The GLBT Historical Society will present "Looking Backwith Discipline and Desire," a leather history panel discussion, tonight(Thursday, November 17) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the society's office, 657Mission Street in San Francisco.

The event, which is free and open to the public, willfeature prominent members of the leather community discussing the past twodecades and examining how that evolution has shaped the current state of SanFrancisco's leather community. The event also includes a reception, freeadmission to the historical society's galleries, and a special leather-basedtour of the society's archives.

Panelists include Lee Asplund, who has been involved in theleather community for more than 10 years, and who is a board member of FolsomStreet Events; Race Bannon, the founder of Daedalus Publishing Company who hasbeen active in the community for more than 30 years; Darryl Flick, theexecutive director of Folsom Street Events; and Midori, an educator and writeron SM, fetish, and human sexuality.

Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits and Equality Californiainvite community members to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with afree event Friday, November 18 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the LGBT CommunityCenter, 1800 Market Street in San Francisco.

The evening includes a panel discussion and celebration ofLGBT and Two-Spirit Native American people. Panelists will discuss what itmeans to be LGBT and/or Two-Spirit in tribal communities and in the context ofthe greater LGBT rights movement. Discussion will also address the marriageequality movement and its impact on tribal politics.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. NativeAmericans, American Indians, Two-Spirit, and LGBT people are especiallyencouraged to attend.

Gay, Lesbian, and Allied Musicians is a new queer youthchoir that's being formed in the city and organizers have planned a fundraiseron Saturday, November 19 at 11 a.m. Kathleen McGuire, artistic director of theSan Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, is chair of the steering committee and said thechoir would be open to youth aged 12 to 22. Rehearsals are slated to begin inFebruary and the group's first formal appearance is scheduled for next year'sPride Concert. Donations of between $25-$50 are requested for Saturday'sbenefit. For the location and other details, call (415) 865-2745 or e-mail GLAMYouthChoir@yahoo.com.

A candlelight march and memorial event will mark the seventhannual Transgender Day of Remembrance Sunday, November 20 in San Francisco.Participants will be honoring 27 individuals who have been killed in the lastyear.

Founder Gwen Smith, who's also a columnist for the BayArea Reporter, noted that the city was oneof the first to host a Day of Remembrance event, and the city's vigil remainsone of the largest. Smith said that this year, more than 240 Transgender Day ofRemembrance events will take place worldwide. The events this year arescheduled to take place in 41 states and 11 countries.

Sunday's memorial begins with a candlelight march beginningat the LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street at 6:30 p.m. and continues toCastro and 19th streets, where it will end at the Harvey Milk Civil RightsAcademy, 4235 19th Street. A memorial will then be held at 7:30. Members ofmurdered teenager Gwen Araujo's family are expected to attend. A jury earlierthis year found two of Araujo's killers guilty of second-degree murder; amistrial was declared against the third defendant in the case.

Volunteers planning this year's Tenderloin TessieThanksgiving dinner need donations of food items and people to help out onThursday, November 24. The annual free holiday meal, now in its 31st year,takes place on Thanksgiving at the First Unitarian Church, 1187 FranklinStreet, at Geary. Dinner is served from 1 to 4 p.m. and all are welcome.

Toby Nelson said that those interested in donating food,money, or their time (to help set up, serve, and clean up) can call him at(415) 255-7503.

The Quan Yin Healing Arts Center will present a freeworkshop on hepatitis C Saturday, November 19. The session, "How to ReadLab Results" begins at 9:30 a.m. with a light breakfast and mini Qi Gongclass, and ends at noon. It takes place at the center, 455 Valencia Street inSan Francisco.

Mark Sorensen, RN, will lead the workshop, during whichparticipants will increase their knowledge about laboratory tests for betterunderstanding of their health condition and improved communication with theirdoctors.

District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty will convene apost-Halloween community meeting Wednesday, November 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at theHarvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, 4235 19th Street in San Francisco. Dufty saidhe is "open to the widest range of possibilities for what we shoulddo" about the annual event that takes place in the Castro. Anyone whocannot attend the meeting can e-mail comments to him at Bevan.Dufty@sfgov.org.

Sister Dionna Cross said that the Sisters would bedistributing a total of $10,000 to community organizations as part of itsSaturnalia celebration.

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