A steroid known as dexamethasone has been making headlines in its connection with prenatal usage and health risks. Yet one team of doctors remains committed to the drug, and is currently conducting studies to prove the effects of its use on reduction of homosexuality and ‘masculine life choices’ in girls. Yes, you read that right. [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Health, Reproductive Rights, Stereotyping | Tagged: Feminism, LGBTQ, pregnancy, Reproductive Rights | 4 Comments »
In 2009, Reuters wrote that Elton John receives a $2 million fee when he performs at private weddings. (Only the Rolling Stones receive more, a reported $8 million.) And almost all of the proceeds from his private concerts go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. So, what happened this weekend when John performed at Rush [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Pop Culture | Tagged: aids, Elton John, rush limbaugh | 2 Comments »
Over 9,000 San Francisco hotel workers have been working without a contract since mid-August 2009 at several Hyatt, Hilton, Starwood, and InterContinental Hotels in the San Francisco Bay Area. The workers are being denied affordable health care. After failed negotiations, the workers are taking the step of calling for a boycott of their own workplaces. [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Health, Workplace | Tagged: Boycott, Gay Pride, Hotel Workers, San Franxisco, Unions | 1 Comment »
Good news– a study has found that Gardasil protects two other groups, than those it was originally intended for. First, the drug has shown to be 90% effective at protecting older women, ages 24-45, against the cancer-causing HPV virus. Secondly, the drug has promising results for gay men as well, as a trial found that [...]
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As I have written before, while President Obama continues to delay on taking any real actions that could lead to a quick repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the policy could be effectively eliminated by de-funding its enforcement. Now, New York Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand is preparing to introduce legislation (as an amendment to the [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Law | Tagged: don't ask don't tell, Harold Ford, kirsten gillibrand | 3 Comments »
Senator Jim Demint of South Carolina (do I have to say that he is a Republican?) might be the most bigoted person in the Senate. Of course he has some stiff competition, but look at these examples of his bogotry. Last year, when asked about how he would feel about a gay president, he said [...]
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As I wrote last week, even though he had a good sound bite about repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in his State of the Union address, it was a weak promise that merely said sometime in the next year he will try to do something about it. Based on what has happened since the address, [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Law | Tagged: don't ask don't tell, obama | 2 Comments »
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