Concern over support for abstinence funds
Washington Blade staff reports | Jan. 22 at 8:39 PM Jan. 22 at 8:39 PM
President Barack Obama has decided to remove Mark Dybul from his position as the coordinator of the U.S. Global AIDS office, according to two sources who spoke to the Blade on condition of anonymity.
The sources claim that Obama's senior advisers were concerned about the negative reaction from some AIDS activists and reproductive rights groups to news that Dybul would be staying on.
The development comes just a week after Dybul reportedly was asked to rescind his resignation and stay in his job. Dybul, who is gay, was appointed by former President George W. Bush.
In his role as Global AIDS Coordinator, Dybul, a physician, has been in charge of the Pres ...
HRC party brings 2,500 people
From Washington Blade staff reports | Jan. 22 at 4:53 PM Jan. 22 at 4:53 PM
Blade reporter Amy Cavanaugh interviews guests at HRC's Out for Equality inaugural ball:
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Four Portland newspapers, city police union call for resignation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) | Jan. 22 at 3:32 PM Jan. 22 at 3:32 PM
Four Portland newspapers and the city police union are calling on the mayor to resign, after he admitted he lied by denying he had a sexual relationship with a teenage boy.
Mayor Sam Adams admitted this week that he lied to cover up his relationship with a teenage legislative intern because a potential mayoral candidate had spread rumors that Adams had sex with a minor.
Adams, 45, said the teen was 17 when they met in 2005, and that the relationship did not turn sexual until the boy turned 18. He said he lied because he was afraid voters wouldn't believe that his young lover had turned 18 before they started having sex.
Adams became mayor on New Year's Day, making Po ...
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