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Peace Corps Agrees To Stop Discriminating Against Volunteers With HIV
Gay News Blog Jul 30 08NEW YORK – After pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Peace Corps has agreed that it will no longer terminate volunteers just because they have HIV. The ACLU demanded the policy change on behalf of a volunteer who was sent home from his post in the Ukraine and terminated after he tested positive for the disease.
"We are very pleased that the Peace Corps has acknowledged that it cannot legally terminate volunteers automatically merely because they test positive for HIV," said Rebecca Shore, a staff attorney with the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project. Full story...
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Obama campaign reaches out to gay Georgians
Gay News Blog 16 hours ago
Georgia's electoral votes haven't gone to a Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1992, but some believe this is the year Georgia could turn blue.
Gay bars open, activism slowed during Olympics
Gay News Blog 16 hours ago
The first paragraph of the Aug. 9 entry on John Amaechi's blog could have been written by any Olympic tourist guilty of staying up too late to take in the local culture.
LA Gov. Jindal to let gay bias order die (GOP Gov. elected after Democrats who used to live in New Orleans displaced by Katrina and never allowed to r
Gay News Blog 16 hours ago
Calling the executive order unnecessary, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he would not reissue a ban on discriminating against gays and lesbians in the workplace.
Conn. marriage foes seek initiative rights
Gay News Blog 16 hours ago
A coalition of same-sex marriage opponents and taxpayer groups is trying to persuade voters to approve a state constitutional convention in the hopes of bringing the initiative petition process to Connecticut.
Is New Kid on the Block, Jonathan Knight, gay?
Gay News Blog less than a day ago
It looks like another former boy bander is about to come out of the closet and tell the world that he's gay! Evidently, Jonathan Knight is already open about his sexuality with his friends and family and is about to reveal his news to the world.
Rep. Tubbs Jones: Gay Ally In Critical Condition
Gay News Blog less than a day ago
Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first African-American woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a GLBT ally, remains in critical condition in an East Cleveland, OH hospital after suffering an aneurysm last night.
Opposed To Gay Marriage But Not For Banning It
Gay News Blog less than a day ago
The gay community has been making strides lately as they have earned the right to marry in both California and Massachusetts and are now being recognized in New York.
Gay man Obama's IL communications director
Gay News Blog less than a day ago
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama recently announced that openly gay Justin DeJong has been named his new director of communications for Illinois.
Gay Fury as EU Anti-Discrimination Road Show Truck Banned Again from Lithuanian Cities
Gay News Blog less than a day ago
BRUSSELS, August 20, 2008 – The European Union's "anti-discrimination road show" truck has been barred from parking on municipal land in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius by the city's mayor.
Roads Closed in Central Manchester for Gay Pride
Gay News Blog less than a day ago
MANCHESTER, August 20, 2008 – Details of road closures during Manchester Gay Pride's 'Big Weekend' and the Pride Parade have been unveiled today by the festival organisers.
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