This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1909. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 : The average life expectancy was 47 years. Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes [...]
Archive for June, 2009
The Year 1909
Posted: 25th June 2009 by donwill in Hot topicsTags: average life expectancy, average wage, leading causes of death, medical schools, one hundred years
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Anti-bullying bill passed by North Carolina House
Posted: 25th June 2009 by donwill in PoliticsTags: bullies, corporal punishment, disability, discrimination laws, gay students, gender identity, personnel laws, sexual orientation
By 365gay Newswire 06.24.2009 3:00pm EDT I used to live there and if they can do this, we can do it anywhere. (North Carolina) An anti-bullying bill was passed in a 58-57 vote Tuesday by the North Carolina House of Representatives. The bill protects students on the basis of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and [...]
White House Confirms Monday LGBT Stonewall ‘Celebration’
Posted: 24th June 2009 by donwill in Gay History, PoliticsTags: conference call, democratic national committee, dnc fundraiser, gay leaders, Obama, servicemembers legal defense network, white house deputy chief of staff
Following reports that surfaced over the weekend, the White House has confirmed that Obama has invited high-profile LGBT “families, volunteers and activists, and community leaders” to a “celebration” on Monday in honor of the Stonewall anniversary: “The White House has not publicized the reception, and officials did not respond to e-mail requests for comment. But [...]
Closet the Only Option for Many Gay Seniors
Posted: 24th June 2009 by donwill in RetirementTags: 1970s, center on halsted, chicago tribune, evanston illinois, Gay Seniors, long term care, long term care facility, nursing home, seniors program, ymca
The plight of many gay seniors is highlighted by the Chicago Tribune’s profile of 85-year-old Victor Engandela, whose rich, challenging life journey has brought him to a seniors care facility in Evanston, Illinois, where he has been forced back into the closet: “‘I always said when I retired, when it was no longer dangerous, I [...]