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Aids LifeCycle is quickly approaching, and this past Saturday more than 250 cyclists and roadies took to Los Angeles for the annual Day on the Ride, an event that mimics a day in the life of LifeCycle. This June 3rd more than 2,500 cyclists and 500 roadies will set out on Aids Cycle 11, a seven-day, 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise awareness and visibility and funds for the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, which provide programs ranging from prevention awareness to counseling to medical.

Angelenos love their cars. Never have I seen a city with more luxury cars on the road, albeit a sea of leases. Writer Jenn Kennedy goes gearhead at the LA Auto Show's Gay Day!

World AIDS Day is December 1st each year and serves as an opportunity for people around the world to unite in the global fight against HIV and AIDS. An estimated 33.3 million people worldwide have HIV, and between 1981 and 2007, more than 25 million people died from the virus, according to the World AIDS Day website. This makes it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.

President Obama announced Monday his intent to bestow a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to astronaut Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, whose obituary revealed that she is survived by her female partner of 27 years.

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, passed away at the age of 61, leaving behind her longtime female partner.

The first woman (and possibly the first LGBT person) in space will receive a posthumous honor from the President today.

Fitness guru and former The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels’ home, which she shares with her partner Heidi Rhodes and their two children, was burglarized earlier this week and Michaels’ Bentley was stolen.

Check out video highlights from the first two days of the AIDS/LifeCycle 10 marathon ride from SheWired’s very own editors, Tracy E. Gilchrist and Boo Jarchow, as they pedal the 545 miles down the California coast.

If you have nothing to do for hours on end and want to watch the hottest livestreamed duo since Jill Bennett and Cathy DeBuono on our site, Battlestar Gallactica costars Katee Sackhoff and Tricia Helfer are in the midst of motorcycling cross country to the Voodoo Experience Festival in New Orleans, running Oct. 29 – 31, and the pair of hotties is raising money to clean up the BP oil disaster along the way.