Jeremy Kidd's Page

During his campaign, President Obama pledged to support lifting the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs. Apparently, that pledge has gone by the wayside as his administration left intact budget language prohibiting funding for programs which have been demonstrated to save lives. This is yet another turn of events that makes me less-than-enthusiastic about the "HOPE" of "CHANGE" for the next three and a half years. Sometimes catchy buzz words really are JUST buzz words.

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Equality Virginia, Virginia’s largest lGbt organization (big on the G, little on the rest), recently hired Jon Blair, a straight man, as the organization’s new Chief Operating Officer. Now I suppose one could argue effectively that a straight person can adequately fill this role, and I might agree . . . in theory. However, based on emails sent by Equality Virginia to its members and personal correspondence with the chair of the EV Board, Mr. Blair seems to have no prior experience working on LGB… Continue

So today a Mormon student at the medical school I attend circulated some information about the Church of Latter-Day Saint's position on "the sanctity of the institution of marriage." In this correspondence, it was cited that the church was exhibiting an element of tolerance. I just couldn't resist a reply since this is not the first piece of mis-information about Mormonism that's been circulated. I thought I would share my reply with you all just for fun :-) Enjoy!

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