Do bans on same-sex marriage affect HIV infection rates?
Yes, says two economists, Hugo Mialon and Andrew Francis, from Emory University.

The researchers calculated that a rise in tolerance reduced HIV cases by one per 100,000 people from the 1970s to the 1990s. More recently, they saw that laws against same-sex marriage boosted HIV cases by 4 per 100,000.
“Bans on gay marriage codify intolerance, causing more gay people to shift to underground sexual behaviors that carry more risk,” said Mialon in a recent news release.
The effect appears to be indirect and related to intolerance or lack of acceptance.
Read more about the study …read more

Today, I read a piece in the Winona Daily News about Iowa and same-sex marriage.
Iowa has recently cleared the way for same-sex marriages, by overturning the previous ban on April 3, 2009.  The article discussed gay couples in Wisconsin and the possible ramifications of their crossing traveling to Iowa to marry. The crux of it is they can do it, and they will do it, but couples face possible legal problems by doing it. Plus, it will only be a symbolic union, a relationship “rite of passage,” with no legal benefits. Only residents of Iowa are allowed the same rights …read more

Kids see porn on the internet; either intentionally or not.
Hearst is closing down Cosmo Girl after the December 2008 issue. But don’t worry, CosmoGirl.com will continue.
One magazine closes and another starts. Hearst is starting a new magazine, Mis Quince, a magazine aimed at girls who are planning their quinceañeras.
Are the dyes in your child’s food making him hyper?
Energy drinks may lead to future substance abuse.
At least 72% of 12- to 17-year-olds have been bullied online. And 90% of them never told their parents.
Depressed kids are getting medicine, but no therapy.
Kids who were aggressive toddlers, received harsh or reactive parenting and …read more