Nearly half a million Catholics urge Pope to condemn gay unions

Nearly half a million Catholics have signed a petition urging Pope Francis to condemn same-sex unions as unnatural and rule out allowing divorced believers who remarry to receive communion, organizers claim, reports The Manila Times. The petition, The Filial Appeal on the Future of the Family, was launched by a group describing itself as an…

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Scripps Clinic, Coastal launch online physician rating system

SAN DIEGO – Patients choosing a Scripps Clinic or Scripps Coastal Medical Center physician now have more information to help them decide. The medical groups are the first in San Diego County to provide online ratings of physicians based on the results of Press Ganey patient satisfaction surveys. “We decided to post these ratings on…

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AHF’s ‘StraightOuttaCondoms’ ad campaign packs serious health messages (VIDEO)

LOS ANGELES — Timed to coincide with today’s release of the widely anticipated new film, ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is launching ‘StraightOuttaCondoms,’ a new safer sex media campaign that includes billboard and bus bench ads in Los Angeles as well as a related public service announcement promoting condom use that will play…

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HRC: We are mourning again for the lives of two young transgender people of color

From the HRC Blog comes the sad news that once again we  are mourning for the lives of two young transgender people of color. Thursday, Equality Michigan shared the news that Ashton O’Hara, a 25-year-old Michigan native, was found brutally murdered in the same Detroit park where Amber Monroe, a transgender woman of color, was…

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