Recently all of us at The kNOw took the time to discuss the death of Eric Borges and the issues he faced that might have led him to take his life when he was only 19. Borges, whose funeral was held this week, was a member of the LGBTQ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning) community and consequently was bullied quite often for it.
Category: Community
Each year, there’s always something new at The Big Fresno Fair. This year, there was Kiddie Land – but ride prices also increased.
Take a quick glance, just flip through the pages of Fresno’s youth magazine, the kNOw: Youth Voice of Central Valley, and it quickly becomes apparent that these youth writers are not holding anything back. Reading over the following article titles gives an idea of what many of our youth today are dealing with…
Chris Jarvis, 50, talks with the kNOw’s Jaleesa Vickers about what it’s like to be an elder in Fresno’s gay community.
Youth from Fresno’s Building Healthy Communities worked for over five hours on Saturday, Sept. 10 to create a new path in Romain Park.
The path is a project of Every Neighborhood Partnership, Fresno’s Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services, and Building Healthy Communities.