Month: November 2010

Twenty-five years after its premiere, "The Normal Heart," Larry Kramer’s explosive drama about the early days of the AIDS crisis, remains one of the most significant works to deal with…

A year ago, scant attention would have been paid to a run-off election for a Houston Independent School District (HISD) trustee, especially when the election is for the unfulfilled one…

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has extended its code of ethics nondiscrimination policy to include sexual orientation. The organization passed an amendment to the policy with a 93 percent…

On Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 6:30 p.m., the transgender community of Texas and its allies will gather for a vigil in downtown Austin on the steps of City Hall…

In 1993, Justin Elzie was the first Marine in the nation to be discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” This week, to commemorate Veteran’s Day and the gay and lesbian…

Steave Nemande, a Cameroonian doctor and human rights activist, will receive Human Rights Watch’s Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism in November 2010 for promoting the decriminalization of homosexual…

The Choir of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church has released a compact disc, Shepherds, Rejoice!, featuring Christmas music. Produced over several months, the CD includes the congregation singing Christmas favorites,…

For each IKEA Soft Toy purchased from November 1 - December 24, 2010, IKEA will donate approximately $1.30 (€1) to UNICEF and Save the Children to extend and start new…

Brandon Bitner was buried on Wednesday, November 10. The 14-year-old high school freshman from rural Middleburg, Pennsylvania committed suicide by running into the path of a tractor trailer. He left…

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today expressed both sadness and optimism at the announcement from Bishop Gene Robinson, the first…