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Gay Rights in Danger as R-71 Makes Ballot in Washington State

Sep 1st, 2009 @ 1:06 pm | Comments Off -
Officials are reporting that the Referendum 71 ballot measure pushed by anti-gay marriage foes has qualified for the November ballot in Washington State: “The secretary...

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This Week in HIV/AIDS News

Aug 28th, 2009 @ 11:40 am | Comments Off -
Controversy Surrounds CDC’s Consideration Of Circumcision Guidelines A Chicago Tribune health column discusses recent findings indicating routine male circumcision could...

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America’s First Black Lesbian Mayor Is Getting Married!

Aug 21st, 2009 @ 1:43 pm | Comments Off -
Cambridge, Massachusetts, may be in the news lately for one race-based incident, but let’s turn that frown upside down: Denise Simmons, Cambridge’s mayor, is marrying...

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This Week in HIV/AIDS News

Aug 21st, 2009 @ 9:24 am | Comments Off -
CDC Report Shows 10 Percent Drop In Overall HIV-Related Death Rate In 2007 According to a preliminary report (.pdf) released on Wednesday by CDC’s National Center for Health...

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Anchorage Mayor Vetoes Nondiscrimination Ordinance

Aug 18th, 2009 @ 9:33 am | Comments Off -
Mayor Dan Sullivan vetoed discrimination protection that would have covered gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transpeople in that city of Anchorage. According to Mayor Sullivan there...

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