Friday Fur

2012-02-10T07:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Edition!!!

Friday Fur

2012-02-03T06:03:00.000-08:00

Toss Out Your Pink

2012-02-01T09:05:00.000-08:00

It has come to light that the Susan G. Komen Foundation has a new VP who is anti-abortion and that the foundation has pulled all grant $ from Planned Parenthood. Women across the nation need access to the services Planned Parenthood supplies. Although the donation the SGK Foundation made isn't huge, it did matter, just like every $ that they get from the sale of their "pink ribbon" items. Also, I find their reason for pulling the $ to be a bit flimsy.

If you look at PP's statistics, only 3% of people serviced were there for abortion related issues, but 17% of all clients did get early cancer screening done! I feel like this is a betrayal to women's trust! It would be as if PP quit early cancer screening and just said "let your boobies fall off". If you are going to help women and their health, you can't pick and choose. During these tough economic times, I'm sure that PP's caseload has actually increased each year as more and more people can't afford health insurance because of one reason or another.

I know many gay men who have supported the SGK Foundation for many different reasons, but I'm done for my own reasons. So, in solidarity, I've tossed out any pink ribbon items I've purchased over the years, and will NOT be giving any $ to help the 3 day walk for the cure or purchasing any more pink ribbon items!!

Oh yeah, here is how much SGK want's to protect you from unhealthy choices by the way!

The National Cancer Institute associates colorectal, pancreatic, and breast cancer with "high intakes of well-done, fried, or [barbequed] meats,".

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Toss Out Your Pink