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Obamacare and federal grant allow Georgia to eliminate ADAP waiting list

ATLANTA – Thanks to Obamacare and a timely federal grant, Georgia health officials say they have completely wiped out the nation’s longest waiting list to get live-saving HIV medicine to the poor.

“This reduction of our wait list to zero is a remarkable accomplishment, especially considering where we were in 2011,” DHP Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald said in a news release.

Until Thursday, Georgia had a woeful record nationally for the past several years as hundreds of clients waited on the ADAP list to get HIV medicine.

Atlanta to pay $250K to man denied police officer job because of HIV status

ATLANTA -- Lambda Legal said today that it has accepted the settlement offer to resolve the discrimination lawsuit against the City of Atlanta. The lawsuit is on behalf of its anonymous client, who applied to be a police officer with the Atlanta Police Department (APD) but was denied employment because of his HIV status.

GSA Network, parents, doctors sue school district over abstinence-only teaching

FRESNO, Calif. -- Gay-Straight Alliance Network today joined parents and physicians in suing the Clovis Unified School District over its high school abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education.

The lawsuit charges that the district is violating California law and putting teens' health at risk by teaching students misinformation and denying them critical instruction about condoms and contraception. A 2003 law requires that sexual health education in California's public schools be comprehensive, medically accurate, bias-free, and appropriate for students of all sexual orientations.

Being Alive San Diego goes green

SAN DIEGO -- Being Alive HIV/AIDS Services is going green with the collection of plastic bottles and cans to support Daniel’s Pantry that feeds the clients every month.

More than 400 people use Daniel's Pantry each month for a collection of canned goods, rice, fresh fruits and vegetables, and some frozen meat. There are donation bins at local businesses and recyclables can be dropped off at Being Alive Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. 4070 Centre St., San Diego, CA 92103 For more information on this program, call Harrison at 619-291-1400, ext 320.

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Brother’s dying wish inspires children’s book on tolerance

An author’s love for his gay brother, along with the dying man’s last wishes, provides powerful motivation for a new children’s book, “Gordon The Giraffe,” about tolerance.

2000 Olympic medalist reveals he has HIV

Gay Australian Olympian Ji Wallace has publicly revealed his HIV status in a letter sent to the Star Observer.

Wallace, a trampolinist who won a silver medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, said he was inspired to make the public admission about his diagnosis after seeing an interview given by U.S. diver Greg Louganis about his battle with HIV and being a gay Olympian.

“I have been contemplating writing this for a while,” Wallace said.

“I caught a CNN Piers Morgan interview with Greg Louganis here in London. It made me think and think and I couldn’t sleep, so I wrote.”

Former Weather Girls diva Martha Wash to headline Disco Tea Dance benefit

PALM SPRINGS – Disco diva Martha Wash of Weather Girls fame will perform at a retro-inspired Disco Tea Dance on Sunday, Sept. 16, from 4 to 10 pm poolside at the Saguaro Hotel, 1800 E. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.

DJ Jerry Bonham of San Francisco’s annual “Remember the Party” will be spinning classic and iconic disco hits. The event is a benefit for AIDS Assistance Program.

Lambda Legal surveys LGBT and HIV community experiences with public agencies nationwide

NEW YORK -- Lambda Legal today launched a nationwide survey that aims to examine the experiences that people who are LGBT and people living with HIV have had with law enforcement, prisons, courts and schools.

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RGOD2: Religion and HIV

(Editor’s note: The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle delivered these remarks today at the International AIDS Conference at a panel on “Religion, Culture and Law.” This will serve as his weekly RGOD2 column.)

The word religion is from the Latin word religio “to bind.” It is also sometimes described as law – a divine obligation, or sacred covenant which binds humanity with the mystery we call God.

“Bears Care” rummage sale Aug. 11 to benefit HIV/AIDS services

SAN DIEGO -- Bears San Diego and Mr. Bear 2012 Chuck Houghton will present the “Bears Care” rummage sale in August in Hillcrest.

The rummage sale will take place from 9 am to 4 pm Saturday, Aug. 11, in the auditorium at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre St. at Harvey Milk Street in San Diego, CA 92103.

This is a fundraiser to benefit HIV/AIDS support services through Family Health Centers of San Diego, Special Delivery San Diego and The Center.

In addition to the massive rummage sale, there will also be food for sale and a chance to win a San Diego Harbor cruise.

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