More Employers Offering Transition Coverage
San Francisco became the first city to offer city employees comprehensive coverage for gender transitions in 2001. Since then some major companies have taken notice and have changed their employee benefits packages to follow suit. General Motors, IBM, Eastman Kodak…
New Mexico Aging Dept. Moves Conference to Keep Presentations on Gay Issues
The New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department had to change the location of its annual conference this year because Baptist-owned LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center, the usual location of its annual conferences, attempted to to restrict discussion of gay issues.…
Puccini for Beginners
A woman breaks up with her girlfriend (who had never said "I love you" during the six years they were together). The dumper moves on to a man. The dumpee figures she should try a man too, because, well, her…
20-40% of SF Homeless Youth Are Queer
KCBS reports that an estimated 800 to 1,600 of the approximately 4,000 homeless teenagers who call San Francisco's streets home are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. These numbers, unfortunately, match up with nationwide statistics.
HPV Vaccine May Prevent Anal Cancer
Doctors are hopeful that the vaccine against human papillomavirus will be able to prevent a disease gay men are at an elevated risk of: anal cancer.
California Court Will Rule on Preferences in Online Roommate Ads
A case in California’s Ninth Circuit Court in Pasadena is asking the court to decide if stating specific preferences in roommate ads is discriminatory and in violation of federal Fair Housing statutes. The suit was filed against by the Fair…
Sharon Stone on Washington’s Counseling
Sharon Stone is reportedly shocked that Isaiah Washington had to enter a residential treatment facility after his use of an anti-gay slur towards Knight because she refers to her gay friends as "big fags." The outspoken star claims it's "absurd"…
Washington Stays, Knight Leaves?
Knight, not happy about the way ABC and Disney have dealt with Isaiah Washington's behavior, might be leaving Grey’s Anatomy, according to a source who says that "feels that the atmosphere is so toxic and unhealthy." 's spokeswoman said that…
Guess Who Turned 4 This Weekend
And he can already read Freakonomics. I'm such a proud mommy.
Bad Lesbian Dates
I don't want to go on them or read about them, but if you have any interest: Bad Lesbian Dates. (Heel click: Lusty Lady)