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Recalls some events and issues concerning gays and lesbians in the U.S. in 2004. Acceptance of same-sex marriages in Massachusetts ; Debate on the Federal Marriage Amendment; Increase in the cost of treating HIV and explosion of syphilis among gay and bisexual men; Ban on gays in the military; Apprehension over the nomination of Michael Leavitt to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Provides information on events and issues concerning GLBT people in the U.S. in 2003. Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate sodomy laws in several states; Symbols of changing attitudes towards gay and lesbian people in the country; Details of the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) against Pfizer Inc. over its Viagra advertisement. The organization has filed a suit in a court in Los Angeles, California to force the pharmaceutical company to stop its advertisement. AHF also wants Pfizer to initiate an education campaign on the responsible use of Viagra and pay an unspecified sum to the organization to help care for people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections.

Focuses on a speech given by Patricia Case, professor of social science and infectious disease at Harvard University in Massachusetts, at the First National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV and Hepatitis held in Salt Lake City, Utah from August 19 to 20, 2005. Reason behind the use of the term epidemic in describing the use of methamphetamine in the U.S.; Users of the drug; Views of drug historian David Musto on methamphetamine.

Highlights the proceedings from the 12th retroviral conference held in Boston, Massachusetts in February 2005. Presentation of the case of an HIV-positive gay man who was diagnosed with viral RNA mutations that caused resistance to anti-HIV drugs; Impact of host genetic variations on the progression of AIDS based from a paper presented by Matthew Dolan; Discussion on the frequency of transmission of multiple drug resistant virus by Andrew Leigh Brown.

Reveals that seven Democratic presidential candidates made their pitch for gay votes at a forum held on July 15, 2003, sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign. Senator Joe Lieberman; Senator John Kerry; Congressman Dennis Kucinich; Former senator Carol Moseley-Braun.

Reports on the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case 'Lawrence v. Texas.' Admission of error in 'Bowers vs. Hardwick' case; Nullification of sodomy laws in 13 states.