Monthly Archives: February 2012

The President’s 2013 Budget

Posted on February 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

All agree that the President’s budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2013 will go nowhere in this Congress, but the just-released budget does signal the President’s priorities, a goal that was also furthered by the issuance of a fact sheet entitled, “An Economy Built to Last and Security for the LGBT Community.”

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“We carry the scars of the HIV holocaust and the smell of the closet”

Posted on February 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

So says Amy Rolnick, 59, in an interview with The Miami Herald article, “Golden years?  Many older gays and lesbians worry about their futures.”

Rolnick also said, “It’s easy to talk about the progress, but no matter where I go or what I do, I’m always gauging how people may react.”  The reporter, Ana Veciana-Suraez, noted that two lesbian boomers she contacted refused to be interviewed, with one saying, “I don’t hide it and I’m not embarrassed, but I think it [coming out in The Miami Herald] would hurt business.” 

The full article is available at http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/31/v-print/2615925/golden-years.html   (Note that although the article refers to “LGBT” people throughout, it only addresses LGB people and issues.)

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