The dangerous staph germ is killing more people in the U.S. than AIDS, reported the Washington Post. Federal health officials have announced that the germ is also causing more infections than they suspected. The germ causes about 19,000 deaths per year.
New research reveals that gay men, not lesbians, experience labor market discrimination, according to the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics. The study found gay men working blue-collar, predominately male jobs make less than straight men.
In a forum at BlueNC.com, Jim Neal, North Carolina Democratic challenger to Elizabeth Dole for the Senate, said that he is gay. In response to the statement ‘I’ve heard you’re gay,’ from a participant, Neal responded, ‘I am indeed. No secret and no big deal to me—I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t think otherwise.’
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