Nation’s Largest LGBT Elders Group Endorses Medical Aid-In-Dying Laws

(Washington, D.C. –  Aug. 20, 2019)

Compassion & Choices today praised SAGE, the world’s largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders, for endorsing medical aid-in-dying laws. The endorsement is timely with new laws in New Jersey and Maine taking effect.

Medical aid-in-dying laws give mentally capable, terminally ill adults the option to request a doctor’s prescription for medication they can decide to take to peacefully end intolerable suffering, when no other palliative care treatment provides relief.

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San Diego Pride & California Army National Guard To Honor Transgender Servicemembers

In a year when the Trump Administration has consistently attacked the trans community through harmful shifts in policy, including Trump’s reprehensible transgender military ban, San Diego Pride and the California Army National Guard will continue to support trans servicemembers and veterans.

At this year’s Spirit of Stonewall Rally, held Friday, July 12 in the heart of Hillcrest, black trans performing artist Mila Jam will open up the event by singing the National Anthem as a group of all-transgender veteran honor guard presents the colors.

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Beautiful Broads On Blu-ray (and DVD)

By Chris Narloch

Five fun films boasting strong female performances arrived on DVD and Blu-ray recently.

Read on for the 411 on why you can’t afford to miss these must-see movies, which include three classic musicals, a Marvel Studios title, and an excellent reboot of a foreign film.

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Matsui Launches Website Calling For Sacramentans To Share Health Care Stories

Washington, D.C. – July 9th, 2019

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) has launched a website calling for Sacramentans to share how Republican efforts to undermine our health care system have affected them.

According to Matsui, for millions of Californians, drug prices, premiums, and out-of-pocket costs are continuing to soar, while the threat of an Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal looms large. View the website at matsui.house.gov/forms/form/?ID=3

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