DENVER-- Following several years of declining revenue, LGBT social justice organizations experienced a 17% revenue increase from 2010 to 2011, according to a new report by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP).

Organizations are reaping the benefits of improved efficiency during the belt-tightening years, with increased funding, primarily fueled by an increase in individual donations, helping secure historic victories in the 2012 election.

SAN DIEGO -- Community members are invited to Stepping Stone's fifth annual Winter Tea, taking place this Thursday, Dec. 6, from 5-7:30 pm.

The event, which is hosted by the organization's board of directors, will celebrate the holiday season and honor Stepping Stone's volunteers. Attendees will also have the chance to learn more about Stepping Stone and its services, meet the staff, and find out how they can support the organization's life-saving work.

A federal judge in California on Monday issued a temporary injunction on the state's ban on controverial gay-to-straight "conversion" therapy, but limited the scope of his order to just the three providers who have appealed the ban.

U.S. District Judge William Shubb ruled that the ban Gov. Jerry Brown signed earlier this year could offend the ruling that the First Amendment rights of psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals who engage in “reparative” or “conversion” therapy.

SAN DIEGO -- Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) will host a fundraiser on Thursday, Dec. 13, to raise crucial money for the new Downtown Family Health Center, which will be located on the ground floor of the new permanent supportive housing facility in downtown, Connections Housing.

The event, titled “Home & Healthy for the Holidays,” will be held at the W Hotel in downtown San Diego from 5-8 pm.