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11/3/09
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New study offers first demographic picture of same-sex spouses

For the first time, the Census Bureau has released data in which same-sex couples who refer to one another as `husband` or `wife` are differentiated from those who refer to one another as `unmarried partners.`

The Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA Law issued a report today analyzing newly released data from the US Census Bureau.  The study examines data from the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS).

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Launch of New LGBT Online Magazine, 10,000 Couples, Receives International Welcome

The first issue of 10,000 Couples, released for October of 2009, garnered over 6,200 page views from visitors in 94 countries around the globe.

The first issue of 10,000 Couples, released for October of 2009, garnered over 6,200 page views from visitors in 94 countries around the globe. This online magazine is dedicated to focusing on the lives and life experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The format is multi-dimensional in its approach to sharing the positive aspects and discussing the everyday challenges of same-sex couples. The magazine's is subscription-based with unique interactive components and is free to registrants.
GLAAD Announces 1st GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising Award Recipients


Mitchell Gold, Bob Williams and Subaru are honored at New York event presented by Ogilvy and Southwest Airlines

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, announced award recipients at the 1st GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising ceremony presented by Ogilvy and Southwest Airlines. Award recipients and nominees can be seen at www.glaad.org/advertisingawards/recipients.
FindFred.com: Starting an Online, and Offline, Revolution

New site attracting, and protecting, more than 65,000+ men searching for `the one` online

There's a revolution happening in the online m4m community. As of Fall 2009, more than 65,000 men have joined FindFred.com, a site for gay men breaking new ground in terms of its design, usability and member connections.


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NCAVP Releases Report On GLBT Violence In U.S.

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs releases report: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Domestic Violence in the United States in 2008

 
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) today released its report on domestic violence within lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities in the United States during the year 2008. The total number of cases reported to NCAVP members was 3,419.  Los Angeles, with increased monitoring capacity, reported close to 1,500 incidents. Major findings of the report reflected that the number of reported DV-related fatalities increased and the number of cases with reported police misconduct in 2008 increased by 93%. In 2008, incidents of police misconduct, reported by 2.3% of all callers to NCAVP organizations, nearly doubled compared to those reported in 2007.

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President Barack Obama Takes Major Steps for People with HIV and AIDS

Signs Reauthorization of Ryan White CARE Act, Announces End of HIV Travel and Immigration Ban

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, praised President Barack Obama today for taking two major steps on behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS. First, he signed into law a bill extending the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act, reauthorizing for another four years the critical programs that have helped provide care for more than half a million low-income people living with HIV and AIDS. Second, he announced the final regulation reversing our nation's prohibition on HIV-positive people entering the country for travel or immigration.
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