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Category Archives: Health
Cuyahoga County Council Passes Domestic Partner Benefits Legislation
Columbus – This evening, Cuyahoga County Council voted 6 to 4 in favor of domestic partner benefits for county employees. Ordinance No. 02011-0042 ensures access to health benefits for domestic partners by ensuring that those employed in public service will … Continue reading
ACLU Challenges Michigan Domestic Partner Health Care Ban
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit today asking the court to strike down a new state law that bans many public entities from providing health care insurance to the domestic partners … Continue reading
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Things you may have missed…
While we took a brief hiatus over the holidays, there was still lots going on in the LGBT world. Here are a few brief recaps of stories you may have missed: Florida court says that lesbian couple have equal parental … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Crime, Gay Marriage, Health, Legal
Tagged family, gay marriage, gay rights, health, international, Lesbian, transgender
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CDC says only 28% of those with HIV have it under control
A new report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released on Tuesday, just ahead of today’s World AIDS Day, finds that only 28% of Americans living with HIV seek medical care and have their disease under control. They also … Continue reading
World AIDS Day is December 1
World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 each year around the world. It has become one of the most recognised international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate … Continue reading
George Michael seriously ill with pneumonia
Singer George Michael is currently hospitalized in Vienna with severe pneumonia. His father Kyriacos Panayiotou, sisters Melanie and Yioda, current boyfriend Fadi Fawaz and former boyfriend Kenny Goss have all traveled to Austria to be with the ailing star. A statement … Continue reading
CDC panel recommends vaccinating boys against HPV
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced their recommendation that boys ages 11 and 12 should be routinely vaccinated against the Human Papalloma Virus (HPV), which has been linked to cervial, … Continue reading
Columbus’ Linda Harvey warns parents about LGBT hospital staff
Columbus-based anti-gay activist Linda Harvey is at it again, and this time she is warning parents about the dangers of allowing their children to be treated by LGBT medical staff. Harvey claimed on her Mission America radio show that if … Continue reading
Take part in a UT survey on LGBT attitudes towards breast health
You are invited to participate in a voluntary study entitled, “Attitudes and Behaviors of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Population Towards Early Breast Cancer Detection”, which is being conducted at the University of Toledo under the direction of … Continue reading
Linda Harvey calls out GLSEN, recommends closing gay bars to end HIV and syphilis
Columbus, Ohio-based Linda Harvey, founder of the “pro-family” Mission America, recently discussed the “Bad News for Homosexual Health” in a broadcast for WRFD 880AM. Citing rightfully alarming statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on an increase in rates of … Continue reading
Bisexual men are not a myth
It is a long-standing stereotype, formerly supported by scientific research, that bisexual men are really just closeted homosexuals. However, a new study from the Northwestern University Department of Psychology has found that bisexuality in males is more than just a … Continue reading
Cleveland to offer domestic partner benefits to city employees
Cleveland’s city council approved a measure which will offer domestic partner health benefits to same-sex and unmarried partners of city employees by a vote of 17-1. Employees who signed up for Cleveland’s domestic partner registry before May 1 will be … Continue reading
Indiana man turned away from blood donation center for seeming gay
Aaron Pace, 22, of Gary, Ind. says that while attempting to donate blood at Bio-Blood Components, Inc., he was turned away during the interview process because he “appears to be a homosexual.” Pace admits that he might be a bit … Continue reading
Researchers confirm link between finger length and penis length
Forget shoe sizes, hands and noses… Researchers at the Gachon University Gil Hospital in South Korea have determined that the difference in length between a man’s second and fourth fingers is a more accurate predictor of penis size. The study … Continue reading
Federal health officials to start including LGBT health data
In order to better evaluate and serve the community, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announce that it will begin collecting and analyzing data for LGBT individuals, as well as other demographic information including race, ethnicity, … Continue reading