Inside the Vault: Faith, Hope and ...
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Inside the Vault = An intermittent string of weekend posts detailing aspects of my personal life.
It's the time of the year when I make my regular charitable donations. So I want to take a moment to try to persuade you to adopt my subjective tastes and preferences as your own:
Lambda Legal: The heroes who brought us Lawrence v. Texas. While they haven't been as successful recently, suffering a frustrating and befuddling same-sex marriage defeat in New York and then again in Washington State, these "activist" attorneys also fight on many other fronts, including immigration rights, gay-straight alliances in schools, workplace discrimination, custody and visitation rights, and of course HIV-related legal issues. They are strictly non-partisan and apolitical; they prefer the courthouse over the state house — an important consideration for a gay libertarian like me.
Point Foundation: As someone who is arguably "overeducated," is it any wonder that the Point Foundation is far and away my favorite charity? It gives scholarships not to gay students in general, but specifically to those who have be disowned by their families or have otherwise suffered challenges above and beyond merely "being gay." Whenever I get depressed about the state of the world, I read about the Point Scholars and I'm not so depressed anymore.
ASPCA: No dollar amount could ever fully repay the debt I owe these wonderful people for bringing Diamond into my life.
NEW ENTRY: Matt Hill Comer is a young yet amazingly high-profile gay activist in North Carolina who is participating in the Soulforce Equality Ride, in which young people visit colleges that have a reputation for being less-than-welcoming to gays (e.g., Bob Jones University, Brigham Young). Their goal is simple: to introduce themselves to students (who are often the victims of sheltered lives and anti-gay indoctrination) and demonstrate that gays are not "freaks" and have no "agenda" beyond equal treatment and basic human dignity. There are many Soulforce riders; I happen to be sponsoring Comer. Find a rider who especially impresses you and sponsor him or her.
And thanks as always to mygreedy Swiss bank employer for matching, dollar for dollar, charitable donations by employees.
For Discussion: Where do your charitable dollars and hours go?
It's the time of the year when I make my regular charitable donations. So I want to take a moment to try to persuade you to adopt my subjective tastes and preferences as your own:
Lambda Legal: The heroes who brought us Lawrence v. Texas. While they haven't been as successful recently, suffering a frustrating and befuddling same-sex marriage defeat in New York and then again in Washington State, these "activist" attorneys also fight on many other fronts, including immigration rights, gay-straight alliances in schools, workplace discrimination, custody and visitation rights, and of course HIV-related legal issues. They are strictly non-partisan and apolitical; they prefer the courthouse over the state house — an important consideration for a gay libertarian like me.
Point Foundation: As someone who is arguably "overeducated," is it any wonder that the Point Foundation is far and away my favorite charity? It gives scholarships not to gay students in general, but specifically to those who have be disowned by their families or have otherwise suffered challenges above and beyond merely "being gay." Whenever I get depressed about the state of the world, I read about the Point Scholars and I'm not so depressed anymore.
ASPCA: No dollar amount could ever fully repay the debt I owe these wonderful people for bringing Diamond into my life.
NEW ENTRY: Matt Hill Comer is a young yet amazingly high-profile gay activist in North Carolina who is participating in the Soulforce Equality Ride, in which young people visit colleges that have a reputation for being less-than-welcoming to gays (e.g., Bob Jones University, Brigham Young). Their goal is simple: to introduce themselves to students (who are often the victims of sheltered lives and anti-gay indoctrination) and demonstrate that gays are not "freaks" and have no "agenda" beyond equal treatment and basic human dignity. There are many Soulforce riders; I happen to be sponsoring Comer. Find a rider who especially impresses you and sponsor him or her.
And thanks as always to my
For Discussion: Where do your charitable dollars and hours go?
Related Posts (on one page):
- PSA: Flickr's Pride Photo Challenge
- Inside the Vault: Faith, Hope and ...
- Meet the Future
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17 February 2007
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