News You Can Use
Houston is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor
December 12, 2009
Annise Parker won the run-off election for mayor of Houston. This makes Houston the largest city in the U.S. with an openly gay mayor.
Houston Chronicle
CNN
New York Times
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Texas Judge Rules That State Ban On Same-Sex Marriage is Unconstituational
October 2, 2009
By Roy Appleton
In a first for Texas, a judge ruled that the Texas ban on gay marriage violates the U.S. Constitution.
© Copyright 2009 The Dallas Morning News
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The High Price of Being a Gay Couple
October 3, 2009
By Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber
See the debate over legalizing gay marriage through the prism of money.
© Copyright 2009 The New York Times
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Creating LGBTQ-Friendly Campuses
September
15, 2009
By Lori Messinger
How activists on a number of campuses eliminated discriminatory policies
© Copyright 2009 Academe Online
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Gay in the Academy
May 18, 2009
By GayProf
Finding a faculty job as a gay person, writes one who has done so, means asking the right questions, recognizing red flags, accepting that locations may not be ideal, and expecting the bizarre.
© Copyright 2009 Inside Higher Ed
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Election Results
The GLBT PN is pleased to announce the new 2009-2010 Executive Committee.
President - John Scroggs
Vice-President - Lowell Kane
Secretary - Patricia Barron
Treasurer - Guido Kanschat
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GLBT-PN Goal
The goal of the GLBT Professional Network is to encourage and support the professional development of its members through the development and enhancement of opportunities for networking, peer support, education, and communication.
GLBT-PN Objectives
- To sponsor and support educational, social, and mentoring activities;
- To support departmental, college, and university efforts to recruit and retain gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) faculty and staff;
- To work with the administration to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for GLBT undergraduate and graduate students at TAMU;
- To create opportunities for interaction and communication between GLBT Professional Network members; and
- To work with administrators to establish policy positions and recommendations which express the sentiment of its membership on issues relevant to its mission.
