News 2011
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, 2011
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day provides an opportunity to acknowledge the more than 35,000 individuals who have volunteered for preventive HIV vaccine trials over the past 25 years. Without their participation, the modest success that we have achieved thus far would not have been possible. Many thousands more volunteers will be needed if we are going to achieve our ultimate goal of developing a safe and effective vaccine that will help stop the spread of HIV worldwide.
States Struggling To Pay For Aged, Disabled Community Programs
Martha Roherty represents people who are facing a perfect storm. As the executive director of the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities, Roherty knows what's happening to officials in charge of state programs that help older and disabled residents get access to basic services. For the past few years, they’ve been facing big state budget cuts, layoffs of key personnel and an increasing demand for services. And the situation has done nothing but get worse.
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Uganda’s ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill Stumbles, But Still Not Off the Table
Amnesty International is reporting that Uganda’s parliamentary session has ended before voting on a bill that would make homosexuality a capital offense; this follows a delay earlier this week caused by female MPs walking out of session in protest. Colloquially called the “Kill the Gays” bill, the legislation would make homosexuality (already a crime in Uganda) punishable by a life sentence or death, along with prison sentences for anyone knowingly associating with a gay person. Uganda’s LGBTQ advocacy groups say that the bill’s mere presence in the news has fomented an increase in anti-gay hate crimes.
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Fact Sheets Examine Medicaid's Role For Black Americans and Hispanic Americans
Two new fact sheets from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured examine Medicaid's role for black Americans (PDF) and Hispanic Americans (PDF), respectively.
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CNN Anchor Don Lemon Talks About Being Gay, Black and on TV
Besides looking a little like Marvin Gaye on the cover of his new memoir, “Transparent,” CNN anchor Don Lemon has revealed some shocking news: He is 45 years old.
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