December 1: Know Your Status Day
World AIDS Day is Tuesday, December 1 and a great opportunity to take charge of your sexual health. Everyone at MIT should practice safer sex and discuss their sexual health with their clinicians during regular check-ups. It's not just about knowing your HIV/AIDS status, it's about being responsible for your health, which includes your sexual health. That's why December 1st is Know Your Status Day at MIT. So, what's your status? Do you know? Be healthy. Get tested regularly. Know your status.
Top 10 Internet Moments of the Decade
The group that runs the awards -- itself an online institution for more than a decade -- on Wednesday released what it considers the 10 most influential Internet moments of the 2000s.
Federal Court Accepts Challenge of Proposition 8
Ted Olson and David Boies are challenging proposition 8's federal constitutionality and believe that it should be repealed. "This unequal treatment of gays and lesbians denies them the basic liberties and equal protection under the law that are guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution," their suit states. (Read more by clicking on the facebook link or the read more link below).
Gay Marriage Bill in New York
With the measure still several votes short of the 32 needed, the Senate put off the issue as supporters lobbied for more votes.
Hate Crime in Puerto Rico
The Village Voice (a New York News Blog) brings attention to a recent hate crime in Puerto Rico that is in dire need of national attention.
CNN published an update saying that the suspect is to be charged with murder in slaying of gay teen in Puerto Rico - Read Here
Internet Effort Launched to Repeal Proposition 8 in CA
A group called Love Honor Cherish launched an Internet-based effort today to collect enough signatures to place a measure repealing Prop. 8, the anti-gay marriage law, on the state ballot by next year.
Mormon Support of Gay Rights Statute
Gay rights groups commended the Mormon church for supporting a Salt Lake City ordinance banning discrimination in housing and at work.
Boy Won't Pledge Allegiance
An Arkansas 10-year-old says he won't pledge to the flag until gays and lesbians have equal rights.
Girl on Girl Culture
A link to Time Traveling Lesbian, the HBO-funded web series written and starring Rebecca Drysdale which combines her love of science fiction with making out with straight girls.
Below, a link to news and entertainment for girl-on-girl culture.
The Gay Marriage Vote in Maine
The New York Times reports on Maine's Question 1 (whether or not to keep gay marriage). What does this mean for the Gay Rights Movement as we head into 2010.
A link to the 2009 National Election Results