Supreme Court prospect draws criticism from gay groups
(Atlanta) Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, considered a potential nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, has drawn criticism from gay rights groups after announcing plans to join a think tank whose founder is an outspoken opponent of gay marriage.
Sears, the nation’s first black female chief justice of a state …
Shelters Slowly Adapt To Transgender Homeless
(Atlanta, Georgia) Twelve years heading the Salvation Army’s downtown homeless shelter had done little to prepare Janeane Schmidt for the recent night when a soft-spoken biological male transitioning into a female walked in.
Schmidt didn’t want to refuse someone in need. Having seen few such cases, however, and with limited space …
Warren protest planned at King church
(Atlanta, Georgia) A coalition of activists is planning to protest The King Center’s choice of the Rev. Rick Warren as keynote speaker on the federal observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
The Jan. 19 event in Georgia is the day before the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, who …
Increase in reported STDs
(Atlanta, Georgia) Sexually spread diseases – for years on the decline – are on the rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting a record, government health officials said Tuesday.
The increase in chlamydia, a sometimes symptomless infection that can lead to infertility in women, is likely because of better screening, experts said. …
