According to the USA Today article VA Treats 2,500 Veterans, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA – part of the overall Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA), in 2013 treated 2,567 veterans with the diagnosis of gender dysphoria for transgender specific health care. That’s a significant population of trans veterans in the VA. And, being statistically…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! I love how theologian Dr. Seuss makes us ponder through the eyes of the Grinch, “And the…
LOS ANGELES – Oprah Winfrey speaks exclusively with Michael Sam in his first television interview since being cut from the NFL on a special episode of Oprah Prime airing Saturday, Dec. 27 at 10:30-11:30 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The interview follows the 90-minute documentary that follows the life of Michael Sam, who…
SAN DIEGO – Feeding the Soul Foundation, a local non-profit that creates concerts for causes, hosted the HoliDAZE show Dec. 20 at the Star Theater in Oceanside, benefiting Rock N’ Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles—a non-profit empowering young girls through music education to “rock” in life. Surprise host for the evening was award winning,…
NEW YORK – Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, executive director of This World: The Values Network, and Stand With Us have taken out a full page ad in The New York Times to highlight Israel as a nation that respects the rights of gay citizens. The ad exposes violence and oppression inflicted on LGBT communities by Hamas, ISIS and Iran….
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended the end of a three-decade ban on blood donations from homosexual and bisexual men. However, some restrictions will remain, and the FDA’s recommended policy will bar donations from men who have had gay sex in the previous year. In a press statement the FDA said, Over the…
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have announced their support for their eight-year-old to self-identify as male, reports Pink News. John Jolie Pitt, who was assigned female at birth, asked to be called by that name, and attracted widespread attention when they appeared on the red carpet for Angelina’s film ‘Unbroken, wearing a tuxedo and with…
As the holiday season is only days away the Steam Room Stories guys are getting ready to fully embrace the festive spirit. Chris Reid, Ray Tezanos, Adam Bucci and Josh Wise share their festive decorations before discovering that one of the guys isn’t quite as into Christmas as the others. The discovery of a well-used…
The German online dating company Gleichklang.de has sent a book on homosexuality in animals to the president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni. “Biological Exuberance – Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity” was written by the Canadian biologist Bruce Bagemihl. The book documents homosexual behavior in more than 450 animal species. The book has been sent by the…
Tylenol’s latest commercial re-imagines one of Norman Rockwell’s most iconic works with a group of diverse families, including a pair of lesbian moms who are raising their children with one partner’s ex-husband and another adult, reports the Huffington Post. Deemed “For What Matters Most,” the new campaign features three modern families, including the Beser Carr…
