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Giuliani Spokeswoman Denies That He Will Run For Senate
11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Mayor Giuliani has gone into denial mode over a story in the New York Daily News, as reported here on LGR, that he was running for Senate. Whether or not the initial report is true, or... (Continue reading)
Mayor Giuliani Appears To Favor Challenging Senator Gillibrand to Running Against AG Cuomo
11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It is not official yet, but Rudy “Noun, Verb, and 9/11″ Giuliani appears poised to not challenge New York Governor David Paterson for the governorship next year, but rather to aim to take on Senator Kirsten Gilibrand... (Continue reading)
Domestic Partnership and Benefits Act – Your Reps need to hear from you today..
Written on 19 Nov, 2009 at 15:55 in Activism, Commentary, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Op-Eds, Organizations, Politics | viewed times | 1 Comment
Yesterday the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a committee vote on the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO), legislation that would provide equal benefits to the domestic partners of federal employees. The committee passed DPBO at... (Continue reading)
EEOC Nominee Backtracks On Marriage Equality Statement Over Polygamy Support Charges
11/19/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Accusations of supporting polygamy have forced President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to ask that her name be withdrawn from a statement that was, at least on the surface, written to support same-sex... (Continue reading)
New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Cause Obama Officials to Run For Cover.
Written on 19 Nov, 2009 at 8:18 in Featured, Health, News, People, Politics | viewed times | 1 Comment
11/19/09-by Paula Brooks The Obama administration distanced itself Wednesday from new recommendations on breast cancer screening called for earlier this week by a federally appointed task force after concerns among women caused lawmakers of both sides of the isle to attack... (Continue reading)
Sadness As SoVo and The Blade Shut Down, Hope For Resurrection As New Papers
11/18/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire This past Monday, two of the most prominent LGBT newspapers folded in addition to numerous other smaller publications. The loss of the Southern Voice and the Washington Blade left a gaping wound in the official dissemination... (Continue reading)
Gillibrand Urges Feds To Clarify New Mammograms Recommendations
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 17:21 in A Gay Girl's View, Activism, Columns, Commentary, Education, Family, Featured, Hot Topics, Lez Be Smart, News, Op-Eds, Politics, Relationships, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments
IN PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 40 TO RECEIVE MAMMOGRAMS, GILLIBRAND URGES FED TO CLARIFY NEW RECOMMENDATIONS New Guidelines Released This Week Claim Only Women Over 50 Need Routine Mammograms As Part Of Breast Cancer... (Continue reading)
The Birth of a Column -Lez Be Smart -National Sex Offender Registry rip-off
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 16:49 in Columns, Crime, Family, Family Life, Featured, LGBT Children, Lez Be Smart, News, Site News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Lez be smart - consumer information inspired by the sentencing of Elizabeth Smart's female captor - 15 years.... (Continue reading)
Mitrice Richardson, Still Missing After Two Months
11/18/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire She’s young, pretty, intelligent and missing. The rest of the factors regarding the disappearance of Mitrice Richardson seem to be what is getting in the way of the case getting a great deal of attention. ... (Continue reading)
Compensation for Gay Couple – “Mr. President we voted for you to lead and now we expect YOU to be the one to lead us to equality.
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 16:03 in Activism, Commentary, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, In The Courts, Notable Quotes, Op-Eds | viewed times | 1 Comment
YES -YOU – CAN Posted by melanie Nathan: Judge orders compensation for gay couple denied benefits (LA Times Report) by Carol J. Williams:- While recognizing the status quo of federal government rejection of gay marriage under the Defense of Marriage Act, federal judge of... (Continue reading)
RCC study finds gay priests no more likely to molest children then straight priests
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 9:54 in Crime, Featured, News, Organizations, People, Religion | viewed times | 0 Comments
11/18/09-by Paula Brooks A study commissioned by US Roman Catholic bishops on the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal, has so far found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children. The full report by... (Continue reading)
Anti-Gay DC voter initiative rejected by Board of Elections as discriminatory
11/18/09-by Paula Brooks The District of Columbia’s Board of Elections and Ethics (BOEE), Tuesday rejected a proposed voter initiative that sought to define marriage as ”only between a man and a woman,” declaring that the initiative would violate the city’s anti-discrimination... (Continue reading)
Orlando LGBT Community Center Hit By Vandals
11/18/09-By Paula Brooks A central Florida LGBT community center and a gay-owned business in Orlando were the target of vandals Sunday night. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community Center of Central Florida — also known as The Center — and a second nearby... (Continue reading)
Bizarre New Ruling from Israeli Orthodox group
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 4:44 in Featured, News, People, Politics, Religion, World | viewed times | 2 Comments
Posted by Melanie Nathan an BLOG by David Taffet and Tammye Nash (quoting Haaretz); Also appeared Boston Globe; 9/2009 If you Think some things you hear from American right wing Christian groups are loony? Well, we Jews are very proud of our... (Continue reading)
Our Bodies and our Boobs – the Fight is On…
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 19:40 in A Gay Girl's View, Activism, Commentary, Debates, Editorials, Family, Family Life, Featured, Health, Hot Topics, Lifestyle, News, Op-Eds, People, Politics, Special Reports | viewed times | 3 Comments
Ten days ago, the House passed the Stupak Amendment, which would be one of the biggest setbacks to women’s health and rights in recent decades; unless we stand together and stop it, this will provide license for our rights to... (Continue reading)
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- Gillibrand Urges Feds To Clarify New Mammograms Recommendations
November 18, 2009 | 5:21 pmIN PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 40 TO RECEIVE MAMMOGRAMS, GILLIBRAND URGES FED TO CLARIFY NEW RECOMMENDATIONS New Guidelines Released This Week Claim Only Women Over 50 Need Routine Mammograms As Part Of Breast Cancer Screening Many Doctors, Experts Object To Recommendations, Giving Women Conflicting Messages on How to Protect [...]
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