Wednesday, January 5, 2011

[Peckers_Pics] Model Wars, PICS; Jan 6, 2011 - Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G



Model Wars, PICS; Jan 6, 2011
Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated  G

 
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NYC Department Of Health Releases H.I.V. PSA (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Huffington Post; 1/4/2011

The NYC Department of Health, which recently has made a name for itself by publicizing startlingly graphic public service announcements, has release a new ad about H.I.V.

The tag is "it's never just H.I.V." and the video, which resembles an NBC drama promo, goes on to explain how the virus can lead to other terrible diseases like osteoporosis or dementia.

But the video, which shows only men and flashes graphic illustrations of broken bones, and even documentation of anal cancer, is striking some as far too aggressive a campaign.

The New York Times reports that the ad is dividing health experts and gay activists alike. Those like Larry Kramer, the founder of the AIDS activist group Act Up, think the commercials are effective. "This ad is honest and true and scary, all of which it should be," he told the Times. "H.I.V. is scary, and all attempts to curtail it via lily-livered nicey-nicey 'prevention' tactics have failed."

Others think the message is exploitative and unnecessarily graphic.

"We know from our longstanding H.I.V. prevention work that portraying gay and bisexual men as dispensing diseases is counterproductive," said Marjorie Hill, chief executive of Gay Men's Health Crisis. "Studies have shown that scare tactics are not effective."
 
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Glimmers of Hope for Same-Sex Marriage in Two States
By Max Follmer / Jan 5, 2011 / TakePart - Inspiration to Action
 
State officials on opposite ends of the country gave same-sex marriage backers reason to be hopeful Tuesday as they nudged their states closer to recognizing gay unions.

The New Mexico Attorney General issued an opinion that same-sex marriages performed in states and countries where the practice is legal are valid in New Mexico. While providing cheery news for gay marriage supporters, the legal opinions of the Attorney General do not carry the force of law, and no New Mexico court has ever ruled on the issue. The state's new governor opposes gay marriage.

All the way in New England, newly minted Independent Governor Lincoln Chafee used his inaugural address to urge lawmakers to legalize gay marriage in his state. Chafee, a former Republican Senator who dropped his party label when he lost the GOP gubernatorial primary, campaigned on a promise to help legalize gay marriage in his state.
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