Learn what the candidates are saying about AIDS

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), which was the country's first AIDS Service Organization, and Housing Works, which recently won a $4.8 million settlement against New York City for Giuliani-era contract violations, put together this wonderful 85-page document about the current presidential candidates' views on issues important to PLWHA and AIDS activists.

I find it difficult to be objective when none of the republican candidates even answered the survey--and some of them are lobbying against policies that have been proven to work (e.g. needle exchange) and for programs that have been proven not to work (e.g. abstinence-only until marriage)--while almost all the dems not only answered the survey but also have come out with comprehensive National Strategies on AIDS (as an aside here, it's about freaking time, considering we have required other nations to do this before we'll fund them for many years!), but that said, I think GMHC and Housing Works did a fantastic job of focusing on what candidates are saying on the issues now, and complementing that with a look at their voting records and a historical treatment of what they used to say.

Anyhow, I found it enlightening and useful. And I have to say I am still leaning toward Obama.

Apparently I like Dennis Kucinich

Pour your sweetness over me ...

Or, you know, don't. Either way, click here to read what vegetarians and vegans have to say about sugar and honey.

Whrrl the night away

Emily's new product got a write-up in USA Today today. So, if my sister-in-law's company is famous, that means that, by extension, I am also famous ... right? Go Emily!