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Supports Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment for Viral Hepatitis Washington, DC  – July 28, 2011 was officially designated World Hepatitis Day by the World Health Assembly, following a resolution on May 19, 2010 after extensive lobbying from the World Hepatitis Alliance and patient groups around the world. World Hepatitis Day is an opportunity to provide […]

New Allocation of Funding will Help Reduce HIV Infections in the U.S.   Washington, DC  – The AIDS Institute is pleased to voice its strong support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) five-year HIV prevention  funding opportunity announcement  for health departments in states, territories, and select cities. The new direction outlined by the CDC will better help […]

District sued for failing to address anti-LGBT harassment, ‘gag order’ that prevents discussion of LGBT people NEW YORK, July 21, 2011 – The following is a statement from GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard about the announcement today from the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Southern Poverty Law Center that they have filed a lawsuit […]

Some of the reviews so far: “Now there’s an anthem for anyone’s life. Fabulous!” “The sites are spectacular and the energy abounds…awesome!” “Fantastic song! What a great start to the games!” “I smiled all the way through it!”   “Vancouver was the perfect backdrop for this video and we felt that showcasing its beauty would only add to the buzz being created in this […]

In their effort to promote open and constructive dialogue within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community, Gaytorium.com is awarding a free Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Tab to one talented online forum poster. Los Angeles, CA — July 15, 2011 – Are you passionate about issues affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community? Well, if you also […]

Vancouver, BC –  June 28, 2011 – The Gay Travel Guide For Tops And Bottoms (ISBN 978-0-9869297-8-6) by Drew Blancs is set to be released on Amazon.com today. The tongue in cheek look at gay travel is based upon the sexual performance of the locals. The research is done by  two promiscuous gay male travellers (one […]

And we all thought it would be Anderson Cooper.. not !!  It’s the other cool guy at CNN. CNN’s Don Lemon revealed in a New York Times interview on May 15 that he is gay.  He comes out in his new book Transparent. The anchor tweeted this message to his 90,000 followers: “wanted to be the […]

  Orlando, FL –  The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) Bureau of HIV/AIDS, The AIDS Institute, and partners from the University of Miami have formed the Florida Consortium for HIV Research (FCHR).  An inaugural planning forum was convened on February 24 at the Orange County Health Department in Orlando.  Present at the all-day meeting were more than 60 HIV researchers and […]

AIDS Drug Program Receives $48 million Increase Washington, DC  – “We congratulate the Congress and the Obama Administration for rejecting many of the massive cuts to domestic and global HIV/AIDS programs that were initially proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives. While most of these programs will experience some reductions, they will be spared from the reckless […]

In “A Time Before Us,” the follow-up to “A Time Before Me” and “Falling Into Me,” author Michael Holloway Perronne explores how family is determined not by the blood that flows through us but by the love in our hearts in post-Katrina New Orleans. In response of the tragic trend of recent gay youth suicides, Perronne […]

Statement of the Attorney General on Litigation Involving the Defense of Marriage Act   WASHINGTON (February 23, 2011) – The Attorney General made the following statement today about the Department’s course of action in two lawsuits,  Pedersen v. OPM  andWindsor v. United States , challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage for federal […]

SAN JOSE, CA, January 15, 2011 – In 2011, for the first time, the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) Education Fund will award an endowed scholarship. This long-anticipated endowed scholarship will go to the highest caliber student pursuing a career as a professional pilot. This scholarship, set at $7000, will be awarded in conjunction with the […]