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Medical Matters – Spring

April is here and that means the seasons are about to start changing…for some it’s a pleasant relief because those days when depression hits with clouds and snow and rain will soon be on the wane. For others it means spring allergy season is almost upon us and with the first buds will come the

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Standing Decision in Prop 8/Defense of Marriage Act Cases Could Lead to Earlier Announcement

Lisa Keen at Keen News Service focuses on Kennedy’s questions: In the Proposition 8 argument, Kennedy asked three questions concerning legal standing and five concerning constitutional issues. On legal standing, he sent mixed signals. He expressed discomfort with the idea that the governor or attorney general of California could seemingly “thwart the initiative process” by

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The word by Sheila

The times, they are a changin’. In fact, I’m beginning to wonder whether gay, lesbian, bi & trans folks are todays canaries in the coal mine. For those of you unfamiliar with the canaries’ function, the phrase refers to the fact that well into the 20th century; coal miners would bring canaries into the mines

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Are We Overlooking Transgender Rights In Our Rush To Marriage Equality?

Two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton announced her support for gay marriage. Placid and well-coiffed, she looked at the camera with Clintonian firmness, and said, “L.G.B.T. Americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our loved ones, and they are full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship. That includes marriage.” That

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Pecs and the City

When I was a scrawny little pup, I dreamed of the day I would be older, bigger and free to come and go as I pleased. The world seemed to be waiting for me to claim it as my own. I would be able to drive wherever I wanted, eat cake for dinner, have a

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