Historic transplant aimed at ridding boy of both leukemia and HIV

In what doctors are hoping will be the second time in recorded medical history that a patient is cured of both leukemia and HIV, specialists at the University of Minnesota’s Amplatz Children’s Hospital are using a highly experimental transplant to rid the young patient of his diseases. A similar procedure, which was tried once before…

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Equality Forum calls on State Department to allow Mariela Castro to visit Philadelphia during U.S. visit

PHILADELPHIA,– Equality Forum, a national and international LGBT civil rights organization, calls on the U.S. State Department to allow Mariela Castro, a Cuban LGBT civil rights activist, to visit Philadelphia for Equality Forum 2013.  The State Department issued a visa to Ms. Castro to visit New York for U.N. meetings, but did not authorize Ms. Castro to travel to Philadelphia to…

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Imperial Court’s Cinco de Mayo charity fundraising event: May 4

SAN DIEGO — Selena Diamond, Carlos Silva and friends, along with the Imperial Court de San Diego’s 41st reign, present the 15th annual Cinco de Mayo charity fundraising event featuring the annual Mr., Ms and Miss Cinco de Mayo contest.   This event benefits The Tijuana Aids Fund and fundraising programs of the Imperial Court de…

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The San Diego LGBT Community Center: ‘Thank You, San Diego!’

SAN DIEGO — Yesterday, thousands of San Diegans dined out, volunteered and donated to Dining out for Life® to support The San Diego LGBT Community Center’s HIV services and prevention programs. In a message of appreciation The San Diego LGBT Community Center issues the following statement, “On behalf of the board of directors, staff, volunteers, and…

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Upcoming San Diego nonprofit uses literature as a way to fight racism and strengthen communities.

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Multicultural LGBT Literary Foundation is a new organization that was started in November 2012. The organization was started by Caleb Rainey and is currently in the process of being incorporated as a nonprofit. The organization’s signature program is a book club that reads one book per month and meets…

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