Month: July 2007

In the mid '90s, HIV-positive children were not allowed to attend traditional summer camps. Confronted with such inequity, Mike Mizwa, Sara Selber, and a few other inspired AIDS Foundation Houston…

A young woman from Norway is bringing focus in Houston to the very real problem of oppression against GLBT people here and abroad. Kristin Tangvik Magnussen, who is living temporarily…

regarded as less than a friend by others because at the same time she condemned the “sin” of homosexuality, Tammy Faye Bakker Messner remains an oxymoron. But as she faces…

Christopher Olivier has been developing the images that appear in the annual Houston Center for Photography fellowship exhibition for years. Well, the pictures in the juried exhibition, which opens on…

“This is an exciting time for Harbor MCC,” says Rev. Pat Farnan, pastor of the fledgling Galveston church. This month, Harbor celebrates the first anniversary as a fully affiliated congregation…

Sandy beaches, bird watching, fresh seafood, a thriving historic and arts district, major attractions like Moody Gardens and the Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark: What's not to love about Galveston?

The leadership torch of historic preservation on Galveston Island—one of the Texas cities where history is felt most keenly has been passed. For only the fourth time, a new executive…

As part of my public responsibilities, I am regularly asked to attend ribbon cuttings and fundraisers, to present proclamations and to offer pertinent remarks about a variety of subjects. In…

Conservative opposition to gay marriage is having unconservative effects, helping to push the boundaries of family law into new territory that challenges the primacy of marriage itself. By opposing gay…

I nearly puked when I heard John Kerry say about a vote regarding the Iraq War: “I actually did vote for it before I voted against it.” That, and a…