The top 21 stories of 2011, 100 people of the year, bishops bearing false witness, and Nepal’s first lesbian film. That and other recent LGBTQ news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) 21 Top News Stories of the Year
Advocate, November 2011

2) Brazil Grants Residency Based on Same-Sex Marriage
Rio De Janeiro, Associated Press, November 14, 2011

3) Catholic Charities Groups End Ill. Suit
Illinois, Advocate, November 14, 2011

4) New effort in state to legalize gay marriage
Seattle, Herald, November 13, 2011

5) New Options For Gay Retirees
Smart Money, November 14, 2011

6) North Carolina LGBT Activists Gearing up for Ballot Battle
Greensboro, N.C., Advocate, November 14, 2011

7) Bishops Behaving Badly
Pasadena, Calif., Huffington Post, November 14, 2011

8) Girl Takes Life After Gender-Based Taunting
Ridge Farm, Illinois, Advocate, November 15, 2011

9) Nepal’s First Lesbian / Gay Film Ever ‘Snow Flower’ Dubbed ‘Brokeback Everest’
Nepal, SheWired, November 16, 2011

10) Marriage: What’s It Worth?
Advocate, December-January 2011

11) Op-ed: The Beckhams, the Movie Tomboy, and Me
Advocate, November 16, 2011

12) People of the Year: The Out 100 Picks
Advocate, November 17, 2011

13) What It’s Like for Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Advocate, November 18, 2011

14) Colorado researchers seek LGBTQ participants for survey on health care providers
Posted November 16, 2011 by Bent Alaska

15) About World AIDS Day, December 1st
World AIDS Day, November 2011

16) Women driving means prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce: Saudi
Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe Metro, November 18, 2011