March 1998 Media Report (posted March 5, 1998) Michael Szymanski's Bisexuality in the Media - March (March 1998)
City of Houston: Executive Order Protects TG Employees (posted March 5, 1998) On Monday, February 16th, 1998, Lee P. Brown, the Mayor of Houston signed an Executive Order to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The magic is in the definition of sexual orientation which reads "the actual or perceived status of a person with respect to his or her sexuality." The term sexuality can be defined in many ways, and the real or perceived status of a person's sexuality definitely covers the transgender experience. Hats off to the Mayor and his legal staff; Annise Parker, Houston's first openly-queer elected member of Houston City Council; Houston TG leaders, including but not limited to, Vanessa Edwards, Marie Gallagher, Michelle Myers, Sarah DePalma and MANY, MANY others who were out and visible and worked on Annise's campaign and followed this executive order through to the signing. Good work!
Eye on the Future (posted February 18, 1998) Read Timothy Turner's report from the Southeastern Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered College Conference, "Eye on the Future," February 13-15, 1998.