LULAC looking for volunteers to escort children
Dallas’ LULAC Council #102 is looking for volunteers to escort refugee children being...
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Starbucks art auction to benefit homeless youth charity
There are times in life when the strangest ingredients can come together to make something wonderful: wasabi and chocolate, curry and cranberries, peanut butter and pickles… That’s the case with Montrose Grace Place,...
Read MoreBACH for the holidays …. and beyond
I have been out of the office, on vacation, since Dec. 22, and when I got back to work today and started wading through the thousands of emails in my inbox, I found one from Hank Henley, asking if we could include some...
Read MorePride proceeds
CHECK DISTRIBUTION | Representatives of the five organizations named as beneficiaries of the 2011 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade gather at the Round-Up Saloon to pick up checks representing their share of proceeds from the...
Read More25 ways to fight AIDS
Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day. Wait! Before you click the ‘next’ button or scroll down your news feed hear me out: The LGBT community has been living with AIDS for three decades now. For people of my...
Read MoreHoliday heroes
A HELPING HAND | Members of Cathedral of Hope distribute more than 400 food bags to low-income families and individuals for Thanksgiving. Volunteers participating in the effort on Sunday, Nov. 20, included, from left, Rusty...
Read MoreLocal LGBT activists to confront Rodriquez for anti-gay flier
A group of Houston LGBT activists, including representatives from the Houston GLBT Political Caucus, is urging people to attend tonight’s Houston Independent School Board Meeting to confront HISD Trustee Manuel Rodriquez...
Read MoreHouston Chronicle pulls endorsement of school board member Rodriguez over anti-gay flier
The Houston Chronicle has rescinded its endorsement of Houston Independent School District Trustee Manuel Rodriquez over an anti-gay flier distributed by the Rodriquez campaign. As previously reported by Houstini, the flier...
Read MoreLSR Journal: Changing tactics to address changing needs
2011 LSRFA co-chairs John Tripp and Danny Simpson lead the annual fundraising event into a new decade LSRFA Co-chairs Danny Simpson, left, and John Tripp (Photo courtesy Roger Lippert) M.M. Adjarian | Contributing Writer...
Read MorePet of the Week: Nina
Nina was timid and did not want to interact with Operation Kindness staff or volunteers when she was first transferred to our shelter. With enough patience from everyone, she has started to trust humans. She is comfortable...
Read MoreMaking a better world, one step at a time
John Boeglin John Boeglin repays the help he gets as a client at AOC by also being a volunteer at the agency TAMMYE NASH | Senior Editor taffet@dallasvoice.com FORT WORTH — John Boeglin, first diagnosed with AIDS in 1989, has...
Read MoreWorld’s first-ever gay Super Bowl block party planned for Cedar Springs in February
Scott Whittall It’s being billed as the first-ever gay Super Bowl block party, and it’s planned for Saturday, Feb. 5 on the Cedar Springs strip in Dallas. Scott Whittall, president of the Cedar Springs Merchants...
Read MoreHRC Volunteers in D.C. Keep Dialing In for Equality Across the Nation
In this last week before the critical Midterm Elections, we’ve been contacting HRC members all over the country from here in D.C. It’s exciting because I know just how much of an impact every conversation makes. On Monday...
Read MoreHRC Volunteers in Florida Come Out in Record Numbers
The following post comes from Regional Field Organizer Jess Osborn. Jess is just one of 30 HRC staff that will be on the ground in 16 states by Election Day, working with HRC-endorsed candidates and engaging our membership...
Read MoreD.C. Region Volunteers Keep Equality Spreading
The following post comes from HRC Regional Field Organizer Christine Sloane . Christine is working hard here in D.C. to support the 30 HRC staff that will be on the ground in 16 states by Election Day, working with HRC-endorsed...
Read MoreVolunteers Stand Up for Chris Coons in Delaware
Delawareans are coming out in force to help elect Chris Coons to the U.S. Senate. I’ve been working here in Lewes to turn out our members throughout Delaware, and the dedication of the volunteers is amazing. With so much on...
Read MoreHRC Volunteers Keep Equality Moving Forward in the Keystone State
The following post comes from Regional Field Director Sultan Shakir. Sultan is just one of 30 HRC staff that will be on the ground in 16 states by Election Day, working with HRC-endorsed candidates and engaging our membership...
Read MoreD.C. Volunteers Make a Difference in NY
I love campaign season. The period leading up to elections can be terribly stressful for many of us, but it can also be tremendously rewarding. I am in western New York right now, where we are working hard every day to make...
Read MoreProposal revived to prohibit Cedar Springs club-goers from parking on Hall Street
A little over a year ago we wrote about a proposal to establish a “resident-parking only” zone on the 3900 block of Hall Street, just off the Cedar Springs strip. The RPO zone would prohibit non-residents from parking on the...
Read MoreLEADING THE WAY
Sewell Automotive Companies and Sewell Subaru, which market to the LGBT community in Dallas and have on staff openly lesbian sales manager Vicki Gullion, have donated $10,000 to help establish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s first...
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