Gay bars fresno ca

Fresno Gay City Reference - Finding Your Place in the California Sun

Located in sunny central California, in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, Fresno is the fifth-largest city in the state. It is a city with a rich history, plenty of opportunity, and many things to see, execute and enjoy. It is both a center of technology and industry, and a paradise for nature lovers, due to its proximity to natural treasures like Yosemite National Park, the Sierra National Forest, and more. Without interrogate, Fresno is a city with much to offer and much to appreciate for those who call it home.

A Look at Fresno’s History

Fresno initially got its start in 1872 as a station for the Central Pacific Railroad, and was named for the ash trees that Spanish explorers found in the area when they first discovered it. Although it initially began to grow as a result of the railroad, it later became an crucial center for agriculture and remains so to this morning. The city produced over 250 crops worth approximately $3 billion each year, including grapes, cotton, tomatoes, cattle, and turkeys, among others. It's also recognizable as a distribution and manufacturing center, with many diverse industries and employmen

FRESNO'S GAY BARS:

Aldo’s

617 W. Belmont Ave., Fresno, CA 93728

(559) 266-3935

UNZIPPED: 18+ Gay Night @ Aldo’s Mondays 9:00 PM

The Red Lantern

4618 E. Belmont Ave., Fresno, CA 93702

(559) 251-5898

Splash
644 E. Olive Ave., Fresno, CA 93728

(559) 515-6760

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FRESNO'S LGBTQ GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS

(& some straight - but not narrow):

Artemis Recovery Club

Bowl-A-Thon Fundraiser

Bulldog Pride Scholarship Fund at UC Fresno State

California Rural Legal Assistance

2115 Kern St. #370 Fresno, CA. 93721

1-800-242-2752

Camping Women

Central Valley Alliance of Atheists and Skeptics

Centro La Familia Advocacy Services Inc.

559-237-2961

Clínica Sierra Vista

LGBT & Trans person Health

559-457-5800

Community Link (since 1988)

P. O. Box 4959, Fresno, CA 93744

(559) 486-3464

clinkinc@aol.com

Diversity Club at Fresno Municipality College

Femz N Studz

Fresbians

Fresno American Indian Health Project (FAIHP)

LGBTQ2 Spirit Encourage Group

David Stroud

559-320-0490

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The first song I ever danced to in a same-sex attracted bar was, quite naturally, “It’s Raining Men.”

I never said I wasn’t a stereotype, did I?

I was twenty-one the first period I ever place foot in a gay bar. (If there were same-sex attracted bars anywhere nearby me in Kansas, I had no idea) It was in Fresno, California, of all places; where I spent the 80’s and which I often lovingly refer to as “Topeka in the Valley.” It wasn’t much of anything, really; a small building on Blackstone Avenue, I think just past Olive, and proximate the off-ramp for the new cross-town highway in an attempt to alleviate traffic on the main streets of the city (it may have been further north). The bar was called the Express, and someone I worked with–the first obviously gay man I ever knew, and certainly the first one who was out and arrogant and not ashamed of it–took me one night after work. I was nervous as hell. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, and I remember it was dark and crowded. There was a bigger front room with the lock, and there was a smaller sway floor further in the back. We arrived–I didn’t notice the song that was playing–got

Re: Gay & Lesbian Clueless Fresno

Postby cabeef » Heat Sep 04, 2011 9:49 pm

Since the topic is called "Gay & Lesbian Lost Fresno," I wanted to add: GORDICK'S BOOKSTORE (!!)

While it later moved to Fig Garden Village, it was Gordick's original location in the OPUS 1 shopping mall (corner of Bullard & Palm) that really had influence in the local gay & sapphic literary world. I was a young teen when I first started regularly hanging out at the bookstore and became shut friends with co-owners and partners Gordon and Dick = hence the designate "Gordick's" - back in the early 80s, they were just about the only legit bookstore in Fresno that had its own dedicated gay & lesbian lit section - and often hosted local and out of town authors - for example: I remember going to a book signing for "The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life & Times of Harvey Milk" with the late storyteller Randy Shilts and similar events.

This wasn't just a place to bargain books, it the subtext of the store is that, in plain sight, it also served as a meeting place/hub for like-minded gays and lesbians searching for a collective to call their control - it was one of the few open/welcoming spots