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Amendment 1 in Virginia | It hurts all Virginians

“Virginia is for Lovers”? Can I sue the Commonwealth of Virginia for false advertising? (BTW, does anyone know the difference between a State and a Commonwealth?)
Virginia needs to change the state motto to “Virginia is for legally married couples. Forget being in a long-term relationship that’s not one of those: you can’t make a [...]

Homophobia in the Medical World

Commercials can be really fun, really boring, or really stupid. I’ve been watching a commercial featuring a California doctor who says she has to choose between her faith and her job.
Say what? On this freaky commercial by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), this doctor utters these incredible words.
Assuming her comment is based on [...]

Transgender – I’m Every Woman…Or Man

Transgender people are the bravest people in the world. (If Barbra Streisand ever makes a sequel to Funny Girl, she can add those lyrics to her song “People.”) In the USA, gender roles are narrowly defined and stringent. That’s why I don’t go to comedy clubs anymore-99 percent of all jokes are about how [...]

Syphilis on the Rise

Ice cream–just love it! But I don’t eat a whole lot of it for health reasons. Skiing-exhilarating ! Well, until I tore my ACL and had surgery because a stupid snowman pushed me (I’m sticking with this story). TV-entertaining ! Though after a while I feel like my IQ drops 100 points, and [...]

AIDS 2007

Sheryl Crow sang, “A Change Would Do You Good.” Whether we like it or not, things change. Madonna changes her looks every five seconds. We hope you change your underwear everyday. Change in the pocket is like free money. When a straight couple gets married, he often thinks, “I hope she never changes,” while [...]

Find The Right Doctor: Something Tom Cruise Wouldn’t Like

Finding a new primary care physician (PCP) can be quite an undertaking. For example, pretend you’re the beautiful Brooke Shields. You just had a baby and you’re not feeling so hot, so you Google to find a new PCP. There are a ton of doctors’ names, and you click on a few hoping to find [...]

Bed Death: You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Anymore

There are many different types of death. Death of a family member or friend. Death of an era. Death of a Salesman. Death Becomes Her. Death Leppard?
But what happens in a relationship/marriage when there is Bed Death? When I was child, I was watching some TV show (surprise, surprise)¬ I think the Waltons or [...]

Intersex Babies: No Cigar for a boy or girl

What’s the first thing most people ask when a baby is born? If the father of the newborn doesn’t stuff your mouth with a pink- or blue-ribboned cigar reading “It’s a boy!” or “It’s a girl!” most people ask about the sex of the newborn.
What do you do if your newborn is intersexed? [...]