http://www.safeguards.org LGBT Health Resource Center Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:21:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Purchase your tickets online today! (secure site)   University of the Arts-Hamilton Hall 6 pm—10 pm Heavy Hors D’oeuvres * Silent Auction * Portrait Gallery *   Blackjack/21 Club * LGBTQ Youth Talent Showcase    call for more info: (215) 985-6873     http://www.safeguards.org/?p=180 After July 1, 2010, SafeGuards will be at:   1700 Market Street, 18th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 985-6873 (phone).  (215) 732-1252 (fax) http://www.safeguards.org/?p=179 It was Tuesday, when I got a call from an ex-boyfriend. He was nearing the typical semester-ending Hell Week at Drexel and needed to drill off some tension after a week of finals. "Eric" was a senior whom I had met three years prior on OkCupid and dated for five ... http://www.safeguards.org/?p=178 It was my first break-up in about two and a half years, and I was finally coming to terms with some cold hard realities: 1) I was dumbly blinded by the notion of love for far too long and 2) my ex-boyfriend had about as much regard for a gay ... http://www.safeguards.org/?p=177 Join us for a free screening of the documentary "Equality U."  The 2010 Soulforce Equality Ride starts right outside of Philly in Phoenixville, PA. The two month bus trip is starting with a visit to Valley Forge Christian College, and as a "shout out" and kick-off we are hosting a screening and discussion led by Equality Riders.  Equality ... http://www.safeguards.org/?p=176 The Kenya govenment has failed to act as mobs try to kill human rights defenders and assault people they suspect are "gay." The overlapping stigmas of HIV/AIDS and homosexuality, inflamed by religious missionaries, are endangering lives and fueling this social and political conflict.  Item below reposted from Human Rights Watch. February 17, ... http://www.safeguards.org/?p=175 Community involvement critical to successful research to find an HIV vaccine More than 25 years since HIV was first discovered, the virus continues to devastate families and communities across the country, with African American communities being affected at an alarmingly disproportionate rate. While black men and women made up 13 ... http://www.safeguards.org/?p=174 I remember my first time hearing about Adam4Adam. I was a sophomore in college and as naïve as Rose Nylund. I didn’t know a single thing about the internet fucking "dating" culture and if I did I would’ve exited stage left – way left. I only had one sexual partner ... http://www.safeguards.org/?p=173 The Philadelphia LGBT Complete Count Census Committee invites you to: LGBT Communities & the 2010 Census: A Community Presentation by Dr. Gary Gates Monday, December 7, 2009 6-8 PM William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce Street – Philadelphia Room The 2010 U.S. Census will count same-sex couples for only the 2nd time ... http://www.safeguards.org/?p=172