The American Bar Association has launched its own anti-bullying initiative, “The Kids Are Listening.” The Opening Doors Project works to make life better for LGBTQ youth today. The project is dedicated to training and supporting the legal and social service professionals on the front lines to ensure that LGBTQ foster youth have the support they […]
In New York State Planned Parenthood has set up billboards which declare support for LGBT citizens and show images of same sex couples with such phrases as “Someone you know is in love.” Well, could conservative objection be that far behind?… While Planned Parenthood says the billboards aim to engage isolated rural LGBT people in
The conservative battle against Planned Parenthood continues… Indiana may become the first state in the country to ban Medic aid reimbursements for low income people seeking the services of Planned Parenthood. The bill specifically targets abortion rights, even though there is already a federal law on the books which prevents tax funds from being used
In light of the recent news that the Fair Act, which will include the contributions of LGBT Americans in school studies should it pass the State Assembly and is signed into California law by Governor Brown (it’s already passed the State Senate), a Columbia University study came out today which shows that teen suicides are
Saturday, April 23 · 1:00pm – 5:00pm The Big Red Church, 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. This year’s event will once again feature Dakota Draconi, activist, parent, abuse survivor, and dynamic public speaker. Her topic will be Child Abuse in America. Dakota is a powerful speaker, who addresses over 2500 people per year in her
Club Legends hosts The “RED” Party. April 17th from 4-8pmA Fundraiser for WeC.A.R.E. Fresno with a special Cover Girls Show at 9pmTickets are available at WeC.A.R.E., The Livingroom, or Community Specialty Health Clinic Tickets are just $5.00 at the door. With door prizes, information booths, BBQ, and faffles sponsored by: ONE Next Generation Condoms, Gay
A recent study, titled, Suicide and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations: Review and Recommendations, assembled by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has been released through the Journal of Homosexuality. Twenty-six researchers, clinicians, educators and policy experts were involved. The report studies the prevalence and underlying causes of suicidal behavior in
Here Media, the world’s largest gay media company, has joined with Greater Than AIDS — a new national movement to respond to AIDS in America — to inform and engage the LGBT community about HIV/AIDS. The multimedia partnership includes public service announcements (PSAs) and expanded HIV/AIDS news and editorial across Here Media’s iconic brands —
April is STD Awareness Month, an annual observance to raise public awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on the lives of Americans and the importance of preventing, testing for, and treating STDs. It is an opportunity to normalize routine STD testing and conversations about sexual health. Read more about STD Awareness
How many prescribed drugs do you take every day? How many do those around you take? Another young person had apparently overdosed, this time on Oxycontin. The gay producer of the “Narnia” films, age 39, was found dead… The executive producer of the “Chronicles of Narnia” trilogy was found dead in his SoHo apartment on Thursday
