Monday: December 17th at 11am:

Brad Taylor interviews the Mahina Movement. The Mahina Movement is a musical trio who are lesbian and gay friendly, and sing tough political lyrics.

Brad Taylor's Non-consumerist Holiday Gift Giving Suggestions.

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Your support will ensure that our patients receive the medical, mental health and social services they need in the weeks and months to come.
To donate by check, please make checks payable to:

The Survivor Fund
c/o The Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
Bellevue Hospital Center
462 First Avenue, CD742
New York, New York 10016
Or to donate online, go to http://www.survivorsoftorture.org/whatyou.html

The Survivor Fund is a 501(c)(3) established to benefit our Program through individual gifts and volunteer fundraising activities.

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Common Ground Health Clinic
Algiers, New Orleans, LA

We offer free health care for people without health insurance or means to see their health provider. Donations help! We are not-for-profit. We started after Katrina by volunteers to be a permanent quality health & wellness clinic. Help us become community-controlled and employ local residents.
COMMON GROUND HEALTH CLINIC
1400 Teche St. New Orleans 70114
P.O. Box 741801, New Orleans, LA 70174-1801
(504) 361-9800
web:http://cghc.org email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
The clinic has non-profit 501c3 status with the IRS. Please specify if you'd like a receipt for tax purposes. Or you can use PayPal from the website.

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ASWAT (English: Voices) are a group of Palestinian Gay Women. Our group includes lesbians, gay women, bisexual, transexuals and transgender, queers, questioning and intersex (LGBTQI women and persons). http://aswatgroup.org

We are Gay in a society that has no mercy for sexual diversity. Coming out is not even an option because the consequences can be very severe. The options that are open to us are very few; we either live a double life in order to survive, and still maintain good relations with our family, or run away and be probably forced into a hard life. We have decided that the time has come to defy the norms of our society, and make everybody hear our voices for change.

Cheques can be written to: Kayan-Aswat (No limitation of amount)
Address: ASWAT- Palestinian Gay Women
P.O Box 44628, Haifa 31445

You will receive a receipt that will be sent to your postal mail.
You can write to us to the following address regarding any inquiry about the topic:
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Helem, Lebanese Protection for LGBT
Helem (the Arabic acronym of 'Lebanese Protection for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders' - LGBT), is a non-governmental, non-profit organization which leads a peaceful struggle for the liberation of the LGBT community in Lebanon from all sorts of legal, social and cultural discrimination.

Support us: We need your help in order to sustain and expand our activities. We plan to use your donations to: equip a community center for LGBTs in Beirut, expand the website, launch legal and health awareness activities and hire a full-time community center director as well as a full-time LGBT rights campaigner. Your financial contributions will be used to empower gays and lesbians in Lebanon. You can make a difference!

Donations: Take part in our peaceful struggle for LGBTIQ equality in Lebanon
Please send your donation to Helem Electronically (PayPal) or by Cheque:

Helem
P.O. BOX 1862
Cleveland OH 44106
USA

Confidentiality is assured for any personal information provided by donors. Access to each donation transaction is strictly limited to the executive director and the fundraising officer of Helem.

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Sylvia's Place is an emergency overnight shelter for LGBTQ youth (under 24). Sylvia’s is open 365 days/year from 8pm-8am. Curfew is at 12am. We provide hot meals (dinner and breakfast); clothing; showers; case management; physical and mental health medical services; and court advocacy.
Help Sylvia's Place and other Homeless Youth Services Stay Open! You may make a donation with PayPal from the website, or Send any amount you choose in a check or money order made out to:
c/o Metropolitan Community Church
(Homeless Youth Services)
446 W. 36th Street
New York, NY 10018

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FIERCE! is a community organization for Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Queer, and Questioning (TLGBTSQQ) youth of color in New York City. We are dedicated to exploring and building power in our communities through a mix of leadership development, artistic and cultural activism, political education, and campaign development while taking care of ourselves and each other. We take on the institutions that perpetuate transphobia, homophobia, racism, ethnic conflict, gender bias, economic injustice, ageism, and the spread of HIV, STIs, STDs, and other mental and physical health crises — that make daily survival a terrifying challenge for many TLGBTSQQ youth. FIERCE organizes against the injustices of the criminal "justice" system, housing, employment, education, and healthcare systems

To send letters and other items to support the Jersey 4 who are still locked up after facing a homophobic and violent attacker.

*Donate Items for Care Packages*
People incarcerated in New York State Prisons are subject to strict regulations regarding the
number and weight of packages they can receive on a monthly basis. In order to ensure that packages sent to the NJ4 comply with those requirements, please send or drop off items to FIERCE.

Wish List (all items must not be blue, black, grey, or orange; may not to exceed $50 in value; and have no thong style, see-thru, or lace trim)

Linens: blankets twin size
Clothing: underwear, t-shirts (crew or v-neck), thermal underwear (no logos, zippers, cargo style pockets)

Food: Beverages (liquid, mixes, or concentrate must be in cans, pouches, or boxes only—max size 32ounces), canned or packaged food not requiring cooking but microwavable containers are allowed like mac and cheese (max size 16ounces); snacks - (nuts without shells, raisins, chips, crackers, candy, cookies: max size 2 ounces); coffee and tea (no loose tea or any tea used as a ‘dietary supplement’)

Education: composition notebooks; ballpoint pens; checkerboards; chess; playing cards; handballs (in original container); books and magazines (paper only)

FIERCE | 147 W. 24th Street 6th Floor
F/1/E/R/C to 23rd Street Stop
www.fiercenyc.org | myspace.com/queerpier

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Warming Hearts with Helping Hands

This is where we do the thing that helps us sleep at night, knowing we have done our part to make sure the children on the reservations are as warm and cozy as you are. Buy a coat, snow boots, hats or mittens, even blankets, and send them to these addresses to make certain that they will reach the kids before the weather turns COLD!

http://www.changingwinds.org/WarmHearts/

(See the website for specific reservation locations where items can be sent, or make a donation via PayPal or Send a check to:
Changing Winds Advocacy Center
PO Box 801
Fairfield, CT 06824