World AIDS Day: Stop AIDS, Keep The Promise, 1988-2008
Florida Judge Rules Against Gay Adoption Ban
Support Soulforce When You Shop at Amazon.com
World AIDS Day: Stop AIDS, Keep The Promise, 1988-2008
Today marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day and Soulforce honors the activists, researchers, and medical professionals who have worked tirelessly to halt this global epidemic. According to UNAIDS, there are an estimated 33.2 million people living with HIV, including 2.5 million children. Approximately 95% of people with HIV and AIDS live in developing nations, but HIV is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world. Started on 1st December 1988, the goal of World AIDS Day is to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education. World AIDS Day seeks to remind people that HIV has not gone away, and that there is still much work to be done. Today, we renew our passion to stop the social and economic injustices that fuel the spread of HIV and AIDS.
For more information, please visit www.worldaidscampaign.org
Florida Judge Rules Against Gay Adoption Ban
On November 25, 2008, a Miami-Dade Circuit judge ruled that a Florida law which bans gays and lesbians from adopting children is unconstitutional. "Based on the evidence presented from experts from all over this country and abroad, it is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person's ability to parent," the judge wrote. "A child in need of love, safety and stability does not first consider the sexual orientation of his parent. The exclusion causes some children to be deprived of a permanent placement with a family that is best suited to their needs."
The state plans to appeal the decision, setting the stage for the state Supreme Court to rule on the issue. To read more, go to
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97478955
Support Soulforce When You Shop at Amazon.com
For those of our supporters who do holiday shopping at Amazon.com, remember that Soulforce will receive 4-8% of the total amount of your purchase when you use our special link. Here's How: Whenever you want to shop at Amazon.com, first go to www.soulforce.org and under the Give menu, click Shop at Amazon.com. That's it! Now everything you purchase on that visit will earn Soulforce a 4-8% referral. (Our average is 6.3%) Remember, you must go to Amazon.com through the special link on the Soulforce website in order for Soulforce to receive a percentage of your total purchase.
Soulforce needs the continued financial support of those who believe our activist work plays a vital role in the struggle for LGBT equality. Please consider making a new donation today.www.soulforce.org/donate
Florida Judge Rules Against Gay Adoption Ban
Support Soulforce When You Shop at Amazon.com
World AIDS Day: Stop AIDS, Keep The Promise, 1988-2008
Today marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day and Soulforce honors the activists, researchers, and medical professionals who have worked tirelessly to halt this global epidemic. According to UNAIDS, there are an estimated 33.2 million people living with HIV, including 2.5 million children. Approximately 95% of people with HIV and AIDS live in developing nations, but HIV is a threat to men, women and children on all continents around the world. Started on 1st December 1988, the goal of World AIDS Day is to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education. World AIDS Day seeks to remind people that HIV has not gone away, and that there is still much work to be done. Today, we renew our passion to stop the social and economic injustices that fuel the spread of HIV and AIDS.
For more information, please visit www.worldaidscampaign.org
Florida Judge Rules Against Gay Adoption Ban
On November 25, 2008, a Miami-Dade Circuit judge ruled that a Florida law which bans gays and lesbians from adopting children is unconstitutional. "Based on the evidence presented from experts from all over this country and abroad, it is clear that sexual orientation is not a predictor of a person's ability to parent," the judge wrote. "A child in need of love, safety and stability does not first consider the sexual orientation of his parent. The exclusion causes some children to be deprived of a permanent placement with a family that is best suited to their needs."
The state plans to appeal the decision, setting the stage for the state Supreme Court to rule on the issue. To read more, go to
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97478955
Support Soulforce When You Shop at Amazon.com
For those of our supporters who do holiday shopping at Amazon.com, remember that Soulforce will receive 4-8% of the total amount of your purchase when you use our special link. Here's How: Whenever you want to shop at Amazon.com, first go to www.soulforce.org and under the Give menu, click Shop at Amazon.com. That's it! Now everything you purchase on that visit will earn Soulforce a 4-8% referral. (Our average is 6.3%) Remember, you must go to Amazon.com through the special link on the Soulforce website in order for Soulforce to receive a percentage of your total purchase.
Soulforce needs the continued financial support of those who believe our activist work plays a vital role in the struggle for LGBT equality. Please consider making a new donation today.www.soulforce.org/donate
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