APPOINTED: Kathy Levinson, former president and chief operating officer of E*TRADE, as cochair of the gay rights arrange the California Alliance for Pride and Equality, February 23
APPOINTED: Transsexual teacher Dana Rivers and Hispanic activist Zita Maria Arocha, as members of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network board of directors, February 27
APPOINTED: Martha E Stark and Mathew L Moore, who are the couple New York--based attorneys, as cochairs of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education stock board of directors, February 28
APPOINTED: Robert Wilson, of Wellington, novel Zealand, as the executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, February 28