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WINNER
PSU graduate
student Alison
Hawes was the
lucky winner of
Just Out's Pride
give-away. She
won a new
high-resolution
iPad. Alison, who
is studying educa-
tion and how to
better help seeing-
impaired children
learn, was one of
over 1,000 contest
entrants.
The FDA recently approved the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first
over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit to detect the presence of
antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2
(HIV-2). The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test is designed to allow individu-
als to collect an oral fluid sample by swabbing the upper and lower gums
inside of their mouths, then place that sample into a developer vial, and
obtain test results within 20 to 40 minutes. A positive result with this test
does not mean that an individual is definitely infected with HIV, but rather
that additional testing should be done in a medical setting to confirm the
test result. oraquickhivtestkit.com
Buried In The Sky
Former Just Out intern turned award-winning journalist, Peter Zuck-
erman, is now the co-author of the regionally best-selling BURIED
IN THE SKY: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on
K2’s Deadliest Day [W. W. Norton & Company; June 11, 2012; $26.95
hardcover]. Reviews from coast to coast may well boost the book
to The New York Times best seller list before too long though.
Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan tell the gripping story of the tragic
2008 climb of K2 in which 11 climbers died. The Portlander spent
two years researching and writing the book, traveling the world to
unravel the complicated story. Spending time in Asian territories
where death can be the consequence for homosexuality, Zuckerman
not only has written a critically acclaimed book but has a backlog of
personal stories that will make you rethink your next vacation plans.
Read more about Zuckerman in next month's Just Out.
According to equalitymatters.org, though Chick-fil-A contin-
ues to deny supporting an anti-gay agenda, the company has
donated over $3 million to organizations like the Family Re-
search Council and Exodus International between 2003 and
2009. And in 2010 alone, Chick-fil-A donated over $1.9 mil-
lion to anti-gay causes, more than any other year for which
public records are available.
(RELIGION)
Exodus International
EXODUS INTERNATIONAL, THE ORLANDO-BASED WORLDWIDE MINISTRY INFA-
MOUS FOR BOASTING THEY CAN HELP GAYS REPRESS THEIR SAME-SEX ATTRACTION
THROUGH COUNSELING AND PRAYER, MAY BE CHANGING THEIR TUNE. THE GROUP'S
PRESIDENT, ALAN CHAMBERS, IS SAID TO BE SHIFTING THEIR MESSAGE AWAY FROM
THE CLAIM THAT A CURE FOR HOMOSEXUALITY IS POSSIBLE. CHAMBERS TOLD THE AP
THAT EXODUS INTERNATIONAL WOULD BE HIGHLIGHTING ITS EFFORTS TO DISSAS-
SOCIATE FROM THE ISSUE OF REPARATIVE OR CONVERSION THERAPY, AT THEIR AN-
NUAL GATHERING IN MINNEAPOLIS."I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CURE IS A WORD THAT
IS APPLICABLE TO REALLY ANY STRUGGLE, HOMOSEXUALITY INCLUDED," CHAMBERS
SAID TO THE AP. CHAMBERS, WHO IS MARRIED TO A WOMAN AND HAS CHILDREN,
SPEAKS OPENLY ABOUT HIS OWN SEXUAL ATTRACTION TO MEN, THE AP REPORTS.
Facebook recently introduced new mar-
riage icons that depict same-sex cou-
ples. This follows the announcement of
new gay-inclusive emoticons due in the
new version of Apple's iPhone operat-
ing system slated for release this fall. In
March, Sunil Babu Pant, the first openly
gay member of the Nepalese parliament,
announced that he was petitioning Face-
book to create options for users who don't
identify as male or female.
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