Prop 8 day 4: Prof says Prop 8 adds to gay health woes

A Columbia University social scientist says California’s voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriages contributed to the social stigma that makes gay men and lesbians more susceptible to depression, suicide and substance abuse.

Testifying in the federal trial to decide if Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution, Ilan Meyer said the measure sent …

Neff: Prognosis not good for gay health reforms

I’m in sunny Florida, but I’m coughing and sneezing and I have the watery, bleary, weary eyes of so many other sufferers in the cold-and-flu season.

My health is on my mind.

But your health is on my mind too.

And our healthcare and U.S. healthcare reform has been on my mind for …

OBAMA: BENEFITS FOR GAY PARTNERSHEALTH INSURANCE NOT INCLUDED

OBAMA: BENEFITS FOR GAY PARTNERS
HEALTH INSURANCE NOT INCLUDED

Vermont mental health groups back gay marriage

(Burlington, Vermont) Vermont mental health professionals are backing legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry.

The Vermont Psychiatric Association, the Vermont Psychological Association, the Vermont Mental Health Counselor Association and the Vermont chapter of the National Association of Social Workers said in a joint statement that arguments by opponents of same-sex …