it and we realized…why should there be restrictions on who pledges their love or friendship to each other? And so we decided to go this way.” Read more at BuzzFeed … [Read more...]

“This may be just another prom, among the thousands played out in cafeterias and ballrooms across the country every spring. But here at Chabot College, the prom these teenagers are skipping, smiling, and fist-pumping about is also one of the nation's oldest gay prom. And each time it happens—this year's was the 20th—it is a kind of victory not just for organizers, but for kids who often—still—have nowhere else where they can truly be themselves.” Read more in Mother Jones … [Read more...]

This ride supports The Santa Cruz AIDS Project (SCAP), which serves adults and children who are HIV positive living in Santa Cruz County.  The services they offer are extensive, and are provided for free to individuals.  To learn more about SCAP visit  scapsite.org. This ride features 12, 30, 65, and 100 mile routes.  Fore more information Click Here. When:   Sunday, September 21, 2014 Where:  Santa Cruz County Courthouse, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz CA … [Read more...]

“I see love in so many different kinds of ways. I would date anyone who catches my interest, anyone who can keep up in a conversation. I've dated lots of people. You've got to go out and experience the world. I don't see a reason not to if it's not going to interfere with my actual life, like getting schoolwork done and getting my future together.” Read more in The Huffington Post To read more LGBT youth perspectives on life visit wearetheyouth.org … [Read more...]

“California’s same-sex couples may now be pronounced spouse and spouse after Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill Monday eliminating outdated “husband and wife” references from state laws.” Read more in The Huffington Post … [Read more...]

“...Edie Windsor, with the ACLU’s help, fought to have her marriage to her partner of 44 years respected by law. And she won!  Her victory was a victory for us all – a victory for love and equality. It inspired change all over the country from lawmakers, courts and even public opinion. Thanks in part to Edie’s win, obstacles to LGBT equality have fallen like dominoes this last year.” Visit the ACLU Action Center to send a message to Edie Windsor with your support and gratitude for her participation in this landmark event! … [Read more...]