Santorum’s “Gay” Campaign Slogan

By Advocate.com Editors Former Sen. Rick Santorum announced Thursday that he will begin raising funds for his presidential bid using the campaign slogan, “fighting to make America America again” — a line from a pro-union, pro-immigrant poem written by gay poet Langston Hughes. Best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance, the line comes from ...

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2011/04/15 Bigotry, Featured, Gay History, Politics no responses

phred-Again

I see phred, seeking to keep his numbers up, is bringing up his new generation to replace all his other minions who have been sent on their way to hell in a hand basket. Check it out if you've got the stomach for it here -->

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2011/04/07 Entertainment, Gay bashing, Hate Crimes no responses

Fox News’ Lies Keep Them Out of Canada

By Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Reader Supported News America's middle class battles for its survival on the Wisconsin barricades - against various Koch Oil surrogates and the corporate toadies at Fox News - fans of enlightenment, democracy and justice can take comfort from a significant victory north of the Wisconsin border. Fox News will not be ...

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2011/03/07 Gay News, Hot Topics, National no responses

Talk Doesn’t Pay, So Psychiatry Turns to Drug Therapy

By GARDINER HARRIS of The NYTimes — Alone with his psychiatrist, the patient confided that his newborn had serious health problems, his distraught wife was screaming at him and he had started drinking again. With his life and second marriage falling apart, the man said he needed help. Dr. Matthew Levin, son of Dr. Donald ...

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2011/03/07 Healthcare no responses

Blood test could spot Alzheimer’s

Reuters - U.S. researchers have developed a way to harness the immune system to test for Alzheimer's, an approach they say could lead to a blood test for the disease within months. A study of the technology showed it accurately spotted Alzheimer's in blood samples from six people with the disease, Thomas Kodadek of the Scripps ...

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2011/01/20 Healthcare no responses

Bullied gay teen in Minnesota commits suicide

By Eric Ethington MILTONA, Minn. — We’ve lost another beautiful life to bullying. Lance Lundsten, 18, an openly gay student at Jefferson High School, took his life over the weekend. Friends say that Lance suffered extreme bullying and harassment for years. Around 10 p.m. Saturday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to an emergency call at the ...

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2011/01/20 Uncategorized no responses