All Entries Tagged With: "HIV/AIDS"
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HIV org moves into ‘Real World’ house & more
D.C. sees decline in AIDS cases, deaths: report
The number of diagnoses of full-blown AIDS cases in the District of Columbia declined by 33 percent from 2004 to 2008, and the number of city residents dying from AIDS dropped by 30 percent during the same period, according to the city’s 2009 report on HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
But the report also [...]
Calendar for March 12
Friday, March 12
“It’s Britney Bitch” features Britney look-a-likes, karaoke, trivia, music and more at Town, 2009 8th St., N.W., 202-234-TOWN or towndc.com. Doors open at 10 p.m., drag show at 10:30 p.m.; 18+. Cover is $5 from 10-11 p.m. and $10 after for those 21+ and $10 all night for 18-20. [...]
New study finds high HIV, syphilis rates in gay, bi men
A new analysis released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention shows that the rate of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men, also referred to as MSM, is more than 44 times greater than that of other men and 40 times greater than that of women.
The study also [...]
Social agenda for March 5
Friday, March 5
Join the DC Front Runners for their First Friday Happy Hour from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Green Lantern, located at 1335 Green Court, N.W.
Participate in Gay District from 8:30-10:30 p.m. at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. Gay District is a weekly, non-church affiliated discussion and [...]
Dining Out for Life set for Thursday
It’s time again for one of Washington’s most popular charity events. Dining Out for Life, in which about 150 local restaurants donate a portion of their proceeds to locals facing AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses, is slated for Thursday, March 11.
The event is now in its 14th year.
“This year [...]
This black gay American still supports Obama
In late August 2008, I had the opportunity to attend the Democratic National Convention. I listened carefully to the speeches of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, and President Bill Clinton. On Aug. 28, 2008, I listened to Sen. Barack Obama outline his soaring vision for America. I heard him speak about how he would address the [...]
Ryan White housing aid cap lifted
Faced with the prospect that low-income people with HIV or AIDS would be evicted from temporary housing facilities, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Wednesday announced it has rescinded a policy limiting short-term and emergency HIV/AIDS housing subsidies to 24 months.
The Bush administration put in place the 24-month cap on the housing [...]
Miss America’s secret weapon: a gay entourage
Chip Brown and his partner, Scott Freda, have achieved their dream by helping someone else achieve theirs.
The two gay men recently assisted 22-year-old Caressa Cameron of Fredericksburg, Va., as she worked toward becoming the latest woman to win the Miss America crown. Brown and Freda, who started the Miss Arlington Scholarship Organization [...]
D.C. should elect its attorney general
The District needs an independent attorney general responsible to the people and not answerable to the mayor. I have been privy to previous administrations’ discussions when they tried to recruit and vet a person for the position that used to be called the Corporation Counsel. We have since changed the name of that position to [...]
Health care reform, LGBT provisions in question
Complications on Capitol Hill over health care reform are raising questions about whether the final measure will include the LGBT-specific and HIV/AIDS provisions advocates are seeking — or even if lawmakers will manage to pass any kind of reform.
Lesbian Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), a proponent of LGBT language in health care legislation, told reporters Thursday [...]
U.S. commission considers ways to stop anti-gay Uganda bill
Greater involvement from first lady Michelle Obama was one option discussed during a recent congressional hearing as a way for the U.S. to help derail a harshly anti-gay bill in Uganda from becoming law.
Cary Alan Johnson, executive director of the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, was among the people who testified before [...]
Plunge in state revenue triggers AIDS funding ‘crisis’
The worst economic recession since the Great Depression is devastating state and local government budgets, especially HIV/AIDS budgets, a panel of AIDS experts said Thursday.
In a briefing on Capitol Hill for congressional staff members, state and local AIDS office officials from Maryland and California, along with leaders of AIDS service groups in Los Angeles and [...]
Baltimore activists seek Council action on AIDS
BALTIMORE — Citing the unending HIV/AIDS pandemic in Baltimore, a group of activists is asking the City Council to take action.
A resolution the activists offered Jan. 11 asks the Council to hold an informational hearing where members can hear from community organizers and government agents on the state of the HIV/AIDS pandemic locally and learn [...]
Kathy Griffin on her 'Official Book,' CNN and more
Of all the adjectives used to describe Kathy Griffin, demure is assuredly not on the list.
As a two time Emmy recipient, Grammy nominee and host of her own Bravo reality show, “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” Griffin has decidedly redefined what it truly means to be “A-List.” And she’s bringing her talent this [...]
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