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365 Gay News » News The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Obama on legality of DOMA? Who knows!? White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in an exchange with The Advocate [1] that he didn’t know how Obama viewed the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act. [2] Gibbs said: “I have not heard the president intone what he believes the constitutionality of the law is. I know that he believes the law should be changed. Legal decisions around next steps in that case, I believe, will be made at the Justice Department and I would point you over there to them. Again, the president believes, in this case, and the president believes in the case of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell that those are laws that he has believed for quite some time should be changed.” Last month, a federal judge in Mass. found part of DOMA unconstitutional [3] in two separate cases. The federal government is expected to appeal the Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Health and Human Services case, even if Obama disagrees with DOMA. [1] http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/07/29/Obamas_Views_On_DOMA_A_Mystery/ [2] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/news-barack-obama-top.jpg [3] http://www.365gay.com/news/explanation-of-the-doma-decision/ Argentine couples wed under new gay marriage law (Buenos Aires, Argentina) After a 27-year courtship, two men on Friday became the first gay couple to wed under Argentina's historic same-sex marriage law - the first of its kind for a Latin American nation. Jose Luis Navarro, 54, and Miguel Angel Calefato, 65, tied the knot in provincial Santiago del Estero in an early morning ceremony where a civil registry official used a pen to cross out "man and woman" on the marriage license and wrote in "contracting parties." "Respect has prevailed over prejudice," Navarro, an architect, told the newspaper El Liberal. He said he met his new husband, now a retired office worker, while vacationing at a beach resort nearly three decades ago, and "there was chemistry from the first moment." Argentina became the first country in Latin America to permit gay marriage after President Cristina Fernandez signed the law July 21. The legislation was passed by both houses of Congress despite fierce opposition from the Roman Catholic Church. [1] The law declares that wedded gay and lesbian couples have all the same legal rights and responsibilities as heterosexual marriages, including the right to inheritance and to jointly adopt children. Elsewhere in Latin America, gay marriage is also allowed in Mexico City, while same-sex civil unions granting some rights are legal in Uruguay and in some states in Mexico and Brazil. Colombia's Constitutional Court has granted same-sex couples inheritance rights and allowed them to add their partners to health insurance plans. Nine same-sex couples also married in Argentina before the law passed, having successfully petitioning judges for the right. But some of those weddings had been challenged in courts. Navarro and Calefato's wedding was the first of many expected in coming weeks. Hours later, agent Alejandro Vanelli and actor Ernesto Larrese said "I do" in the capital, Buenos Aires, after 34 years as partners. "What comes now is more love, more freedom, and that can't be anything but positive," Larrese said. At least three more same-sex marriages are scheduled for the weekend. Mexico City tourism officials have offered a free honeymoon as a gift to the first couple to marry in Argentina, but Navarro said he and Calefato were reluctant to accept. "It seems superficial to think of marrying just to win a prize," Navarro said. [1] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/news-gay-wedding-cake-top.jpg Gilbert leaves partner out of CBS press release Lesbian actress Sara Gilbert [1] will co-host a new daytime talk show, featuring a panel of celebrity moms offering first hand accounts of the trials of motherhood. Last week, CBS issued an official press release for the show including bios of co-hosts: Sara Gilbert, Julia Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Jaret Winokur. While the other women listed their spouses’ names in their CBS bios, Gilbert’s bio did not include her partner, Allison Adler. Simply stating she “lived at home with her family.” [2] Gilbert, who is an out lesbian, credited the decision to exclude her partners name from her bio to her discomfort discussing her private life, AfterEllen.com reported [3]. “This is a talk show, so obviously I’m going to be discussing my life more, and I felt that the first place I wanted to do it wasn’t in a CBS press release,” she said at a Television Critics Association press event on Wednesday. “It just seemed impersonal, and I felt like I’d rather come in person and talk to you about all that stuff here.” Gilbert has been in a relationship with television producer Allison Adler since 2002. Together they have a son, Levi, and daughter, Sawyer. When asked how being out will affect her as a talk show host, Gilbert said: “I don't ever really think of things as out or in. I am who I am. When topics come up that are appropriate, I'll talk about them and share when it seems right. ... I don't analyze these things. I'm just living my life. I put my heart and soul into this show.” The show, entitled “The Talk, is set to air this fall on CBS. [1] http://www.365gay.com/news/thurs-watercooler-beck-is-relying-on-miracles/ [2] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/sara-gilbert-CBS-top.jpg [3] http://www.afterellen.com/blog/trishbendix/tca-liveblog-cbs?page=0%2C0 Ask the Expert: ‘I got sun-burned on a naked beach.’ Q: What do I do if I went to a naked beach and got burned? Should I be worried about anything? A: Ouch! If you missed a few spots and got a little overexposure, then super skin hydration will be more key than ever. Drink lots of water, take shorter, cooler showers to prevent further drying of the skin on the body, and look for gentle, fragrance-free skin formulas with deeply skin soothing ingredients like Squalane and Shea Butter. [1] Chris Salgardo was appointed president of Kiehl’s USA [2]in 2006. Salgardo, who started his career in the cosmetics division of Chanel, and as sales director for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, also served as president of shu uemura and Giorgio Armani Beauty. [1] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/man-beach-top.jpg [2] http://www.365gay.comwww.kiehls.com/_us/_en/men/index.aspx



365 Gay News » Health & Science The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Ask the Expert: ‘I got sun-burned on a naked beach.’ Q: What do I do if I went to a naked beach and got burned? Should I be worried about anything? A: Ouch! If you missed a few spots and got a little overexposure, then super skin hydration will be more key than ever. Drink lots of water, take shorter, cooler showers to prevent further drying of the skin on the body, and look for gentle, fragrance-free skin formulas with deeply skin soothing ingredients like Squalane and Shea Butter. [1] Chris Salgardo was appointed president of Kiehl’s USA [2]in 2006. Salgardo, who started his career in the cosmetics division of Chanel, and as sales director for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, also served as president of shu uemura and Giorgio Armani Beauty. [1] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/man-beach-top.jpg [2] http://www.365gay.comwww.kiehls.com/_us/_en/men/index.aspx Texas firefighter’s wife denied benefits because of gender dispute Texas firefighter Thomas Araguz III died battling a fire on a remote Texas egg farm on July 4. After his death, Araguz’s family filed a lawsuit that would prevent his wife of two years, Nikki Araguz, from receiving death benefits. Thomas’s mother Simona Rodriguez Longoria believes that her son’s marriage to Nikki is invalid because Nikki was born with male genitals and Texas does not recognize same-sex marriage. The family’s lawyer claims that Thomas had no knowledge of her condition until after they were married. Nikki tells another story. In an insensitive and offensive interview with a local Texas news station, Araguz [1] was confronted with demanding questions about her gender, her genitals and her marital problems. She insisted that her husband knew of her “birth defect”—whether she is transgender or intersex is unclear—before they married. When the reporter asked if Araguz was born male, she responded: “I do not and have not ever considered myself in that way, but I understand that some people are explaining it like that. And what I’d like to say is that essentially I had a disorder much like anyone else who was born with a birth defect of any kind — no arm, six toes, no vision, OK? There was an anatomical birth defect…” Watch the full interview here. According to Araguz, the couple took all necessary measures to obtain a legal marriage license in the state of Texas. Despite these measures, according to KIRV News, a temporary restraining order was granted to Araguz’s family that keeps Nikki from collecting benefits until the dispute is settled in court. [1] http://www.queerty.com/dead-firefighter-leaves-behind-transgender-wife-his-family-wants-her-kicked-to-the-curb-20100720/ Gay men in the U.K. and the U.S. differ in definitions of sex A recent study conducted by the Kinsey Institute found that gay men in the U.K. and the U.S. define having “had sex [1]” differently. The study, published in the July issue of the journal AIDS Care, compared 180 gay men in the U.K. ages 18 to 56 to190 gay men in the U.S. ages 18 to 74. While nearly all agreed that penile-anal intercourse constituted having “had sex,” opinions differed when it came to other interpretations of sex. [2] Gay men in the U.K. were found to have a broader definition of sex. Of the U.K. gay men, 84.9 percent agreed that giving oral-genital stimulation constituted sex, compared to 71.6 percent of U.S. gay men. Fewer men defined giving and receiving oral-anal stimulation as having “had sex,” with 78.4 percent of U.K. gay men defining it this way, and 61.2 percent of U.S. gay men. Giving and receiving manual-anal stimulation was called sex by 70.9 percent of the U.K. men, while just 53.4 percent of the U.S. men agreed. The greatest difference in interpretation of what constitutes having “had sex” was how gay men viewed giving and receiving sex toy stimulation. While 77.1 percent of U.K. gay men saw this stimulation as sex, only 55 percent of U.S. gay men agreed Subjects’ definitions of having “had sex” has implications for the health world because it affects men’s number of reported “sexual partners” and frequency of “sexual encounters,” two inquiries often made by doctors about patients’ sexual health. Lead author of the study, Brandon Hill, a researcher at the Kinsey Institute said, “It is important for researchers and clinicians not to assume that their definition of 'sex' is shared by their participant or patient, and to use behaviorally specific criteria when conducting sex-behavior assessments, especially when assessing risk of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infection transmission.” [1] http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/15077.html [2] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/expert-sex-top.jpg Ask the Expert: ‘Do I really need to wear sunscreen every day?’ Q: I start breaking out once we hit warm weather and sunscreen only seems to make it worse. Do I really need to wear sunscreen every day on my face? I’m not worried about wrinkles – my boyfriend says that my laugh lines make me look sexy. A: Yes, sunscreen is an everyday essential! While laugh lines are sexy, UV-induced sun damage and skin aging isn’t. UVA/UVB rays not only cause dark spots and wrinkles, but they can also make the skin tone and texture uneven. Wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a high SPF (of 45 or higher) should be a daily habit – it is the single most important thing you can do to protect the health of your skin. [1] According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, 90 percent of skin aging can be prevented with daily sunscreen use. Look for ultra-lightweight, oil-free textures, and make sure that the rest of your regimen is rebalanced for summer also – meaning that if you tend to have oilier skin, don’t only use products that are oil-free – it will completely dry your skin out and lead to overproduction of oils. I’d recommend that you use formulas with gentle exfoliating ingredients like Micronized Shells and oil-absorbing ingredients like Amazonian White Clay. They work best for me during the hottest summer days and nights. Chris Salgardo was appointed president of Kiehl’s USA [2]in 2006. Salgardo, who started his career in the cosmetics division of Chanel and as sales director for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, also served as president of shu uemura and Giorgio Armani Beauty. [1] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/news-man-sun-screen-beach-top.jpg [2] http://www.kiehls.com

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