Obama Lifts HIV Travel Ban & Extends Ryan White Act

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. The order will be finalized on Monday, Obama said, completing a process begun during the Bush administration. The U.S. has been among a dozen countries that bar entry to travelers with […]

Ryan White CARE Act Passes House & Senate

Low-income HIV-positive Americans may soon have the continued promise of better access to health care and federal funding. The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Treatment Extension Act of 2009, or S.1793, passed the House of Representatives on Oct. 21 with a vote of 408 to 9, and was approved by the Senate on

Hate Crimes Bill Passes – President Has Said He’ll Sign

The Senate voted 68 to 29 Thursday to pass a Defense Department funding bill that includes a measure extending hate-crimes protections to people targeted on the basis of their gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. The National Defense Authorization Act now goes to President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature. “As the President said

A True American

I saw this on Towleroad today and couldn’t help but post it. It’s from April of this year, from testimony given in Maine regarding marriage equality.

Rationality Gets Some Much Deserved Advertising

A new ad campaign will be hitting the subways of New York soon. Earlier this year a similar campaign took place in London. Both campaigns are working to increase awareness of people who do not subscribe to any religious mythology, and to promote rational thought over fantasy. Personally, I didn’t think I’d see these kinds