New vaccine protects monkeys against HIV
A new experimental vaccine shows promise in helping to protect some mammals against contracting the HIV virus, an auto-immune deficiency disease that often leads to AIDS. Scientists have used the vaccine on monkeys with a level of success, and hope to eventually develop the vaccine for human use, ABC News is reporting. The study published…
Tampon commercial marginalizes transgender women
A New Zealand tampon company is apologizing for an offensive television ad that depicts a transgender female competing with another woman in what the company alludes to natural differences between the two. Libra is removing the ads after equality groups say the commercials “ridicule” transgender women. The ad features a blonde woman and what appears…
Israeli transgender man gives birth to baby
An Israeli man and his partner are celebrating the birth of their child after he delivered at Sheba Medical Center Thursday evening. Yuval Topper, 24, a transgender man, reportedly stunned medical personnel when he walked into the facility appearing in every way a man, ready to give birth, Israeli newspaper Y Net is reporting. Topper…
HIV+ man admits to intentionally infecting thousands of sexual partners
David Dean Smith, 51, held on bond at Kent County Jail for admitting he tried to infect over 3,000 people with the HIV virus. // Photo Credit: MSNBC A Michigan man is facing charges of intentionally trying to infect over 3,000 men and women with the HIV virus, MSNBC is reporting. The allegations against David…
Former Spanish prime minster says gay marriage is his proudest achievement
Former Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero calls the legalization of gay marriage his proudest achievement since his eight years of service in office. “If I consider the degree of recognition and gratitude I have received, then I think [it would be] the gay marriage law,” Zapatero said according to Spanish newspaper Diario de…
Vandals destroy gay nativity scene in Los Angeles
A gay-inspired nativity scene at a Claremont church outside of Los Angeles was vandalized by criminals over the weekend. Authorities are investigating the incident as a hate crime. Claremont United Methodist Church has displayed unusual nativity scenes thereby known to create controversial presentations, and this year, the nativity scene featured a Christmas gathering along with…
Update: ‘Sissy’ calendar pulled by Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Cartoonist Joe King released a calendar Wednesday which depicts gay people as ‘sissies’ and ‘sexually confused,’ sparking an outrage amongst LGBT circles. King defends the calendar, noting that the release comes in wake of already distributed material including “reprints of nationally distributed work several years old,” he said. King added via his Facebook page that,…
Kelly Clarkson endorses Ron Paul for president
Miss Independent pop singer Kelly Clarkson announced Thursday that she endorses republican hopeful Ron Paul for president, despite the recent press Paul has garnered for anti-gay and racist comments arising from newsletters published in his name between 1980 and 1990. “I love Ron Paul,” Clarkson posted. “I liked him a lot during the last republican…
Advocacy group says breast implants save the lives of transgender people
The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL) says that breast implants are a life and death matter for transgender people who need the operation to function in their new identity. In their study, the group found that transgender people who are denied the operation are more likely to commit suicide than…