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Deaths • 10.09.09
Bruce Stenner, 57, died suddenly of a heart attack on Sept. 16. Born on July 17, 1952, Stenner saw color in everything. His imaginative spirit flowed into all that he did, including painting, sculpting, creative solutions for problems and even transforming…
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CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS
By David Taffet | Staff Writer [email protected] CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS • Gilda’s Club North Texas 2710 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, Texas 75219 214-219-8877 Free. Open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5…
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Deaths • 11.06.09
Trish Hudson Trish Hudson, 45, died during a trip to New York on Oct. 31. She was found dead in her hotel room. Cause of death is pending autopsy. No foul play is suspected. She was born in Alaska and raised in California. At the age of 15, she moved to Tex…
Arts + Entertainment
Yoga bare
By ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor [email protected] For the members of Dallas Naked Yoga 4 Men, getting buff in the buff is all a state of mind BEND AND SNAP | Richard Keen, left, and Keith Callahan go into one of the yoga postures that increase…
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Get your cootie shots
By David Taffet I Staff Writer [email protected] Health care professionals say adult vaccinations important to LGBTs TAKE THE SHOT I Dr. Gary Sinclair, medical director for Parkland/UT Southwestern HIV Services, recommends that everyone over age 50 get…
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Salk, Sabin and my mother
By David Taffett Staff Writer Adult vaccination could save an additional 50,000 lives a year and there are particular health concerns in the LGBT community. An interesting note in the history of immunization is that the Hepatitis B vaccine was created from…
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Round-Up hosting 'Bras for the Cure' workshop
By David Taffet St’aff Writer Liz Mikel and Leann Berry will emcee as men and women walk down the pink runway modeling bras designed to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Dallas actor Cedric Neal will be among the bra models. The Design a Bra co…
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Citizens voice concerns over proposed cuts in AIDS funds
By David Taffet Staff Writer Mayor says city is pursuing grants that could make up for cuts Several citizens attended the Wednesday, Aug. 26 Dallas City Council meeting to voice concerns about plans to slash the entire $325,000 previously allocated in the c…
Arts + Entertainment
Activism is the new Black
By Lawrence Ferber Contributing Writer Dustin Lance Black brought tears to viewers of the Oscarcast. Now the dreamy ‘Milk’ laureate is raising a fist in defiance PHOTO BY TOM KELLER Dustin Lance Black hit the ground running both creatively and as a gay acti…
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AFSP gets grant for LGBT suicide reduction program
By David Taffet Staff Writer Studies show LGBT youth attempt suicide at a disproportionately high rate; suicide among LGBT elderly may also be a problem Ann Haas The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention recently received a $45,000 grant from the Johns…
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Lawmaker sues Schwarzenegger over extra cuts in AIDS funding
By Judy Lin Associated Press Spokesman says legislature’s failure to submit balanced budget prompted further cuts; Steinberg says governor overstepped his bounds California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made more cuts to the state Legislature’s revised spendin…
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Opponents of DP benefits may seek ballot measure in El Paso
By Staff Reports EL PASO — Opponents of the city’s plan to offer domestic partner benefits to municipal employees may seek a ballot measure to try to overturn the decision. On Thursday, July 30, the El Paso City Council voted 6-1 to offer health benefits to…
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