Famed film critic Roger Ebert has passed away at age 70.

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Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan, a member of the New Hampshire National Guard and a lesbian, passed away this morning.

Morgan bravely battled Stage IV breast cancer while working tirelessly to see both the overturn of the Defense of Marriage Act and the extension of benefits to same-sex military couples. 

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A study by the American Cancer Society reveals a disparity in HIV death rates between white and minority Americans, specifically for those minority Americans that are less educated. 

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Jay Kallio, a transgender male who transitioned from female to male at age 50 (and is now 56), is fighting back after his doctor failed to reveal his breast cancer diagnosis or provide treatment options.

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Lots of headline-grabbing news has exploded out of the 2012 International AIDS Conference this week, but nothing quite like Thursday afternoon's announcement that two more men may have been cured of HIV. Details and the reaction from Timothy Ray Brown, the "Berlin Patient" believed to be the first person cured of the disease, after the jump!

The Twitterverse collectively forgot that Roseanne Barr is a brassy comedian on Thursday or something as a heated backlash washed her way after she Tweeted some unflattering words to patrons of Chick-fil-A. 

It's been a steadily good month for applause-worthy headlines out of the HIV/AIDS arena. Wednesday's session of the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. kept that going as American doctors revealed new hope for a cure. 

Sally Ride's sister, Bear Ride, confirmed her sister's sexual orientation in an interview with Buzzfeed's Chris Geidner.

Bear says, "I hope it makes it easier for kids growing up gay that they know that another one of their heroes was like them."

See what else she had to say after the jump.

A hero of the gay rights movement, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Richard A. Isay, died Thursday following a battle with cancer at age 77. 

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Bay Area Instincters! We know you rarely need a reason to party (and we'll be joining you next weekend for Pride!), but Saturday, June 16, we're giving you one!

"Reason To Party" and Terra Gallery invite you to Spring Gala: Speakeasy Meets 2012! This is San Francisco’s modern speakeasy to celebrate Reason To Party’s 3-year anniversary benefiting the Colon Cancer Alliance.

And the best part? 100 percemt of the profits raised from the event will go directly to the Colon Cancer Alliance.  (Trust us, that's very rare even in the charity world!!) 

Details after the jump!

We're crying with Kelly right now!

22-year-old cancer patient, Chris Rumble teamed up with doctors and fellow patients in the hematology and oncology unit this past weekend creating their own music video for Kelly Clarkson's smash hit "Stronger."

These brave kids with cancer will recover. We won't. It's too much.

Kelly's already promised to come see the children that participated in the video at Seattle Children's Hospital.

Check it out after the jump.

A handy (hardy, har!) new campaign has launched asking men to fap away to raise money in the fight against prostate cancer (the second deadliest cancer afflicting men, following skin cancer). Details follow.