Archive for October, 2009
American energy security could come from trees
You don’t have to be an energy expert to realize the challenge ahead if the country is to reach President Obama’s goal of reducing 50 percent of America’s fossil fuel emissions by 2050. To do that will require several innovative approaches to generating fuel and electricity. One alternative is to use plant or tree materials, also known as [...]
Euro Commission tells EU applicants to respect GLBT rights
GLBT rights are a prominent topic in the European Commission's Oct. 14 progress reports on the seven countries that are planning to join the European Union: Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia and Kosovo. The reports recommend that the nations adopt GLBT [...]
HIV/AIDS Community Discussion in Columbia, SC
On Monday, October 26, the next National HIV/AIDS Community Discussion will be held in Columbia, South Carolina. These Discussions, hosted by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), offer the public a chance to provide input as the White House works to fulfill the President’s pledge to develop a National HIV/AIDS Strategy [...]
How to face food fears during the holidays
When the holidays turn into something to get through rather than something to celebrate, something is wrong. Holidays are supposed to be happy times, so why do so many people get depressed, frustrated and stressed out? Carolyn Costin, eating disorder therapist and director of Monte Nido Treatment Center, knows all too well how problematic [...]
Hate Crimes Prevention Act Passes the Senate
More than a decade after it was first introduced, a bipartisan group of Senators today passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act by a 68-29 vote. The measure was included in the Department of Defense Authorization Conference Report passed earlier this month by the House. Following the historic passage of [...]
H Publishing Launches With Three Gay Murder Mysteries
In this age of the Internet and POD (Print On Demand) publishing small presses have begun to proliferate all over the United States. These small publishers have an advantage in that they are more able to aim their products to a distinctly narrow or niche market. This fact alone means that markets that were once, and often still are, ignored by [...]
SistersTalk Lesbian and Gay Radio Celebrates 1 Year
On Monday night at 7pm central, SistersTalk Radio will host a 2-hour anniversary episode, featuring the show's inaugural guest Felice Newman - author of The Whole Lesbian Sex Book. Other guests include Roxxie - webmistress at Cyber-Dyke.net, Claire Cavanah - cofounder of Babeland.com and Yolanda Shoshana - New York's hottest lifestyle coach and [...]
Boyzone’s Stephen Gately dies
Openly gay Irish singer Stephen Gately, who achieved fame as lead singer of the boy band Boyzone, died Oct. 10 in Spain of acute pulmonary edema. He was 33. Officials attributed the death to natural causes and said it "had nothing to do with consumption of alcohol or drugs." Gately had been on vacation in Majorca with his partner, Andy [...]
HHS to Create Resource Center for LGBTransgender Elders
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced plans to establish the nation’s first national resource center to assist communities across the country in their efforts to provide services and supports for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. Experts estimate that as many as 1.5 to 4 million LGBT individuals are [...]
LGBT Community Inclusion In HUD Programs
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a series of proposals to ensure that HUD's core housing programs are open to all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. "The evidence is clear that some are denied the opportunity to make housing choices in our nation based on who they are and that must [...]
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