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PeaceKeeper Campaign Asks Celebrity Make-Up Artist to Help Fight Violence Against Women

PeaceKeeper’s campaign, “Make-Up Artists For Peace” asked some of the countries leading celebrity make-up artists to donate their favorite make-up tip in support of PeaceKeeper’s work to end violence against women. Recently, we asked Sam Fine, celebrity make-up artist for women like Tyra Banks, Brandy, Aretha Franklin, Halle Berry, Alek Wek, Naomi Campbell, Destiny’s Child, and more. Here is what he suggests:

Use foundation to achieve a second skin appearance
After applying foundation (either liquid or cream), take a facial tissue and separate each layer. Using one layer, gently blot, removing any excess oil. What you're left with is skin that looks perfect without the mask-like appearance of foundation.

Use two foundation formulas – liquid and crème – to achieve a flawless complexion
Using liquid foundation and tinted moisturizer is great, but they don't have the ability to cover dark marks or heavy discoloration. Fine suggests using a stick foundation along with your existing foundation in select areas where more coverage is needed. Now you'll be able to hide blemishes without feeling like you're wearing a face full of foundation!

Build beautiful lashes
Begin by wiping the excess off the wand/brush and applying a thin coat of waterproof mascara. Go on to do something else - get dressed or make a cup of coffee. Because waterproof mascara dries quicker, when you return to apply your second coat, you'll notice each lash stands out and attracts mascara like never before!

Create the perfect brow
Fine suggests using two pencils to create the perfect brow; one in a shade lighter than the natural brow color and one a bit darker than the natural brow color. First, using the lighter pencil to softly define and fill, serving as a guideline for shape, then return with the darker pencil to deepen the color and define the shape. This helps to insure that you'll have a beautiful brow that doesn't look drawn on or fake.

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Domestic violence PSAs only give half the story...

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Fifth grader refuses to pledge allegiance in name of GLBT rights

A 10-year-old Arkansas boy name Will Phillips has decided that he cannot in good conscience pledge allegiance to the flag as long as the country for which it stands refuses legal equality to its GLBT citizens.

The West Fork School District fifth grader clashed with a substitute teacher for his refusal to stand for the pledge, prompting a call to Will’s mother, Laura Phillips. When the principal acknowledged that Will has the right to refuse to say the pledge, Ms. Phillips asked that her son receive an apology--a request that the principal declined to honor.

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Fairness in this case is more than a mere abstraction, since the family has a number of openly gay friends and has participated in GLBT equality events such as Pride parades. Will, who told the newspaper that he would like to pursue a career in law when he’s older, could not square the tenets of the pledge with the political realities faced by his family’s GLBT friends, whose family and individual rights are under constant challenge.

"I really don’t feel that there’s currently liberty and justice for all," said Will.

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Moreover, Will’s stand for equal rights for gays has led those who disagree to attack him personally with anti-gay epithets: "In the lunchroom and in the hallway, they’ve been making comments and doing pranks, and calling me gay," Will said. "It’s always the same people, walking up and calling me a gaywad."

That hasn’t been easy for Will, who skipped fourth grade but seems older than his age, especially in contrast to some of his peers. Said Laura Phillips, "It’s really frustrating to him that people are being so immature."

The interviewer from The Arkansas Times asked Will what it means to be an American. The answer: "Freedom of speech. The freedom to disagree. That’s what I think pretty much being an American represents."

Read more: http://www.edgesanfrancisco.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=&sc3=&id=98884

See interview with Will: http://current.com/items/91467735_10-yr-old-wants-rights-for-gays-lesbians-or-he-wont-pledge-alliegance-to-the-flag.htmA 10-year-old Arkansas boy name Will Phillips has decided that he cannot in good... more

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How Different Are Same-Sex Couples from Different-Sex Couples?

Today 52.8% of voters in Maine rejected a law legalizing gay marriage. Arguments on both sides of the debate are often highly emotional, and "information" campaigns have at times targeted people's fears more than discussing relevant policy dimensions and welfare concerns (e.g. the right to be included in a partner's health care plan). One far too often stated opposition to gay marriage is the idea that allowing homosexual couples to marry would change what it means to be married (by introducing something "diffreent") and thereby erode the institution of marriage. But how different are homosexual marriages from heterosexual marriages really? The 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) provides us with some valuable information on the topic. One finding that sticks out is the fact that married same-sex couples are very similar to different sex-married couples on the most important demographic dimensions. For example, same-sex married couples are similarly educated, earn the same amount of income, and even raise almost the same amount of children. It is especially this last finding that strikes most people as surprising, and hopefully surprise can lead to information-seeking and reconsideration of overhauled attitudes for some. Other interesting facts from the American Community Survey include:

* "More than 1 in 4 (nearly 150,000) same-sex couples designated themselves as spouses.

* Many same-sex couples considered themselves to be spouses even though they may not be legally married or in a legally recognized partnership.

* By the end of 2008, approximately 32,000 same-sex couples had been married in the US and more than 80,000 same-sex couples registered as reciprocal beneficiaries or domestic partners or were united in civil unions.

* Same-sex spouses were identified in every state. However, they were more common in states that permit marriage for same-sex couples or offer other forms of partnership recognition.

* Same-sex couples were more likely to call themselves spouses in states that recognize marriages of same-sex couples - 31% of same-sex couples in states with marriage recognition identified themselves as spouses.In states with no form of recognition, only 26% identified as spouses.

* Massachusetts, the first state to permit marriage for same-sex couples in 2004, had an estimated 3.63 same-sex spousal couples per 1,000 households in 2008, ranking first among all states. Vermont, which has offered civil unions since 2000, ranked second at 2.71. The remaining top five states ranked by same-sex spouse prevalence were Hawaii (2.43), Utah (2.32), and Wyoming (2.28).

* The District of Columbia had the highest prevalence of same-sex unmarried partners per 1,000 households (13.22), followed by Maine (6.81), Washington (5.84), Oregon (5.73), and New York (5.15).

* Same-sex couples, both married and unmarried were more prevalent in states that had some form of legal recognition for same-sex couples than in states that had no recognition.

* Same-sex couples who identified themselves as spouses differed from same-sex couples who identified themselves as unmarried partners. "

You can find the entire survey report at UCLA-based Williams Institute's web site. There's also this short interview with Williams Distinguished Scholar Gary Gates.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolved-primate/200911/how-different-are-same-sex-couples-different-sex-couplesToday 52.8% of voters in Maine rejected a law legalizing gay marriage. Arguments on... more