Media executive Sarah Kate Ellis to take helm in January
UMD Baltimore campus commemoration underway
Honors 'memories of those whose lives ended due to sexual identity or expression'
Among 25 cities nationally to receive perfect rating
Groups pledge $76,000 in donations
Only 75 percent of required signatures deemed valid
Prosecutor, defense argue over whether slaying was self-defense
Arizona capital receives perfect score in annual HRC index
Lifting of ban opens organ donor pool by 500 to 600 people annually
Police highlighted three unsolved trans murders at event
