Monday, November 16, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Nicholas F. Benton, owner-editor of the Falls Church News-Press issued upon the news today of the sudden termination of publication of fellow Washington, D.C. Beltway weekly, the Washington Blade.
KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Like other longer-living Americans, gay males and lesbians (as well as bisexuals and transsexuals) face the prospect of eventual incapacity and the need for long term care. But they have special problems getting that care when needed, according to LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies. Those problems include --
FLUSHING, N.Y., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prominent rabbis in the New York City area backed measures to distance the Orthodox Jewish communities from public officials and candidates who support same-sex marriage, a recent survey found. A broad consensus of Rabbis surveyed acknowledged the need to correct the mistaken impression that Orthodox Jews were willing to turn a blind eye to the enactment of public laws that directly contradict the Torah, like same-sex marriage.
“Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Family” is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This conversation in the series comes from HRC Family & Workplace Project Coordinator Alison Delpercio. My last post focused on making adoptions affordable and one of the resources listed to help defray the costs of adoption was [...]
ATLANTA, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Southern Voice, an Atlanta gay and lesbian newspaper, has closed its doors after 21 years of publishing, its editor says.
ATLANTA: The largest U.S. publisher of newspapers serving the gay and lesbian community has shut down and plans to file for bankruptcy. Employees arrived at work Monday morning to find out about the s...
More limited support network. Since gays and lesbians are less likely to have children than heterosexuals, they have fewer immediate family members available for care giving. Financial help from children, to pay for professional care, is also less available.A high proportion of gay and lesbian seniors have only themselves to reply upon. Nearly 80% live without a life partner or significant other ...


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