From the Republican outcry against U.S. Congressman and Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin’s use of the phrase “legitimate rape,” you might think he’s said something outside the conservative mainstream. You’d be wrong. Akin has plenty of company, with the proof available in the Library of Congress. Just 15 days after being sworn into the…
I find The LGBT Center to be one of the more enigmatic organizations in our community. I pass it all the time and am impressed by how large and handsome the building is but I rarely go inside. Even though I can’t think of any reason why The Center exists for me I presume it…
thursday, aug. 23 Dragons Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is proud to present Dragons. For the first time in circus history, myth and majesty will share the arena during this must-see event that can only be witnessed at The Greatest Show On Earth! Experience circus spectacles so incredible that once again you will…
It shouldn’t be a shock to hear that people don’t save enough for retirement. Americans are only saving 5 percent of their income, and that’s up from the typical 0 percent to 3 percent during the past decade. Yet 70 percent of us worry about retirement. See the contradiction? We are worrying about retirement, but…
Brian Eichenberg, M.D. is a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in female-to-male (FTM) chest contouring surgeries – commonly referred to in the FTM community as “top” surgeries. He completes approximately fifty of these surgeries each year, and that works out to about a tenth of his surgical practice. Essentially, “top” surgery is the removal of breasts…
This week’s article is written by Rev. Houston Burnside Jr. He writes a powerful message of life before and after an “operation gone bad” that left him in a wheelchair. Let his story encourage you – no matter what you may be facing in your life. “Throughout our lives we confront circumstances that seem to…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a video ad featuring U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin for its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, Congresswoman Moore states, “I’ve always fought for equality and justice in America, which is why I think it’s wrong to tell two people in love they…
SEATTLE (CNN) — This fall’s gay marriage measure, Referendum 74, is already attracting millions of dollars, but so far the campaigns have been relatively quiet, saving up for a TV ad-war that will surely be fierce starting after Labor Day. The pro-gay marriage side has raised the most money by far – $6 million so…
A relative rarity on America’s political scene nowadays, far-right Democratic Kansas state representative, Jan Pauls has beaten Erich Bishop, an openly gay son of a former KKK member in a primary election. According to the Kansas City Star, the primary election results were a mere eight votes apart. Now, the incumbent Pauls will run against…
