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Health, Wellness, Exercise, Reflections:Timing Is Everything
By Jorge Cruise / December 26, 2011
You'll hear from a lot of fitness experts that you should work out in the morning. And while there are plenty of good reasons to start your day off with exercise, you should also consider your personal circumstances. Some people are naturally more energetic in the morning, while others hit their peak at the end of the day. If you're a night owl, schedule your workout for the evening - you'll have more energy and burn more calories.
The same philosophy goes for other daily tasks. Try to accomplish as much as you can during the time of day that you're most alert, rather than force yourself to be productive when you just don't have the energy. On the flipside, make sure you make the most of your low-energy moments by setting aside time during that part of the day for a nap or sit-down tasks that won't leave you feeling drained.
Take Action:
- 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! Further, Boycott Fox's Owner "Rupert Murcoch" and get him thrown in jail for illegal - political donations, corruption, greed, bribery, hacking!
- 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. Update 03/08/11 - Lady Gaga Ends Target Partnership, Reportedly Over Target's Poor LGBT Stance. Update 3/25/2010 - Target displays their hypocrisy and Sues California Gay Rights Group for Lobbying Outside Stores. Target is attempting to block the LGBT right of free speech! STOP SHOPPING AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Update 4/8/2011: Target lost its case to stop the LGBT from canvassing in front of their stores. A huge PR Disaster for TARGET! Perhaps Target should go out of business as they betrayed their investers and customer base. Target contributed massive funds to a politician who would like to exterminate gays. Now, Target can not stop us from Boycotting them, nor picketing, nor talking to customers near their stores; although, Target allows a anti-gay company such as the Salvation Army to stand outside their door and speak with customers and raise money. Isn't this a double standard?
- End DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Prevents Federal employees and Gays in the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from gaining equal benefits.
- Pass a LGBT friendly ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act). ENDA would prevent employment discrimination of LGBT workforce.
- Boycott Salvation Army as they will Not Hire Gays; Not Feed Gays; Not House Gays! "DO NOT DONATE TO THEM."
- BOYCOTT "Chick-fil-a" for donating money to anti-gay groups.
- BOYCOTT KOCH INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS- to include their products: Angel Soft toilet paper / Brawny paper towels / Dixie plates, bowls, napkins & cups / Mardi Gras napkins and towels / Quilted Northern toilet paper / Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper / Sparkle napkins / Vanity fair napkins / Zee napkins / Georgia-Pacific paper products & envelopes / All Georgia-Pacific lumber & building products (INVISTA Products) / Lycra / Stainmaster Carpet. The billionaire - Koch brothers are ultra republican - tea bag founders/supporters that do not support causes of the LGBT community.
- Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much better.
- "Tune Out Trump", Boycott all Trump Hotel, casinos, holdings, The Apprentice and NBC Network! At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for president? After making racist remarks about Obama and recv'g public backlash, Trump decided not to run for president after NBC renewed his awful TV Show. How can NBC re-new the clown's show after he pulled such hateful shenanigans?
- Boycott Georgia for Execution of Troy Davis @ 11:08 EST, Sep 21, 2011:
Former US President and Former GA Gov. Jimmy Carter felt that TROY DAVIS should not be executed and deserved a re-trial. The Former Director of the FBI felt that TROY DAVIS Was Not Guilty! Do not drive through Goergia as it is dangerous. Do not fly via Atlanta. For your safety -Do not travel to GA. TELL YOUR COMPANY NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONVENTION IN GA! "Georgia Executes Innocent People!"
And Now, Our War of the Fittest!
This group is called "Peckers Pics." The English - slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. 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 "Male Model" that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit!" Warning: This may stoke you!
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The Top 12 Gay Political Stories Of 2011
12/26/11 / Huffington Post / Michelangelo Signorile
January 2011
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals asks the California Supreme Court to weigh in on whether or not proponents of Prop 8, which banned marriage for gays and lesbians in the California Constitution, have standing to challenge federal Judge Vaughn Walker's historic 2010 decision ruling Prop 8 unconstitutional.
Ten months later, in November, the state court issues its opinion that the proponents indeed have standing. Legal dream team Ted Olson and David Boise now await a decision by the 9th Circuit on standing and on Prop 8.
February 2011
The Justice Department releases a memo announcing that it believes the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and that the Obama administration will not defend Section 3 of the law, which had been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in 2010.
Attorney General Eric Holder (above) writes sexual orientation should be subject to a more "heightened standard of scrutiny" when it comes to discrimination.
April 2011
Republican House leaders announce that former Solicitor General Paul Clement (above) will defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court on behalf of Congress now that the Obama administration won't be defending it. But later that month, the large pro-gay law firm King & Spaulding, where Clement worked, dropped the case after outrage from LGBT legal advocates and its own employees.
Several days later Clement resigned, joined a smaller, conservative firm, and took the DOMA case.
May 2011
Legislators in Minnesota approved a bill to bring an anti-gay marriage amendment to the state's ballot in November of 2012. The bill had been pushed for years by Congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann when she was a Minnesota legislator.
Throughout 2011, Bachmann takes credit for bill on the campaign trail.
June 2011
New York becomes the 6th and most populous state to make marriage legal for gays and lesbians. The New York Legislature passes a marriage equality law, which Governor Cuomo signs immediately, during a late Friday night session.
Earlier in the week hope was almost lost on the bill, which required several Republicans to cross party lines. Activists credit Cuomo with rounding up the crucial votes.
July 2011
California Governor Jerry Brown signs SB48, a historic bill, the first of its kind and breaking ground for other states, which mandates the teaching of LGBT history and the contributions of LGBT figures like Harvey Milk in public schools.
Conservatives fail in mounting an effort to repeal the law at the ballot box, but continue to work other channels to try to invalidate it.
August 2011
The Obama administration gave a boost to bi-national gay and lesbian couples when it announced that Immigration and Naturalization Service would prioritize deportations differently, giving a lower priority to foreign citizens who have family in the U.S. -- and including gay couples in the definition of what constitutes a family.
Though deportations continue -- and DOMA prevents married gay bi-national couples from legally staying together in the U.S., unlike heterosexual couples -- it was welcome news for many.
September 2011
After months of implementing its study and training troops, the Pentagon officially ends the ban on gays serving openly in the military, following the law to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" passed by Congress and signed by President Obama late last year.
Republicans in Congress try to stall or stop repeal throughout 2011 but efforts fail.
September 2011
The North Carolina legislature votes to place a ban on marriage for gays and lesbians in the state's constitution on the ballot for May of 2012.
North Carolina is the only state in the South without such a ban. Getting it on the ballot is the last major effort of antigay State Senator James Forrester before his death in November.
October 2011
Gay rights pioneer, Frank Kameny, died at the age of 86.
He was fired from his job as an astronomer for the Army Map Service in 1957 for being gay. In 1961, Kameny brought the first civil rights case based on sexual orientation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Though the court declined to hear the case, Kameny maintained a lifelong effort to remove legal and social barriers for members of the LGBT community.
After a half-century of activism, Kameny was present when President Obama signed a memorandum extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees; he was in the audience in December 2010, when President Obama signed legislation repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell.
In 2009, Kameny received a formal apology from the federal government for his firing. His papers, including the 1961 Supreme Court petition, are archived in the Library of Congress.
November 2011
Congressman Barney Frank, the senior openly gay member of Congress who has been a member of the House for over 30 years, battling antigay lawmakers and pushing for gay rights, announces he will not run for reelection.
Frank says that he will write books and articles and still weigh in on LGBT rights.
December 2011
President Obama issues a directive tying aid to foreign countries to their policies on LGBT rights, saying it should be a factor all government agencies take into consideration.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives a groundbreaking, passionate speech to world leaders at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, pressuring governments around the world to recognize that LGBT rights are human rights.
