The Collegian

Choosing your preferred name moves forward

By Marcus Karby • Aug 23, 2016

Fresno State has taken yet another step toward allowing students to use a preferred name throughout their education experience. At the annual fall assembly, Fresno State President Dr. Joseph Castro...

New alumni club advocates for LGBTQ

By Thea Napolitano • Sep 27, 2015

Rainbow Alumni and Allies club, a new LGBTQ-focused club, will hold its first mixer Monday at the Smittcamp Alumni House. The event, beginning at 5:30 p.m., will be a time for the new club, LGBT+ Allies...

Campus to host first LGBTQ graduation ceremony

By Collegian Staff • May 6, 2014

By Sam Desatoff Fresno State will host its first ever commencement ceremony for its LGBTQ graduates this year. The chairperson for the inaugural LGBTQ graduation ceremony is Curtis Ortega. He has...

The Kinsey Sicks perform at Fresno State

By Christopher Costello • Mar 11, 2013

The Kinsey Sicks, a drag, a cappella group, perform at Fresno State to promote awareness and education of the LGBTQ community in the area. The event was part of the group's 20th year anniversary tour and...

22nd Annual Reel Pride Film Festival

By Rachel Waldron • Sep 15, 2011

It's the 22nd year of the this Fresno State-born Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. This year's festival will present 56 films at the Tower Theatre and the Starline Lounge from Sept. 14 to 18.

Hundreds of LGBTQ books donated to library

By Ezra Romero • Aug 8, 2011

A series of recent donations of nearly 500 books made the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at California State University, Fresno the largest collection of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning) books in the United States.