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Tag Archives: health
We Need Your Voice at an Upcoming Hearing on Domestic Partnership Benefits!
From Equality Toledo: Thanks to the leadership of Mayor Mike Bell, Toledo City Council is currently debating an ordinance that will offer domestic partner benefits to city employees. With your help, we’ve already made a real impact on an issue … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT Organizations, Meetings, Political Events, Politics
Tagged benefits, domestic partner, health, Toledo
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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
Join Equality Toledo for a free viewing of the film Gen Silent. This film follows the lives of six LGBT seniors who struggle with hiding who they truly are to survive. Gen Silent is the critically-acclaimed documentary from filmmaker Stu Maddux (Bob and … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Special Events
Tagged aging, Equality Toledo, health, Movies, special event, Toledo
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George Michael to postpone tour dates until September, at least
After a nearly fatal bout of pneumonia last December which left him hospitalized for nearly a month, George Michael is feeling better, but still recovering. In order to give his voice time to recover, he is planning on postponing his … 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
Posted in Health, Legal, Politics
Tagged domestic partner, health, Michigan, politics
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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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Fewer perfect scores on HRC’s corporate report due to more stringent criteria
From HRC: With no federal nondiscrimination law and limited state protections, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) has helped transform the American workplace for the better over the past ten years. Released … Continue reading
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
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