Walgreens Prescription Savings Club

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Yep,  for just $10 a year, a family membership covers everyone in your immediate family - including your other half, dependents aged 22 and under.    Individuals can also join for just $5 a year and still get great discount prices on prescriptions.

 

Prescription Savings Club at Walgreens

 

Over 2 million people are already members. 

The Prescription Savings Club membership is risk free. If you don't save more than the cost of your membership during the course of the year of your membership, then you know what,  Walgreens will refund the difference.  Yes, amazing huh.

For $10 a year  a family membership covers everyone in your immediate family, including a spouse, dependents 22 and younger and pets. Individuals may join for $5.

 

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Guilty of gay hate.

Three Muslim men have been found guilty of stirring up hatred by handing out leaflets that said Islam "punished" homosexuals with the death penalty.

Ihjaz Ali, Kabir Ahmed and Razwan Javed handed out the pamphlet, called The Death Penalty?, which showed an image of a mannequin hanging from a noose and quoted Islamic texts that said capital punishment was the only way to rid society of homosexuality.

They were convicted at Derby Crown Court of distributing threatening written material intending to stir up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.

It is the first prosecution of its kind since legislation came into force in March 2010.

Mehboob Hussain and Umar Javed, who were also charged with the same offence, were found not guilty by the jury.

The leaflets were given to people outside a mosque and posted through letterboxes in the Normanton area of Derby.

Razwan Javed, Kabir Ahmed, Ihjaz Ali will be sentenced next month

 

The men admitted distributing the flyers but denied they were "threatening" or designed to cause trouble for homosexuals.

Bobbie Cheema, prosecuting, said that "many people" had complained to police about receiving the leaflets, which were distributed in the run-up to a gay pride event in the city in July 2010.

Gay people who received the leaflets were horrified. One man, who didn't want to be named, told Sky News: "They incite violence and I would even say it's incitement to murder. It lists various methods of executing homosexuals from burning alive, stoning, hanging or being thrown from a tall buidling and I felt that was directed at me.

"My initial thoughts were that I was actually being targeted by an individual, it really was quite frightening, it's a very very scary image, especially when you realise what the message is," he said.

During the trial the court heard that one gay man was so frightened by the leaflets that he left his home for a week.

Another man, who wished to remain anonymous, told Sky News: "I'm still looking when I'm walking down the street to see if someone is following me or when I go to bed I think, 'is someone going to do something to my letterbox?' It's just a nightmare. You can't sleep at night, it's a big worry."

Taxi driver Ali, of Fairfax Road, who the prosecution said was believed to be the main organiser and supplier of the leaflets, was found guilty of four counts of distribution on July 2 and July 4.

Ahmed, who is married with a nine-month-old daughter and lives in Madeley Street, and Razwan Javed, of Wilfred Street, were convicted of distribution in the area of the mosque on July 2.

Judge John Burgess, Honorary Recorder of Derby, adjourned sentencing until February 10.

Gay Movies

Gay movies, we’ve all heard of them, seen them, enjoyed or hated them. Some are great, some good, some fun, some not so good or fun or even that interesting.  Like any genre so broad as this, there are genres within genres within genres, horror, historic, recreations, love stories, coming of age and rite of passage battles, the list probably as endless as we are different.  Yet,  some of these gay movies are better than others,  some more popular, well known, enjoyable, worthy or just plain silly,  but all have some   are level of influence, be it tiny or great. Take Philadelphia and Brokeback Mountain for example, both I’m sure you’ll agree had a fair level of influence on audiences, both mainstream and gay as well as the media and the movie industry as a whole,  but that’s only my thoughts,  what are yours,  what do you think have been the most influential gay movies over the last 50 years?  Surly you have a view, perhaps you’re a gay movie fan, or connoisseur or maybe you like most are just a casual watcher, you may be bi, straight or gay, it doesn’t matter, I want to hear your views,  what you think are the most influential gay movies of the last 50 years. 

Please leave me a comment in the comment section below,  or email  gaymovies@seafrontdiary.com    or if you prefer,  text 075 123 76995

Please leave me a comment in the comment section below,  or email  gaymovies@seafrontdiary.com    or if you prefer,  text 075 123 76995

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Gay rights in Israel

 Israelis are justifiably proud of their country's record on gay rights, especially when that record is compared to that of its neighbors. This Israeli pride is too much for anti-Israel activists to bear, including one who on the Times op-ed page today accuses Israel of "pinkwashing" its real human rights record.

My in-box is filled with outraged responses from gays and lesbians (most, though not all, Jewish). Here is one response from a person who has been active in the gay rights movement who is an acquaintance of mine:

Gay Student's Flamboyant Behavior Blamed For His Murder

 Only a few hours had passed after 17-year-old Brandon McInerney had pled guilty to the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King at E.O. Green Junior High School when the media started pointing fingers.

The Los Angeles Times ran a story the same day, November 21, which said that the assistant principal at the school, who is openly gay, had been criticized for being "more intent on protecting King's civil rights" than "acknowledging that his dress and behavior were causing problems."

In a separate piece, also published Monday, the LA Times reported that the murdered teen's mother, Dawn King, had sought the help of school officials in "toning down her son's behavior" just a few days before the shooting. But she was allegedly told by the administration that King had "a civil right to explore his sexual identity."

Australia's Mardi Gras Returns to Gay Roots?

 After nearly a decade branded as the New Mardi Gras, organisers have announced Mardi Gras 2012will return to its roots by going back to its old name of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

The lycra and glitter-filled parade, to be held in March, was relaunched last Thursday after organisers were told they were losing their way.

Organisers say participants next year are likely to be calling for the right to be married.

“I would absolutely say that marriage equality will be right up there,’’ Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Graschairman Pete Urmson said.

“We would like to think we might be celebrating.’

Older gays are not as healthy as straights!

A recent study released by the University of Washington's School of Social Work is turning attention toward a group of seniors who face unique (and ignored) needs; a group whose numbers are expected to be more than 4 million by 2030--lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) boomers.

Researchers surveyed 2,560 LGBT adults aged 50-95 across the United States, to find that they had greater rates of disability, depression, loneliness and distress compared with heterosexuals of similar ages. Further highlighted by the study were the unique needs of this aging group, such as fear of discrimination, the lack of children to depend on as caregivers and less social support and financial security with age, as older LGBT adults are less likely to be partnered or married than heterosexuals.

Presenting some of the study's key findings during a congressional briefing last week, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, the study's lead author, told HealthCanal:

"The health disparities reflect the historical and social context of their lives, and the serious adversity they have encountered can jeopardize their health and willingness to seek services in old age."

Thus, Fredriksen-Goldsen calls for for senior housing, transportation, legal services and social events for LGBT seniors.

Full report in Huff Post

Lesbian News Reader Jane Hill To Marry

Popular BBC Newsreader Jane Hill has confirmed  on Twitter that she will enter into a civil partnership with her partner, Sara.

Hill, 42, who came out publicly in 2009, has worked as a newsreader on the BBC’s 24-hour channel for 14 years and also continues to present broadcasts on BBC One

She wrote on Twitter: “Yes, Sara & I are getting hitched.”

She added: “Still a bit shocked I think! (and hungover).”

The Telegraph drew consternation from some quarters by including quotation marks in its headline “BBC newsreader Jane Hill is to ‘marry’ a woman cameraman”.

The paper’s celebrity news section said: “Having “outed” herself as homosexual in the BBC’s staff magazine, Jane Hill has now accepted a “marriage” proposal.

Benetton gay kiss ad....

 

Italian clothing giant United Colors of Benetton has unveiled its new campaign, featuring unlikely men kissing.

Three advertisement banners were revealed in Italy yesterday as part of the company’s UNHATE campaign.


Two were unveiled in Milan, one featuring Barrack Obama and Chinese leader Hu Jintao sharing a kiss, and another with French president Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel.
The third was revealed in Rome and featured Pope Benedict kissing Egyptian imam Mohamed Ahmed el-Tayeb.


According to their website, Benetton’s UNHATE campaign seeks to “contribute to the creation of a new culture of tolerance”.
An official press statement on their website said: “The central theme is the kiss, the most universal symbol of love, between world political and religious leaders...


“...These are symbolic images of reconciliation - with a touch of ironic hope and constructive provocation - to stimulate reflection on how politics, faith and ideas, even when they are divergent and mutually opposed, must still lead to dialogue and mediation.”

The retailer has previously released advertisements that featured a man dying of AIDS and a nun kissing a priest.

 

Image courtesy of United Colors of Benetton.

Source pinkpaper

Fine for soccer player's anti-gay tweet.

The UK Football Association has fined a Crawley Town Footballer over a homophobic comment on his Twitter...




A Crawley Town FC midfielder posted a tweet on his twitter account last month reading: “Gays all over the tele what’s wrong with Britain! Sorry I’m #FullyHomophobic.”

This week, Hope Akpan was fined £1,200 after admitting the FA misconduct charge.

California Court Pivotal Vote On Same Sex Marriage

The California Supreme Court is poised to release a decision that could prove pivotal to the future of the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.

The court says it will file a written opinion Thursday morning clarifying whether the sponsors of ballot initiatives can defend their measures from legal challenges without the cooperation of the governor and attorney general.

A federal appeals court considering the constitutionality of the 2008 ban, known as Proposition 8, asked the state high court to weigh in on that question before it gets to the merits of the case.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has expressed doubts about the ability of Proposition 8's sponsors alone to challenge a lower court ruling that overturned the initiative. California's previous governor and attorney general both refused to appeal the decision

30 per cent off GAP

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Bahamas Bishop Urges Gays To Get Help!

A senior Bishop at the New Covenant Baptist Church in the Bahamas, Simeon Hall,  is calling for all homosexuals to "seek help" and turn away from "deadly, abnormal sexual practices".

The religious man, who claims not to be homophobic use a local newspapers statistics as the basis for yet another attack on gay people.  Bishop Hall says that in the Bahamas the number of men contracting AIDS because of homosexual practices has doubled in the past few years.

Mr Gay UK back!

Finalists Sam Kneen from Cardiff, Nik Chapman from Newcastle and Greg Lumley from Middlesbrough. Read their manifestos below.

Leeds has got used to the notion of a close connection with coronations, what with our Kate Middleton's elevation to Royal status, but the next on our civic agenda has nothing to do with the House of Windsor.

It's the crowning of Mr Gay UK, a post which has seen an interregnum for three years, but is now back with finalists from local heats who will be sorted into winner and runners-up next month, reports Martin Wainwright on the UK's Guardian newspaper's Northerner Blog.

I'm not quite sure what the Guardian's attitude, or that of its readers, is tobeauty contests but that's what the Comments thread is for, so please fire away. Certainly, this particular competition has a history which is every bit as colourful as Miss World's if not more so. I know you need to treat Wikipedia with caution, but its entry on Mr Gay UK is awash with curiosity-tempting links.