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CT Gay couples celebrating 1-year anniversary of same-sex marriage ruling

Wicked Gay Blog  Nov 12 09

Gay couples across the state of Connecticut are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage today.
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Press Release: GLAD Celebrates CT's Marriage Equality Anniversary

Pams House blend  Nov 12 09

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GLAD Celebrates Connecticut's Marriage Equality Anniversary

CT Married Couples to be Surveyed about DOMA

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, which won marriage equality in Connecticut through their court victory in Kerrigan & Mock v.
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HIV Therapy Lacking For SF's Poorest

Joe My God  Nov 09 09

Embiggen the image at the left for a sobering look at HIV viral loads in San Francisco's neighborhoods.
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HIV/AIDS Services Survive Cuts In Illinois

Joe My God  Aug 10 09

While the Governator may have terminated much of the HIV/AIDS services in California, it's nice to have some good news out of Illinois, where Gov.
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Coffee Talk :: Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic.

Wicked Gay Blog  Jul 31 09

2010 Prop 8 Repeal Effort Up in the Air By Kilian Melloy | Wednesday Jul 29, 2009 Time is running out to get a repeal of Proposition 8 on the California ballot for 2010--and GLBT leaders are not yet certain whether that’s something they want to do, or whether they would rather wait for 2012.
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The Top Gay News Stories of the Day!

Wicked Gay Blog  Jul 30 09

2010 Prop 8 Repeal Effort Up in the Air **Popular read! By Kilian Melloy | Wednesday Jul 29, 2009 Time is running out to get a repeal of Proposition 8 on the California ballot for 2010--and GLBT leaders are not yet certain whether that’s something they want to do, or whether they would rather wait for 2012.
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Transgender Identified In Mass: About A Third Thought About Suicide In Past 12 Months

Pams House blend  Jul 30 09

In their article citing a Massachusetts Department of Public Health survey on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health, the Boston Herald reported that:

[The study] found that about 31 percent of transgender respondents said they have considered attempting suicide in the past year, compared to just 2 percent for heterosexual residents, 4 percent for gay and lesbian residents and 7 percent for bisexual residents.
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Popular Gay Men's Event Takes Stand For Safe Sex

Google HIV News / CBS2 Chicago  Jul 26 09

Popular Gay Men's Event Takes Stand For Safe SexCBS2 ChicagoThe news comes just as recent figures by the Chicago Department of Public Health indicated that 17 percent of gay men in Chicago are HIV-positive, .
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Hearing begins in case of gay socal teen slaying

Google HIV News / Gay and Lesbian Times  Jul 23 09

Hearing begins in case of gay socal teen slayingGay and Lesbian TimesIn it, the group claims that in the month since an actress tested positive for HIV, the county Department of Public Health has done little to address what .
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Sunday This & That: Open Thread

Pams House blend  Jul 19 09

Pleeeeease feel free to chat, blogwhore, and link-share in the comment thread...

So here's what Bookworm Bob & I have been looking at this week:

• Los Angeles Times' L.
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Okay, Now I'm Getting Real Trans Related News From OneNewsNow?

Pams House blend  Jul 14 09

Egads. Now I'm getting real transgender news from reading the American Family Association's "news" outlet OneNewsNow.
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Black gay men, AIDS, and no community support

Pams House blend  Jul 03 09

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

AIDS is killing off black gay men and lack of lgbt community support may an unfortunate factor:Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit.
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Black gay men may be at increased HIV risk EurekAlert

Gay News Blog  Jul 02 09

Preferences in the race of sexual partners influenced by subtle racism may perpetuate HIV-related health disparities

Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit.
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Report: 30% of Chicago Black Gay Men HIV Positive, Most are Unaware

Rod Online  Jun 01 09

The new data on HIV seroconvcersion among black gay and bisexual men in Chicago is "sobering", according to statistics released by the Chicago Department of Public Health and reported in the Windy City Times.
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Chicago: 30% of Black MSM are HIV+

Pams House blend  May 28 09

The Windy City Times is reporting that at its monthly board meeting on May 19, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) for the first time released data on HIV infection rates among city men who have sex with men (MSM), describing the results as "sobering.
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