en-us http://www.outinaustin.com/ LGBT News http://www.outinaustin.com/home/news.asp?articleid=31983 Houston, TX -- Singer/songwriter Mike Ator performs his original song 'Angel Beside Me' with the Gay Men's Chorus of Houston at Jones Hall, June 21st at 7pm. Artistic Director of the chorus and Bayou City Performing Arts James Knapp commissioned Ator to arrange 'Angel' for a December debut... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinaustin.com/news.asp?articleid=31983 OutInAustin.com http://www.outinaustin.com/home/news.asp?articleid=31968 AUSTIN, TEXAS (April 15, 2008) The Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (AGLCC) and Equality Texas have announed the theme for the 2008 AGLCC Pride Parade and Pride Texas Festival, to be held together on Saturday, June 14 starting at noon. The theme is “Building CommUNITY”... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinaustin.com/news.asp?articleid=31968 OutInAustin.com http://www.outinaustin.com/home/news.asp?articleid=31954 (Austin, TX) Mark your calendars: This year's 25th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, May 18, from 8pm - 9:30pm at Republic Square Park located at the southwest corner of the park. (4th and San Antonio Streets) This year's theme, selected & sponsored by the Global Health Council, the Voice of Global Health, is “Never Give Up, Never Forget... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinaustin.com/news.asp?articleid=31954 OutInAustin.com http://www.outinaustin.com/home/news.asp?articleid=31951 Fairness for gay and transgender Christians will again be debated, as it is every four years, when elected delegates to the United Methodist General Conference convene to vote on policies for the church. Since 1972 when the first anti-gay statement was placed in the United Methodist Book of Discipline (rule book for the church), the denomination has struggled every four years... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinaustin.com/news.asp?articleid=31951 OutInAustin.com http://www.outinaustin.com/home/news.asp?articleid=31890 ‘The court agreed that Izza never misrepresented herself in any sense, and rejected River Oaks' claim that transgender people have a duty to disclose their biological sex to employers.’ (Houston, Texas, April 4, 2008) — The District Court for the Southern District of Texas today denied motions for summary judgment from both sides in the case of a transgender woman who found her job offer from a Houston medical clinic withdrawn after a background check disclosed her sex as male... Fri, 4 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outinaustin.com/news.asp?articleid=31890 OutInAustin.com