Houston Gay Men's Chorus hires female director
The Gay Men's Chorus of Houston's desire to include women was eminently clear when the group hired Mary Jean Tiernan as its executive director in December. Tiernan, a lesbian native New Yorker and a 20-year Houston resident, previously worked for a local architectural firm. But in her "spare" time she was involved with queer non-profits, most notably AssistHers and the Songfest. She was one of several candidates — male and female — who applied for the GMCH position and found out she was selected just before Christmas 2002. "It was the best Christmas gift I'd ever received," Tiernan says. Houston Voice
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