Below is a statement released by Secretary Kerry on World AIDS Day 2013: STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY World AIDS Day 2013 On World AIDS Day, we come together as a global community to honor the many lives we have lost, and to reaffirm our support for the millions of individuals and families who are still…
Below is a proclamation signed by the President regarding World AIDS Day, 2013. WORLD AIDS DAY, 2013 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Each year on World AIDS Day, we come together as a global community to fight a devastating pandemic. We remember the friends and loved ones we have…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued the following statement on World AIDS Day 2013 — Dec. 1 In the 25 years that have passed since the first annual commemoration of World AIDS Day, extraordinary scientific progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS. That progress has turned an HIV diagnosis from an…
A new analysis of data from 20 major U.S. cities reveals continued signs of sexual risk among gay and bisexual men, but shows dramatically lower sexual risk among those who accurately know their HIV status. The findings were published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. In 2011, 33 percent of HIV-positive men who…
In what appears to be a hoax, a New York couple has stepped forward with proof that claims by a former Marine, Dayna Morales, stating that she did not receive a tip on a $93.55 bill on the account of her ‘lifestyle’ have proved dramatically incorrect. According to NBCNewYork.com, “The husband and wife, who asked…
NEW YORK, NY – The National Board of Directors of GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, have announced the election of Sarah Kate Ellis as the organization’s new CEO and president following a nationwide search. “GLAAD’s unparalleled history in shifting American beliefs on LGBT families paved the…
The United States Air Force Academy is continuing to defend the hiring of conversion therapy advocate Dr. Mike Rosebush. Dr. Rosebush, hired by the Academy in 2009, works for the Academy’s Center for Character and Leadership Development. The academy insists the conversion therapy advocate doesn’t counsel cadets, instead claiming he simply coaches them in developing…
Media Matters for America latest post reveals the actor who plays a transgender character on the Fox television series Glee has responded to criticism from Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, who warned that allowing “dopey kids” to watch a transgender character on television might encourage them to experiment with homosexuality. In April 2012, O’Reilly criticized Glee for introducing a transgender…
Today, President Barack Obama signed the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act into law. Authored by Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, the HOPE Act creates a science-based path for medical research to proceed on the feasibility, effectiveness and safety of organ transplants between HIV-positive patients. The HOPE Act replaces an outdated policy banning HIV-positive organs from…
ATLANTA, — Despite having passed a 2004 constitutional amendment prohibiting Georgia courts from recognizing same-sex marriages, some married gay and lesbian couples are now finding that Georgia law obligates them to stay married – even after they have ended their romantic relationships. According to Atlanta attorney Jeff Cleghorn, who manages the family law practice at the law firm of Kitchens New Cleghorn, LLC, since Massachusetts became the…
