GLBT

The NY Times Interview: McCain Against Gay Adoption

The New York Times yesterday featured a front-page interview with Sen. John McCain. On its Website, the newspaper published excerpts from the transcript of the interview, which included this exchange on whether gays should be allowed to become adoptive parents:

Is HIV/AIDS a Gay Disease?

Yes, said Matt Foreman, outgoing executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in a controversial speech made in Detroit on Feb. 7. With its rate of infection remaining high, Foreman said the gay community should "own up to it." Anti-homosexual groups applauded the remarks.

San Jose State Bans Red Cross Over FDA Rule

The university stopped all blood drives until the FDA revises rules that prohibit gay men from donating blood unless they’ve been abstinent since 1977.