Archive for the ‘National’ Category

Veterans Day is a holiday observed annually in the United States in honor of all those, living and dead, who served with the U.S. armed forces in wartime. This year, we celebrate Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11.
I hold the highest resect, admiration, and gratitude for all who have given of themselves to fight for [...]

Historic Grant to Assess and Improve Mental Health Services for
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Individuals
(LOS ANGELES) – The California LGBT Health and Human Services Network of Equality California Institute (EQCAI) has been awarded a two-year, $444,000 grant by the California Department of Mental Health. This historic grant will fund a first ever statewide assessment [...]

Margie M. Palmer, Editor
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Earlier today in what can only be described as landmark legislation, the U.S. Senate passed the conference report for the FY 2010 Defense Authorization bill by a vote of 68 to 29, sending critical hate crimes legislation to the President’s desk.  On October 8 the U.S. House successfully passed [...]

Bipartisan support of critical legislation will ensure parity and continued education, prevention AND treatment programs in both urban and rural communities
 
(Washington, DC) – On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act, 408 to 9.
 
“Having watched this disease afflict so many in my generation and [...]

Grant Program Will Assist LGBT Organizations, Mainstream Aging Service Providers
  
(WASHINGTON, D.C. )– The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday plans to establish a national resource center to help communities support and serve their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders.  Through its Administration on Aging, HHS will award a single resource grant [...]

Margie M. Palmer-  Editor
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced yesterday new plans to ensure that HUD’s housing programs are open to all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.  To date, HUD is the first federal agency to publicly propose guidelines that would explicitly address discrimination based on sexual [...]

Organization calls for boycott of “sexual indoctrination” in K-12 schools
Esther Rubio-Sheffrey 
 
(SACRAMENTO) –  SaveCalifornia.com, the West Coast pro-family, pro-child organization that led the statewide battle against a proclamation of the statewide holiday “Harvey Milk Day,” is calling on every California parent with children in K-12 government schools to keep their sons and daughters home on this [...]

Says Repeal Would Improve Military Justice
 
(SANTA BARBARA) PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –  The Palm Center, UC Santa Barbara think tank, released the following statement yesterday:
 
“The military’s prohibition of consensual sodomy invites arbitrary enforcement and may be unconstitutional according to a report released by the Commission on Military Justice today. The Commission recommends repealing the ban.”
 
The report was sponsored [...]

(BOSTON) Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A Sudbury, Mass., man was charged today in federal court with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
 
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI – Boston Field Division, announced today that Tarek Mehanna, 27, of 6 Fairhaven Circle, Sudbury, Mass., [...]

Margie M. Palmer
(CALIFORNIA) October 20, 2009– After a whirlwind of media frenzy over anti-gay comments made during the Miss USA pageant, USA pageant officials are seeking a refund of $5,200, the exact price of her breast implants.
 The suit was brought by K2 productions, the directors of the Miss California USA pageant, in response to a [...]