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3.17.13 - Más de 48 mil personas en Puerto Rico son de la comunidad gay - El Vocero de Puerto Rico
Más de 48 mil personas en Puerto Rico son de la comunidad gay
17 de marzo de 2013 - Actualidad, - Inter News Service
El 54 por ciento de las parejas del mismo sexo son hombres
Cerca de 3,764 hogares en la Isla están compuestos por parejas del mismo sexo y más de 48 mil personas son gays, lesbianas y bisexuales, según una encuesta del Negociado Federal del Censo.
El estudiante de la Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (RCM), Yesarel Pesante Sánchez, presentó su tesis “Las parejas del mismo sexo que cohabitan en Puerto Rico: estudio exploratorio sobre sus atributos sociodemográficos”, como parte del Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación.
En su presentación, utilizó datos del Negociado Federal del Censo, que estima de 2005 a 2009 la población de aquellos que residen y viven con una pareja del mismo sexo.
Se compara las parejas de hecho del mismo sexo contra las parejas heterosexuales en Puerto Rico, se entiende que una pareja no casada “comparte vivienda y tiene una relación personal estrecha”.
Tras la investigación del estudiante, se identificó que un 46 por ciento de parejas del mismo sexo son mujeres, mientras que un 54 por ciento son hombres.
En las mujeres (parejas del mismo sexo), se reveló que cerca de un 30 por ciento posee estudios universitarios, un 20 por ciento completó la escuela superior y alrededor de un 45 por ciento tiene estudios primarios y secundarios.
En el caso de los hombres, más de un 40 por ciento posee estudios universitarios, un 25 por ciento tiene su certificado de duodécimo grado y cerca de un 30 por ciento no logró llegar a la escuela superior.
En ese sentido, la mediada de edad en las parejas del mismo sexo se encuentra en los 52 años.
Se reconoce, que en su mayoría son personas adultas y retiradas, ya que los cuestionarios del Censo no incluyen la pregunta sobre la orientación sexual del individuo.
Se deduce que las personas conviven con otro individuo del mismo sexo, cuando afirman en el cuestionario que conviven con uno igual.
Pesante Sánchez, advirtió que en el estudio una de las dificultades fue que los cuestionarios no incluyeran la orientación sexual como pregunta.
Además, que en 2010 fueron eliminadas muchas variables, que servían y pudieron haber sido utilizadas para la investigación demográfica de la comunidad Lgbtt (lésbica, gay, bisexual, transexual y transgénero).
Asimismo, aclaró que la mediana de edad es alta, ya que los jóvenes homosexuales no conviven o no tienen relaciones estables.
En total, un 16 por ciento de los individuos en parejas del mismo sexo en Puerto Rico tienen un título universitario, mientras que las personas casadas heterosexuales tienen un 19 por ciento.
El estudiante de Salud Pública destaca la falta de estudios, cuestionarios y atención sobre este tipo de hogares, por lo que afirma que “es imposible dirigir programas efectivos a esta población”.
“Si no conocemos sobre este tipo de hogares, es imposible dirigir programa efectivos a esta población, y por ende crea inequidades y problemas de salud pública”, indicó en una de sus conclusiones.
El estudiante, igualmente, exhorta que “estamos llamados a elaborar evidencia sobre las características y determinantes que inciden en sus asuntos de salud (sobre la comunidad Lgbtt)”.
El estudiante de la Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas (RCM), Yesarel Pesante Sánchez, presentó su tesis “Las parejas del mismo sexo que cohabitan en Puerto Rico: estudio exploratorio sobre sus atributos sociodemográficos”, como parte del Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación.
En su presentación, utilizó datos del Negociado Federal del Censo, que estima de 2005 a 2009 la población de aquellos que residen y viven con una pareja del mismo sexo.
Se compara las parejas de hecho del mismo sexo contra las parejas heterosexuales en Puerto Rico, se entiende que una pareja no casada “comparte vivienda y tiene una relación personal estrecha”.
Tras la investigación del estudiante, se identificó que un 46 por ciento de parejas del mismo sexo son mujeres, mientras que un 54 por ciento son hombres.
En las mujeres (parejas del mismo sexo), se reveló que cerca de un 30 por ciento posee estudios universitarios, un 20 por ciento completó la escuela superior y alrededor de un 45 por ciento tiene estudios primarios y secundarios.
En el caso de los hombres, más de un 40 por ciento posee estudios universitarios, un 25 por ciento tiene su certificado de duodécimo grado y cerca de un 30 por ciento no logró llegar a la escuela superior.
En ese sentido, la mediada de edad en las parejas del mismo sexo se encuentra en los 52 años.
Se reconoce, que en su mayoría son personas adultas y retiradas, ya que los cuestionarios del Censo no incluyen la pregunta sobre la orientación sexual del individuo.
Se deduce que las personas conviven con otro individuo del mismo sexo, cuando afirman en el cuestionario que conviven con uno igual.
Pesante Sánchez, advirtió que en el estudio una de las dificultades fue que los cuestionarios no incluyeran la orientación sexual como pregunta.
Además, que en 2010 fueron eliminadas muchas variables, que servían y pudieron haber sido utilizadas para la investigación demográfica de la comunidad Lgbtt (lésbica, gay, bisexual, transexual y transgénero).
Asimismo, aclaró que la mediana de edad es alta, ya que los jóvenes homosexuales no conviven o no tienen relaciones estables.
En total, un 16 por ciento de los individuos en parejas del mismo sexo en Puerto Rico tienen un título universitario, mientras que las personas casadas heterosexuales tienen un 19 por ciento.
El estudiante de Salud Pública destaca la falta de estudios, cuestionarios y atención sobre este tipo de hogares, por lo que afirma que “es imposible dirigir programas efectivos a esta población”.
“Si no conocemos sobre este tipo de hogares, es imposible dirigir programa efectivos a esta población, y por ende crea inequidades y problemas de salud pública”, indicó en una de sus conclusiones.
El estudiante, igualmente, exhorta que “estamos llamados a elaborar evidencia sobre las características y determinantes que inciden en sus asuntos de salud (sobre la comunidad Lgbtt)”.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
3.17.13 - BRAVO, ORLANDO!
BRAVO, ORLANDO!
We Love You! We Are Proud of You!
via gay men puerto rico - Google News on 3/18/13
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Orlando Cruz Wins Second Bout Since Coming Out; Wears Gay Pride In The Ring
On Top Magazine An emotional fight for Cruz who entered the ring to fight Mexican boxer Aalan “The Bomber” Martinez wearing his pride: A boxing kilt adorned with a Puerto Rican flag on one side and on the other a rainbow flag, a symbol of gay pride. Cruz won the bout ... |
Mike Nova shared El Vocero de Puerto Rico's photo.
Fenomenal nocáut de Orlando Cruz http://bit.ly/16AbSMz
BRAVO, ORLANDO! - "El boricua Orlando ‘El Fenómeno’ Cruz defendió con éxito su título regional Latino del peso pluma de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), al vencer por nocaut a los 1:19 del sexto asalto al mexicano Aalan Martínez, en la estelar del cartel celebrado el viernes en la noche en el Kissimmee Civic Center de Florida."
"Cruz is also the number one challenger for the WBO and with Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez, one of potential rivals for Garcia between the months of May and June. "I'm ready for the championship," Cruz responded after the victory. "My mind is now in dispute the WBO world title. I have more thirst for glory now, "added the 31-year fighter."
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
3.14.13 - Latin America sees change under region's 1st pope - San Bernardino Sun
Latin America sees change under region's 1st pope - San Bernardino Sun - Thursday, March 14, 2013
Pope Francis: Simple image, complex past - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
"But the conclave appeared more swayed by Bergoglio’s reputation for compassion on issues such as poverty and the effects of globalization, and his fealty to traditional church teachings such as opposition to birth control.
His overriding image, though, is built around his leaning toward austerity. The motto chosen for his archdiocese is “Miserando Atque Eligendo,” or “Lowly but Chosen.”
Even after he became Argentina’s top church official in 2001, he never lived in the ornate church mansion where Pope John Paul II stayed when visiting the country, preferring a simple bed in a downtown building, warmed by a small stove on frigid weekends when the building turned off the heat. For years, he took public transportation around the city, and cooked his own meals.
He accused fellow church leaders of hypocrisy and forgetting that Jesus Christ bathed lepers and ate with prostitutes.
“Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony. Go out and interact with your brothers. Go out and share. Go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit,” Bergoglio told Argentina’s priests last year."
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"Initially trained as a chemist, Bergoglio taught literature, psychology, philosophy and theology before taking over as Buenos Aires archbishop in 1998. He became cardinal in 2001, when the economy was collapsing, and won respect for blaming unrestrained capitalism for impoverishing millions of Argentines.
Later, there was little love lost between Bergoglio and Argentina’s government. Relations became so frigid that the president stopped attending his annual “Te Deum” address, when church leaders traditionally tell political leaders what’s wrong with society.
“Is Bergoglio a progressive, a liberation theologist even? No. He’s no Third World priest,” said Rubin. “Does he criticize the International Monetary Fund, and neoliberalism? Yes. Does he spend a great deal of time in the slums? Yes.”"
Primera salida de Francisco I como papa, a rezar - Thursday, March 14, 2013
El nuevo papa, Jorge Bergoglio, es argentino - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Puerto Rico, Not States, Losing Healthcare Funds - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - KG
Puerto Rico, Not States, Losing Healthcare Funds
The Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposed by U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) would cut Federal healthcare funding for low and middle income individuals living in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories while just eliminating increases for healthcare assistance in the States and the District of Columbia.
The resolution calls for repeal of the 2010 Federal healthcare reform’s expansion of Medicaid, the joint Federal-State/territory program covering health care costs for low-income individuals. It also calls for repeal of ‘Obamacare’s new health insurance exchanges, which would subsidize the cost of health insurance for middle-income individuals. These exchanges will be run by States that choose to do so, or the Federal government in States that do not set up an exchange.
The Ryan budget is expected to be approved by the House but not the Senate. Although chances of its healthcare funding proposals passing both houses of Congress are slim, territories would be the biggest losers under the proposals if passed. Puerto Rico and other territories have one representative each in the House who can only vote in House committees but not for final passage of bills and no representation in the Senate.
Under the new ‘Obamacare” Medicaid expansion, individuals who earn up to 133% of the Federal poverty level would receive Medicaid health coverage in States that agree. Currently, income level eligibility is determined through State-drafted plans but it is often 100% of the poverty level. The Federal government would cover the full cost of the expansion to 133% for three years and then 90% of the cost with no dollar limits on the costs.
The health insurance exchanges in States would subsidize policies for individuals who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, paying part of the premium costs for people earning up to 400% of the poverty level. The Federal government would pay the total cost of the subsidies.
The territories were treated differently under ‘Obamacare,’ as they are under current Federal law. In Medicaid, Puerto Rico continues to be eligible only for limited funding. The 2010 health care law increased Medicaid funding in the territories by $6.3 from mid-2011 through 2019, of which $5.487 billion was allocated to Puerto Rico.
The nearly $5.5 billion tripled Federal contributions to Medicaid in Puerto Rico. Even with this increase, Puerto Rico is not funded equally with the States in the program. The Federal government is paying only 55% of the cost in Puerto Rico. If the territory were funded equally with the States, the Federal government would pay about 82% — not including the 100% and, then, 90% of the cost of the Obamacare expansion of program eligibility in the States.
It has been estimated that the nearly $5.5 billion in additional funding for Medicaid in Puerto Rico would only enable the insular government to cover individuals up to 100% of the Federal poverty level — the level of eligibility in many States before the Obamacare expansion to 133%.
An additional $1 billion was allotted for health insurance exchanges in the territories, including $925 million in Puerto Rico. The territories could opt to not establish exchanges and use the money for Medicaid instead — but the Federal government would not operate exchanges in the islands if territorial governments do not — meaning that there would then be no subsidies for health insurance for middle-income earners in the territories. This is a new area of adverse discrimination against territories in Federal programs.
The resolution calls for repeal of the 2010 Federal healthcare reform’s expansion of Medicaid, the joint Federal-State/territory program covering health care costs for low-income individuals. It also calls for repeal of ‘Obamacare’s new health insurance exchanges, which would subsidize the cost of health insurance for middle-income individuals. These exchanges will be run by States that choose to do so, or the Federal government in States that do not set up an exchange.
The Ryan budget is expected to be approved by the House but not the Senate. Although chances of its healthcare funding proposals passing both houses of Congress are slim, territories would be the biggest losers under the proposals if passed. Puerto Rico and other territories have one representative each in the House who can only vote in House committees but not for final passage of bills and no representation in the Senate.
Under the new ‘Obamacare” Medicaid expansion, individuals who earn up to 133% of the Federal poverty level would receive Medicaid health coverage in States that agree. Currently, income level eligibility is determined through State-drafted plans but it is often 100% of the poverty level. The Federal government would cover the full cost of the expansion to 133% for three years and then 90% of the cost with no dollar limits on the costs.
The health insurance exchanges in States would subsidize policies for individuals who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, paying part of the premium costs for people earning up to 400% of the poverty level. The Federal government would pay the total cost of the subsidies.
The territories were treated differently under ‘Obamacare,’ as they are under current Federal law. In Medicaid, Puerto Rico continues to be eligible only for limited funding. The 2010 health care law increased Medicaid funding in the territories by $6.3 from mid-2011 through 2019, of which $5.487 billion was allocated to Puerto Rico.
The nearly $5.5 billion tripled Federal contributions to Medicaid in Puerto Rico. Even with this increase, Puerto Rico is not funded equally with the States in the program. The Federal government is paying only 55% of the cost in Puerto Rico. If the territory were funded equally with the States, the Federal government would pay about 82% — not including the 100% and, then, 90% of the cost of the Obamacare expansion of program eligibility in the States.
It has been estimated that the nearly $5.5 billion in additional funding for Medicaid in Puerto Rico would only enable the insular government to cover individuals up to 100% of the Federal poverty level — the level of eligibility in many States before the Obamacare expansion to 133%.
An additional $1 billion was allotted for health insurance exchanges in the territories, including $925 million in Puerto Rico. The territories could opt to not establish exchanges and use the money for Medicaid instead — but the Federal government would not operate exchanges in the islands if territorial governments do not — meaning that there would then be no subsidies for health insurance for middle-income earners in the territories. This is a new area of adverse discrimination against territories in Federal programs.
Felicidades a nuestro equipo boricua en su victoria de ayer contra Italia. www... - Thursday, March 14, 2013
S&P cuts PR rating to near-junk status - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Puerto Rico Tax Law Act 22 - Business Insider - Monday, March 11, 2013
Festival de Cine Europeo 2013 (Miramar) - Thursday, March 14, 2013 - Puerto Rico News
From March 14 to 20 in Fine Arts Cinema Café at Miramar. European Festival bringing movies from France, Italy, England, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Romany, Czeck Republic, Serbia, Sweden, Ukraine and Spain.
For more information: www.hechoeneuropa.org (787) 722-3174/722-5434
For more information: www.hechoeneuropa.org (787) 722-3174/722-5434
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