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The 24th Day Screening

Posted by A.T. Martin on April 13, 2012 9:54 AM

Join the Salon

for a matinee screening of the provocative film

 

The 24th Day

 

The film is based on a play of the same name, written by Tony Piccirillo, who also directed the film.  

After learning that he is HIV-positive, Tom lures Dan into his apartment in an effort to figure out if he contracted the disease during their first tryst. Forcing Dan to take a blood test, Tom announces that he will kill him if he is also infected. As the pair faces off in a dangerous confrontation, issues of morality, honest, responsibility,sexual risk, sexual identity, HIV status, accurate status disclosure, infidelity, intoxication and testing are explored. 

 

Here is the trailer, prefaced with a comment from Jsani Henry, who many of you know and who has seen the film: "The movie isn't nearly as violent or as action packed as the trailer makes it out to be. Most of it is dialogue...and it's really engaging."                       

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_oHXiPtL8s

 

Discussion will follow

Thursday April 26th

1- 3:30

(timeframe includes film and discussion)

Northwest Film Forum

1515 12th Ave

 

Directions and parking information:

http://nwfilmforum.org/live/page/directions

FREE NEON Groups just for YOU!

Posted by A.T. Martin on April 4, 2012 9:08 AM

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Statement by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on LGBT Health Awareness Week 2012

Posted by Matt Bridge on April 2, 2012 11:45 AM
March 26, 2012

LGBT Health Awareness Week is an important time to highlight the progress our country is making to address the unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans, especially through implementation of the health care law, the Affordable Care Act.

Studies have shown that health disparities related to sexual orientation and gender identity are due in part to lower rates of health coverage and a lack of cultural competency in the health care system. The Affordable Care Act is already helping millions of Americans gain access to care by creating coverage options for people with pre-existing conditions, and under the law, beginning in 2014, every American will have access to health care through Affordable Insurance Exchanges, new competitive marketplaces where Americans will be able to purchase affordable coverage and have the same choices of insurance that members of Congress will have.  These same benefits are or will be available to LGBT Americans across the country.

The Affordable Care Act also strengthens training for health care providers, devotes new resources to improving our primary care workforce, and increases funding for community health centers, where patients are served regardless of how much they can afford to pay.  We know that members of the LGBT community may be more likely to be underinsured or uninsured, making the Affordable Care Act all the more important.

In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services continues to address the specific health concerns of LGBT Americans, including by working to incorporate data collection on LGBT populations into national health surveys, releasing rules requiring hospitals to allow same-sex partners the ability to visit each other in the hospital, and setting up an internal working group that ensures we are effectively coordinating policies to best address LGBT health needs across every agency in the Department.

Our Department is committed to improving the health of all Americans, including LGBT Americans, and we look forward to continuing this work during LGBT Health Awareness Week and beyond.

For more information on how the Department is working to improve LGBT Health and Well-being, visit http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/lgbthealth_update_2011.html.

Read the Departments recommendations for future LGBT Health improvements at http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/lgbthealth.html

Learn how health reform is giving LGBT Americans more control over their health care at http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2011/01/new-options-for-lgbt-americans.html

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