Don’t miss the next Coffee & Conversation with Cool Women, at 7 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at The Center. Hostess Tryce Czyczynska will interview writer, visual artist and UCSD professor Anna Joy Springer. Formerly a singer in feminist punk bands, Anna Joy has also toured the country performing with the iconic spoken-word ensemble, Sister Spit.

Join us for coffee, dessert and a dynamic conversation about art, feminism, punk rock and more!

A General Assembly panel of the United Nations dropped a specific reference protecting gays in a resolution that condemns executions. Every two years, this panel has been passing a resolution that condemns extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions.

In 2008, this particular resolution included a reference to killings due to sexual orientation. In fact, the resolution has included this reference for the past 10 years.

Members of the public are invited to a Holiday Open House Party with Eleanor Roosevelt at the Women’s History Museum in honor of Human Rights Day on Saturday, December 11 from 1 to 4pm at the museum in Golden Hill.

The afternoon will start at 1 pm with a one-act play centered on the life and work of Eleanor Roosevelt. Following the reading, guests will enjoy refreshments and an opportunity to explore the museum and to indulge in some holiday shopping in a party atmosphere.

This tough economy has affected all communities and people. Every year the Imperial Court helps Family Matters provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to LGBT families plus toys for their children. “This year we have over 42 families…that’s 210 people including parents and children,” stated City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez,” founder of the annual LGBT Family Holiday Campaign. “Many have lost their jobs and even their homes,” stated Allan Spyere, 2010 Chair of the LGBT Holiday Campaign.