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Gay Marriage A $259M Shot In Arm For NYC

Gay Marriage A $259M Shot In Arm For NYC

7,000+ Same-Sex Couples Married In Year Since Law Was Passed, Windfall Boosts Trans- portation, Development, Tax Revs By Nathan James In the year since legalized gay marriage went into effect…

Report: Gay Black Men Have 1-In-4 Chance Of Getting HIV By Age 25

Report: Gay Black Men Have 1-In-4 Chance Of Getting HIV By Age 25

Black AIDS Institute Says Gay Men Of Color In US At Greater Risk Than Whole World By Nathan James A frightening report released today by the Black AIDS Institute says…

R&B star Frank Ocean comes out

R&B star Frank Ocean comes out

And exemplifies the community’s rejection of  a “gay identity” R&B and Hip-Hop songwriter Frank Ocean has come out. Although it will [be] hotly contested in African American circles, some say…

US Episcopal Church Approves Blessing of Same-Sex Couples

US Episcopal Church Approves Blessing of Same-Sex Couples

The U.S. Episcopal Church has approved a new worship service to bless same-sex couples, becoming the largest religious denomination in the United States to accept the union of homosexual couples.…

NYC Council, Borough President Award $3M To LGBT Shelter

NYC Council, Borough President Award $3M To LGBT Shelter

Ali Forney Center Will Build Additional Facility With New Funding By Nathan James Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and the City Council today announced an award of $3 million to…

CERN Scientists Confirm Boson Discovery

CERN Scientists Confirm Boson Discovery

GENEVA — Scientists at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, report they have discovered a new subatomic particle that might be the elusive Higgs boson. Further research will be…

How Brooklyn became a writers’ mecca

How Brooklyn became a writers’ mecca

The guy at the checkout at a Brooklyn branch of Trader Joe’s, a wildly popular speciality grocery chain, had a spray of blond hair, a masters in literature and a…

US approves first over-the-counter HIV home-use test

US approves first over-the-counter HIV home-use test

A home HIV test is expected to go on sale in the US within months, after winning regulator approval. The OraQuick test checks saliva from a mouth swab for HIV…

How mobile puts business at the tip of Africa’s fingers

How mobile puts business at the tip of Africa’s fingers

Across the African continent, internet penetration is low, computers are often too expensive to purchase, and online business transactions can be logistically complicated to execute. By Meredith Baker But the…

California high-speed rail wins approval

California high-speed rail wins approval

California lawmakers have approved financing for a bullet train that would eventually become part of the first dedicated high-speed line in the US. In a 21-16 vote, the Senate approved…

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