NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning January 2010 in Newark, African American men who have sex with men will be targeted by an HIV Testing social marketing campaign titled "Status Is Everything" organized by the African American Office of Gay Concerns (AAOGC) of Newark. "Status Is Everything" aims to encourage African American men, particularly young men who have sex with men, to get HIV tested and reduce risky behaviors. AAOGC will unveil the "Status Is Everything" brand and outreach componentsh components on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2009. Funding for "Status Is Everything" is provided by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services as part of the department's HIV prevention efforts aimed at high-risk African American men.
Ed. Note: The following guest post “The End of the Beginning: How the Passage of the Matthew Shepard Act Transforms Us” is from Stephen V. Sprinkle, Ph.D. of the Brite Divinity School. Researching LGBT hate crimes for four years has changed my life. Now that the passage of the Matthew Shepard Act is imminent, I feel [...]
Important news in the fight for workplace protections for LGBT people… Thursday the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act at 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Dirksen Building, room SD-430. The witnesses will be as follows: Tom Perez, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United Stad States Department of Justice, Washington, DC Helen [...]
The following is from an alert that was sent today to our members in New York’s 23rd Congressional District where a special election tomorrow will fill a seat held by Rep. John McHugh. Ben Smith at Politico has more. This past Saturday, unfortunately, HRC’s endorsee, Dede Scozzafava, effectively ended her campaign. Though her name will still [...]
CORUNNA - Less than two weeks after voting to remove the Corunna High Diversity Club's display board highlighting gay and lesbian awareness, the the Corunna Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting at which it is expected to rescind that decision.
PFLAG, Morris County (Parents, Family and Friends of Gays and Lesbians), is a confidential, mutual support group to help parents, grandparents and friends adjust to a child’s gay or lesbian orientation.
The city is trying to shore up revenues by wooing a 'very lucrative segment.' If you plan on protesting a ban on same-sex marriage, what better place than West Hollywood, a town known nationwide as a center for gay activism and politics?
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