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Researchers in Texas May Have Found Cure for HIV!
Researchers in Texas say they may have found a way to kill the HIV virus. The idea would be used, not only to control the disease for people already infected, but actually prevent infection for anybody who might be at risk!
There is going to be a HUGE piece of news released on December 1st – World Aids Day!
And check this out – Actors, performers, comedians, HIV activists, and scientists come together for this PSA to show support for Covalent Immunology, and Dr. Sudhir Paul. The Cast includes Lady Bunny, Justin Bond, Ben Andrews, Angie Pontani, Kristen Renton, Thea Gill, Wilson Cruz, The Pixie Harlots, and Hydeia Broadbent.
$5 is all it takes – lets face it, a cure and vaccine isn’t gonna come from the big pharma, its gonna come from a brilliant scholar/researcher…DR. PAUL!!
WATCH THE VIDEO
Covalent Immunology Foundation
READ MORE AT FOX NEWS
Miss-ed California Carrie Prejean’s Fumble
Miss USA 2009 runner-up Carrie Prejean of California is making headlines for actually having an opinion beyond “world peace is a good thing.”
Miss California’s (Carrie Prejean) answer to judge (and gossip provocateur) Perez Hilton’s question about legalizing gay marriage started out rather political but soon veered into tangible conviction: “We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised.”
These women are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. The delegates who become part of the Miss Universe Organization display those characteristics in their everyday lives, both as individuals, who compete with hope of advancing their careers, personal and humanitarian goals, and as women who see to improve the lives of others.(missusa.com)
Nothing about Miss California’s answer to the question of Gay Marriage says “humanitarian” nor does it coincide with improving the lives of others. Discrimination does not promote human welfare.
All that said, she may have grounds for a discrimination lawsuit herself — against the Miss USA pageant, a legal analyst says.
“It’s her religious beliefs which prompted her to say ‘I don’t believe in same-sex marriages.’ So she was espousing her beliefs,” and could sue for a violation of Title VII, which forbids discrimination on the basis of religion.
Are you kidding me?!
Same Sex Kiss Day at Starbucks
Can I have a Double-Mocha fat-free….and a big KISS??
This one-day event coincides with “Tax Day” to highlight the fact that “LGBT couples have yet to be granted the same rights to file our taxes jointly on a Federal level, and we can still be fired for being openly gay in the workplace. That’s why you’re encouraged to be seen on Tax Day, April 15, 2009, spreading your love with a KISS!”
Same Sex Kiss Day calls for couples to go to a neighborhood Starbucks coffee shop and during one (or all, if you wish) of four designated times throughout the day, exchange a kiss with your same sex partner or friend. The set times are at 7:15 am, 12:15 pm, 5:15 pm, and 8:15 pm.
Why Starbucks? Well according to the Same Sex Kiss Day site, “Starbucks has been committed to LGBT rights since the beginning of time offering domestic partnership insurance, quoting gay artists on their coffee cups, and funding our gay pride parades.”
Hallmark HAS NOT created a card for this yet.
Day Without A Gay – December 10th
On December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred by donating love to a variety of different causes.
On December 10, you are encouraged not to call in sick to work. You are encouraged to call in “gay”–and donate your time to service!
December 10, 2008 is International Human Rights Day.
Join us, and search or add to the list of human rights organizations that need our help RIGHT NOW.
BUT I CAN’T CALL IN AT WORK ON 12/10 OR I’LL GET FIRED!
If you live in one of the 30 states where individuals can still be fired simply for being gay or lesbian, there are still plenty of ways that you can lend a hand and a voice in our fight for gay equality–without missing work. FIND OUT what actions you can take RIGHT NOW!
Stop Bigotry: Legalize Gay Marriage For The United States – Sign a Petition
IN America, we are granted with FREEDOM OF SPEECH. We may not always agree with someone’s views, but it is their choice to have their own opinion. Like it or not.
All the drama around Prop 8 in California has escalated, out of control.
A supporter of California’s Proposition 8, fed up with what he believed was the gay community’s and “liberal media’s” refusal to accept the voters’ verdict against same-sex marriage, fired off a letter to the editor.
“Please show respect for democracy,” he wrote to the San Francisco Chronicle.
What he encountered instead was an utter lack of respect for free speech.
Within hours, the intimidation game was on. Because his real name and city were listed — a condition for publication of letters to The Chronicle — opponents of Prop. 8 used Internet search engines to find the letter writer’s small business, his Web site (which included the names of his children and dog), his phone number and his clients. And they posted that information in the “Comments” section of SFGate.com — urging, in ugly language, retribution against the author’s business and its identified clients.
We can not intimidate people that don’t have the same beliefs as we do! We can try to educate them. And we try to move on, move forward, with positive iniatives. Step around the “haters” and don’t spend your energy there.
Papers have already been filed with the Supreme Courts in an attempt to overturn the YES ON 8. And this petition is being circulated by John Smithers, who I met thru the Human Rights Campaign Group on LinkedIn. And it is being sent to the President of the United States, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate. (President elect Obama has already stated he is FOR equal rights for gay couples under a civil partnership act).
So if you are a reader of this blog and support equality for gay people, please take 2 minutes and sign this petition!
If you REALLY want to help, there is second petition to repeal the Defense Against Marriage Act.
If you a blogger – please help spread the word and this link.
And if you are not in support of equal rights for gay people, you are probably heterosexual and have of all your rights! But hey, that’s your choice, have a good day!
Derrick Sorles
Michael Snell
Vote NO on Prop 8 – And Remembering Harvey Milk
In just 2 short weeks,
Californians could help change history.
Watch HOPE Video.
What is Prop 8?
Prop 8 would eliminate equal protections and put discrimination into the state constitution. Get the facts!
Why Vote No on Prop 8?
Prop.8 is unfair, unnecessary and wrong. Find out why Californians are voting no on Prop 8!
Who Opposes Prop 8?
Nearly every major newspaper in California, and groups representing teachers, nurses, seniors, business and labor, oppose Proposition 8. Read the current list of opponents.
Facts v. Fiction
Neutral observers say the Prop. 8 campaign has been untruthful and grossly misleading. Find out more!
Our battle begun in 1969 – The Stonewall Riots. But Harvey Milk really helped bring gay rights to the forefront in the Seventies. Harvey Milk was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Harvey Milk served almost eleven months as city supervisor and was responsible for passing a stringent gay rights ordinance in San Francisco. On November 27, 1978, Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White, another city supervisor who had recently resigned and wanted his job back.
Both Milk’s election and the events following his assassination demonstrated the liberalization of the population and political conflicts between the city government and a conservative police force.
Watch the MILK movie Trailer!
In you live in California, make sure you get out and vote! Let your voice be heard!
This is an important election year for all of us!
Welcome to Gay Palm Springs
Palm Springs is a desert city in California – approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. Palm Springs is the jewel among desert cities and rightly so. Its village atmosphere has been preserved and embellished over the years. The downtown area with its quaint lampposts, benches and Mexican tile-paved enclaves invites strolling among the shops, galleries, eateries and coffeehouses. Rich in history and blessed with glorious weather, it is a prime destination
of travelers from all over the world.Palm Springs offers over 20 top attractions , including Joshua Tree national park, the Living Desert, art galleries, casinos, and of course, endless golf! It’s a huge outdoor playground with consistently brilliant sunshine, great for sunning and all types of outdoor activities with the sweet, clean air.
Every Thursday night the main street in Palm Springs, Palm Canyon Drive, is closed to traffic and opened to a vibrant street festival. Food vendors, arts and crafts exhibits and loads of free entertainment by numerous artists. Strolling, munching, looking and sipping the length of Palm Canyon Drive from one end to the other in the heart of Palm Springs is a great way to ‘people and puppy watch’ for an hour or an entire evening.
The current gay and lesbian population in Palm Springs is estimated to be about seven times the national average. This concentration is even greater than that of San Francisco, which has approximately five times the national average. Gay residents represent about 35 percent of those who are year-round residents.
The influx of gays and lesbians into the city began in the early 1990s, shortly after the mayor and city council approved ordinances which sought to discourage college students from visiting Palm Springs during spring break, and began making aggressive attempts to recruit gays and lesbians to come to the city as tourists and new residents.
In 1995, the city elected Ron Oden, a politically liberal African American, to the city council, who later acknowledged that he is gay. In 2003, Oden was elected Mayor. He was succeeded in 2007 by Steve Pougnet, another gay mayor.
There are over 35 openly-gay resort hotels in the city. The annual Gay Pride Parade and Festival is held the first weekend in November and in recent years has grown to attract an estimated 35,000 spectators. The largest gay events in the area, however, occur in March or April, with the “White Party ” attracting thousands of gay men for parties and concerts and Dinah Shore Weekend (held on the same weekend as, but not officially affiliated with the Kraft Nabisco LPGA Championship held in nearby Rancho Mirage), one of the largest events in the country for lesbian women.
Palm Springs is a great get away city. Sun, relaxation, shopping, dining and golf. This site will be your one-stop information source for everything gay and gay-firendly!
Welcome to the Best of Gay Palm Springs!!
