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| Williamsburg, Brooklyn | http://www.elpuente.us | Contact Theresa at tdoherty@elpuente.us | 211 South 4th St. (@Roebling) Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
New York, New York 10001 Come Show your Pride we need volunteers!! contact Hope at hcampbell@avp.orgAVP Website
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| Brooklyn- Help feed hungry neighbors. www.greenpointchurch.org | Greenpoint Church Soup Kitchen | 136 Milton St. Brooklyn (1 block south of Greenpoint Ave G train stop) | Volunteers needed all afternoon. Show up anytime after 3pm. | Ann Kansfield or Jennifer Aull (718) 383-5941 pastor(at)greenpointchurch(dot)org | |||||
| The LOFT Westchester County, NY White Plains | Click Here for our website Click Here for Google map | |||||||
| New York City- Anti Violence Project- The New York City Anti-Violence Project is dedicated to eliminating hate violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities through counseling, advocacy, organizing, and public education. | NYC Anti-Violence | www.avp.org | | Joseph Barretto, Director of Development (212)714-1184 | |||||
 New York State- Marriage Equality NY (MENY) is a single-issue, all volunteer, 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is looking for volunteers across New York State. | MENY | www.meny.us | chapter leader, outreach, and various | Mike Atoria, Volunteer Director, mike@meny.us | |||||
 GIVE BLOOD! Or at least try....Did you know that it is illegal for gay males to give blood?At any time there seems to be a blood shortage throughout the United States. Hospitals desperately await blood and bone marrow from donors with specific blood types. More oftenthan not, a donation could end up saving the life of an adult or child in desperate need. As you can imagine, many factors need to be considered before a suitable match can be found for a person in need, the most crucial being compatible blood types.Donors of rare blood typesare increasingly difficult to find, prolonging the search and increasing the chance ofa patient's death. What if a donorwith arare blood type happens to be gay?In responseto the AIDS crisis of the 1980's the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned any man who has had sex with another man since 1977 from giving blood.This 1985 provision argued that men who have sex with other men are at higher riskofcontracting and transmitting HIV and hepatitis, posing a health risk to potential recipients. Thus, even with a needed rare blood type, gaymen are prohibited from donating blood.What if a terminally ill patient is in need of a specific blood type and there is a gay man willing to be a donor?Due to the 1985 ban on gay blood donors, the patient in need would continue to wait for another suitable match, risking death. Unfortunately, the patient is not informed if a gay donor has been found and does not have the opportunity to decide if they are willing to accept the health risk. Is the ban based on medical fact or homophobia? The Case Against: Banning Gay Donors is Prejudice!Gay advocate Peter Tatchell states that the ban on gay blood donors "is based on the assumption that all homosexual and bisexual men are 'high risk' for HIV." and that the "policy seems to reflect homophobic prejudices, not medical facts." Othersargue that by excluding any man who has had sex with another man since 1977 proves the homophobic nature of the policy. The quality and timeliness ofHIV and AIDS evaluations has improved dramatically, producing results within days or even minutes. Since most blood transfusions require weeks of preparation there is ample time to re-test as a precaution. The policy also virtually ignores the health risk posed by heterosexual donors who've been exposed to HIV or AIDS. Every healthy and responsible person should give blood. Be truthful when you fill out the questionnaire prior to giving. (info about the legality of gays giving blood reposted from: http://gaylife.about.com) | |||||||||
| Brooklyn, New York City, Chelsea, ALL CITIES | Atticus Circle | http://www.atticuscircle.org/daywithoutagay | Atticus Circle is encouraging the LGBT and Straight community to write at least one straight friend, neighbor, or co-worker to take a stand for LGBT equality. Visit our website to view a sample letter, and learn more! | info@atticuscircle.org | |||||
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