Tuesday, November 3, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning January 2010 in Newark, African American men who have sex with men will be targeted by an HIV Testing social marketing campaign titled "Status Is Everything" organized by the African American Office of Gay Concerns (AAOGC) of Newark. "Status Is Everything" aims to encourage African American men, particularly young men who have sex with men, to get HIV tested and reduce risky behaviors. AAOGC will unveil the "Status Is Everything" brand and outreach components on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2009. Funding for "Status Is Everything" is provided by the Newd by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services as part of the department's HIV prevention efforts aimed at high-risk African American men.
Across Virginia, HRC staff and supporters have been out working for change since well before sunrise. We’ll be out today in force knocking on doors and calling voters until polls close at 7pm. Our organizers, pumped on coffee and leftover Halloween candy, have been building towards today for months. It’s all about who goes to [...]
A report from HRC’s organizer Adrian Matanza in Washington State: After weeks of identifying voters, today is the day to turn in those mail in ballots. After calling voters until 9pm last night, APPROVE Referendum 71 volunteers and I are up early and waving signs to morning commuters making their way to work on election day. We [...]
This post is from Jarrod Chlapowski, a U.S. Army veteran who recently joined the Human Rights Campaign to consult on ending the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Having been trained as a Korean linguist and cryptologic voice interceptor, he served in Korea, supporting the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion on more than 300 sensitive reconnaissance [...]
PFLAG, Morris County (Parents, Family and Friends of Gays and Lesbians), is a confidential, mutual support group to help parents, grandparents and friends adjust to a child’s gay or lesbian orientation.
CORUNNA - Less than two weeks after voting to remove the Corunna High Diversity Club's display board highlighting gay and lesbian awareness, the the Corunna Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting at which it is expected to rescind that decision.
The city is trying to shore up revenues by wooing a 'very lucrative segment.' If you plan on protesting a ban on same-sex marriage, what better place than West Hollywood, a town known nationwide as a center for gay activism and politics?

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