Pride

May 2023 20

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: June 2023

2023 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

Fifty-four years ago, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, drag kings and queens, people of color, and white, all had enough and fought back against the unfair and discriminatory treatment they experienced in every civilized sphere: social, economic, and government. The LGBTQ+ community has seen huge expanses in equal rights: marriage, serving in the military, and in some states civil rights protections. However, as the LGBTQ+ community gains rights, the far right continues to attack and try to push the community back into the closet.

Aug 2022 20

The Fresno EOC LGBTQ+ Resource Center

2022 Articles, Community, Helping Hands, Mallory Moad

by Mallory Moad

Two months ago, we celebrated Pride Month. Each year during the month of June, the achievements, advances, and absolute fabulousness of the LGBTQ culture are celebrated and supported on a national scale with parades, shows, marches, and other activities. And while music, glitter, and lots of rainbow flags are festive, struggles and setbacks – private, public, and political – still exist within the community. And those issues will still be in evidence after the party’s over.

Jun 2022 25

Jay’s Video Game News: Pride Month Favorites

2022 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Jayce Ham

by Jayce Ham

As LGBTQ+ Pride month is coming to a close, I thought it was time to discuss my favorite LGBTQ+ characters across the gaming sphere. While there is not as much LGBTQ+ representation in gaming as we would like, there are plenty of wonderful characters to talk about.

Jun 2022 18

Q&A With Local Poet Aidan Castro

2022 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Books & Tales, Lorie Lewis Ham

by Lorie Lewis Ham

KRL interviews a lot of artists and writers, and during Pride Month, we especially like to highlight those in the LGBTQ+ community. This week we are interviewing local poet Aidan Castro. Aiden grew up in Dinuba and recently graduated from Fresno State.

Jun 2022 18

Desert Getaway By Michael Craft: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2022 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Desert Getaway by Michael Craft is the first in a brand new mystery series featuring Dante O’Donnell who works as a concierge for a vacation-rental outfit in Palm Springs. At fifty-one Dante is feeling his age and like he has wasted his better years on starstruck dreams and the wrong men—including his ex-husband Anthony.

Jun 2022 11

Renovated to Death: A Domestic Partners in Crime Mystery By Frank A. Polito: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2022 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

Young Adult mystery author Pete “PJ” Penwell and his partner, television actor John Paul “JP” Broadway, are both having a bit of a lull in their careers as they hit their mid-thirties. It’s led to their being the hosts of HDTV’s Domestic Partners on Home Design where they work together to renovate and restore (not remodel) historic homes. The demand for an earlier season has them scrambling for a new property which is why they have so eagerly taken on a home in the Detroit suburb of Pleasant Woods.

Jun 2022 11

Q & A With Local actor/director/film maker Robert Jerome Pagan

2022 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Movies, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

KRL interviews a lot of actors and others involved in local theatre and film, and during Pride Month we especially like to highlight artists in the LGBTQ+ community. This week we are interviewing Robert Jerome Pagan who has done a little bit of everything in the theatre and film world and has won awards for his work.

Jun 2021 26

The Always Anonymous Beast By Lauren Wright Douglas: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2021 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

The Always Anonymous Beast was originally released in 1987 and has recently been re-released by ReQueered Tales. It is the first book in the Caitlin Reece Mystery series written by Lauren Wright Douglas.
Caitlin is a private detective, but it’s not completely clear in this book if she is officially one or someone who simply is paid to help right wrongs. While Caitlin is definitely tough and capable she isn’t a stereotypical hard-boiled kind of detective—she is an ex-lawyer who once worked for the Crown Prosecutor’s office (think the D.A.’s office in this country), a Shakespeare scholar, and a classical music aficionado.

Jun 2021 26

Q & A With Local Actor/Singer Lilly Dale Reed

2021 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Music, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

In honor of Pride this month, we wanted to again interview a local LGBTQ+ performer like we did last year, so we reached out to local actor, singer, and so much more, Lilly Dale Read.

Jun 2021 19

Neon Yang’s The Black Tides of Heaven: Slackcraft and Gender Choice

2021 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Sharon Tucker

by Sharon Tucker

I’m not quite sure what I expected when reading Neon Yang’s The Black Tides of Heaven (2017). Terms like silkpunk and Asian fantasy/mythology were running through my head, but other than a passing acquaintance with Zen koans, the Tao te Ching, and the Mahabarata, I was in unfamiliar waters. I soon learned that “Silkpunk” is the term writer Ken Liu has coined for the genre of a “very specific technology and literary aesthetic” blending magic and technology in an Asian setting.