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Woman may lose same-sex spouse's death benefits to homophobic in-laws
Jennifer Tobits caught in a bitter feud with deceased wife's parents over the rights to her estate and employer-granted profit-sharing plan.
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Local arrest demonstrates misuse of HIV criminal transmission statute
A recent arrest in Oak Park of a man charged with criminal transmission of HIV, has the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago calling for a change in outdated HIV criminal transmission laws.
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Welsh man claims stroke made him gay
Chris Birch of South Wales was showing off for his rugby teammates by doing a backflip when he landed on his head. And when he woke up in the hospital -- he said he had turned from straight to gay.
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CDC recommends vaccine for boys that has gay/cancer connection
The federal government is recommending that boys get vaccinated against HPV-- but may find the virus' connection to gay men and anal cancer a tough selling point.
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Lesbian swimmer Diana Nyad abandons Cuba-to-Florida swim
Swimmer Diana Nyad has abandoned her latest attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida.
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Computer gamers help scientists crack AIDS puzzle
Gamers on the scientific puzzle website "Foldit" have unlocked the secrets of the monomeric protease enzyme, one of the agents that helps create retroviruses like HIV.
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KY- lubricant ad features lesbian couple
K-Y brand lubricants is launching a television advertisement on Monday that will feature a lesbian couple.
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Obama administration to 'take another look' at gay blood donor ban
The federal government is going to take a hard look at the decades-old ban on gay men donating blood.
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As AIDS patients age, new health problems pop up
When AIDS first devastated the gay community, many HIV+ people thought they'd never live to see 40.