Re: [Peckers_Pics] Muscle Wars, PICS; Feb 20, 2011-Safe PICS For All Ages

This is like an A-Z compendium of beautiful men, including Ben Godfre, Philip Fusco, and a host of others too numerous to name.  

Civil unios are a big step forward, but true equality means marriage.

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Terry Purdue <smooth_op_85@yahoo.com> wrote:

Wherever you get those pics Jake...keep 'em comin'. Hawaii--FINALLY! I remember when the DOMA was passed everyone was talking about Hawaii 'forcing' the government to recognize same sex marriages--and why shouldn't they?!!! It's a good thing for them to get civil unions but nothing is like marriage BUT marriage (Paula Kott, expert for Olson and Boies at Perry v. Schwarzenegger) --- On Sat, 2/19/11, Jake <jakewest_tn@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Jake <jakewest_tn@yahoo.com> Subject: [Peckers_Pics] Muscle Wars, PICS; Feb 20, 2011-Safe PICS For All Ages To: Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011, 4:27 PM   Muscle Wars, PICS; Feb 20, 2011 Safe PICS For All Ages / We Support Keith Olbermann Updates on slain gay activist - David Kato of Uganda @ ObamaBiden2008 Updates on Keith Olberman @ ObamaBiden2008 Boycott: Chick-fil-a as they are against gay marriage and donate to anti-gay causes.  Consider joining: Members should join our President Barack Obama group .  (Health Care & Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Repeal DOMA, Don't Ask & Don't Tell) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join Wrestling Pic group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CyberWrestlingGuys/join Bearhug Yahoo PIC Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bearhug/join HeadLock HeadScissor @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeadLockAndHeadScissorsWrestling/join Heath Ledger group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeathLedgerTributeSite/join Bearhug Submission  - Roommates: Ben vs. Ryan & then meet the guys at Sean's. 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How much sleep is optimal for staying thin? Between seven and nine hours is best. Less than seven hours increases the risk of obesity approximately 30 percent and adds an extra five pounds on average. According to Jean-Philippe Chaput, MSc, from Laval University in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and colleagues, current treatments for obesity have been largely unsuccessful in maintaining long-term weight loss, suggesting the need for new insight into the mechanisms that result in altered metabolism and behavior and may lead to obesity. The increase in body weight in the U.S. population has been paralleled by a reduction in sleep times. For the past four decades, daily sleep duration has decreased by one and a half to two hours, and the proportion of young adults sleeping less than seven hours per night has more than doubled, from 15.6 percent in 1960 to 37.1 percent in 2002. Studies in adults and children have repeatedly shown that reduced sleep is associated with increased weight. To determine the relationship between sleep duration and weight, researchers followed 276 adults aged 21 to 64 who were enrolled in the Quebec Family Study, a six-year study in a community setting. The investigators compared weight gain relative to three categories of sleep duration -- short (5-6 hours), average (7-8 hours), and long (9-10 hours). Compared with average-duration sleepers, short-duration sleepers gained 4.4 pounds more in a six year period. At six years, short-duration and long-duration sleepers were 35 percent and 25 percent more likely to experience a 12 pound weight gain, respectively, compared to those who slept seven to eight hours a night. Compared with average-duration sleepers, short-duration sleepers had a 27 percent increased risk for the development of obesity, and long-duration sleepers had a 21 percent increase in risk. Adjustment for caloric intake and physical activity did not affect these connections. Take Action: Boycott advertisers of Glenn Beck - Fox News.  Glenn Beck is anti-gay rights. Update: DADT has been repealed. President Obama has kept his promise! Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers.  Bill discussed a French commercial by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to be Al-Qaida friendly as well?  Imagine - Bill O'Reilly compares Gays to Al-Qaida! Boycott Arizona the home of  "hater" - U.S. Senator John McCain. Arizona's Hateful anti-Immigration Law - encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities.  A remedy: Demand Republicans to  support Immigration Reform (The Dream Act). Further, Senator McCain voted against ending DADT and Blocked Immigration reform!  Boycott Target, Best Buy, Gold's Gym - for donating money towards anti-gay political candidates/organizations. Update: (12/26/2010): Target is continuing to donate to anti-gay groups/causes/politicians. 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Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, you should select the guy that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit!"   Warning: This may stoke you!   Your participation in discussion of health / news articles - appearing in this message is greatly appreciated. 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9 Adam Corelli   10   11 Chris B   11a   12 Josh B   12a   12b   13   14 Evandro Soldati   15 Skyler Allan   16 Callum   17 Cory Higgings   17a   18 Cory   18a   18b   19   20   21   22   23   23a   24   25   26   27 Armond Scipione   28 Emilio, 23   29   30   31 Ben Godfre   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   51   52   53   54   55   56   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64   65   66   57   You Decide! Sau Paulo, Brazil; Pride; June 6, 2010 Stoked? Club Karma; West Palm Beach, Florida; Feb 16, 2011 Civil unions seen as marriage Feb 19, 2011 / Honolulu Star-Advertiser / Pat Gee After advocating for same-gender marriage and gay rights for 41 years, Tim Earhart, president of Dignity USA-Honolulu, said the final passage Wednesday of the civil-unions bill by the state Senate was an unequivocal victory. "No doubt about it, it's the equivalence of marriage," said Earhart, whose gay rights advocacy group pushed for the bill. Even though the wording of the bill did not include "marriage," he said "we have to be practical. This is a huge win. It gives us all the benefits and responsibilities of marriage." Senate Bill 232 gives same-sex couples virtually all of the rights of married couples after contentious controversy the past few years. Gov. Neil Abercrombie is expected to sign the bill into law on or about March 3, making Hawaii one of seven states to allow civil unions without authorizing same-sex marriage itself. "I came to Hawaii to minister to gay people" in 1971, Earhart said, as pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Honolulu. It closed its doors in 2005 after other churches "picked up the banner" in welcoming gays, said Earhart, an elder of First Christian Church of Honolulu. "This is what's been missing for gay people," he said of the civil-unions legislation. "We've never had this dimension of a relationship. If we could get married, that's so valuable and encouraging for gays and lesbians to do the hard work" of being committed to a long-term relationship. "Many couples sell out for second best by hooking up on a very temporary basis because there's no protection under the law. "Marriage is a metaphor for our relationship with God. God put it in our hearts to be bonded to another human being so we could see what it is like to have a relationship with a deity, with God. "We are asking for ratification and validation" by society that the feelings gay people have toward each other are the same feelings heterosexual couples have, he said. In response to opponents who are worried that same-sex lifestyles would be taught to public school students with no option for parents to remove their child, Earhart said homosexuality should be part of sex education because some don't see where they fit into a largely heterosexual society. "It's not going to be one or the other. Now there's only heterosexual relationships (taught). At least 10 percent of us are being left out. It's making us feel bad because it leaves us out of the equation." "Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges." ....Jake