Its Pride month and advertisers seek to display their openness to diversity and cash in on the queer dollar! Is that cynical of me? Maybe. Either way, representations of LGBTQ persons in ads become one of the primary ways the straight majority learn about non-straight identifies, and that, in my book is a good thing. Some ads do this in a wonderful way. An ad for Colgate comes from Mexico and does an especially great[Read More…]
It is hard to let go of supporting a candidate who seems so perfect like Sanders. I get that. So my hope is that over the next weeks, these Bernie or Busters will come around to see the bigger picture.
We do not know that this bomb episode has anything to do with Target’s decision to all all employees and visitors to use the restroom that aligns to their gender expression.
Just as taking Tenofovir as HIV treatment is a long term therapy (forever, or until a better drug is on the market), PrEP is a long term, everyday therapy too. Anyone who is considering PrEP ought be looking at the whole picture, and then making the choice which s b best for them.
The Allegheny County Bar Association LGBT Rights Committee is offering a program, “Translating Transgender Issues: Understanding the Challenges Faced by Transgender Pennsylvanians” on Thursday, June 9 from 4:00 – 7:00 at the Omni William Penn.
But is drug development more controlled by what will impact their profit margin? Of course, drug companies like any businesses have a right to make profits, but how many billions is enough? And why aren’t HIV/AIDS activists speaking out against such profit hogging?
The downside is that we are placing a lot of power in the hands of a single drug company, and I think we can be sure that decisions being made serve their financial bottom line far more than they serve the common good.
Here’s my list of 12 tips for making the most of LGBTQIA Pride.
I’m not really in favor of supporting a 3rd party candidate. The chances of them getting enough votes to win is worse than your chances of winning the lottery.
Aside from the drama aspect, the questions raised by this episode are interesting. What is the role of gay bars/clubs today?