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City	Organization	Website/Location	Opportunity	Contact
Dallas	Legacy Founders Cottage and Legacy Counseling Center	www.legacycounseling.org Legacy Founders Cottage 828 S. Tyler Dallas TX 75208	Fix the Garden @ 11AM on March 7th VOLUNTEERS WANTED Bring gloves, shovels and help spruce up the garden. Just in time for spring.	Edgar Negron (214) 213-5688 enegron@dmgtools.com Emily Graves (214) 941-7373 legacy-cottage@sbcglobal.net
Austin	Austin Groups for the Elderly	3710 Cedar Street, 78705 www.ageofaustin.org	Take the morning to help AGE get ready for the holidays by assisting in the decoration of the 100 year-old Historic AGE Building. We will be decking the halls and taking names all morning, ending just in time for lunch! Time: 9AM-12:30 PM Please RSVP for full details! *Opportunities for performers or other artists also available!	Sara Peralta Outreach Coordinator speralta@ageofaustin.org 512-451-4611 x224 * Be sure to mention that you are calling in "gay" on Dec 10!*
Austin	Out Youth	www.outyouth.org 909 E. 49 1/2 Street, 78751	Work around the house and yard. Outreach. Noon-4 pm	Lisa Rogers 512-771-4957 cell lisa@outyouth.org
Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, 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
Dallas	Cathedral of Hope	www.cathedralofhope.com 5910 Cedar Springs Road Dallas TX 75235	Help us tidy up the church building and grounds or shop for items to stock up the food pantry.	Anita Haddy 214-351-1901 ahaddy@cathedralofhope.com
Austin	Warren & Derrick	http://www.warrenandderrick.com		info@warrenandderrick.com
Austin	Rally and Speak	http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=38612347863	Come together for a rally and speak-out at Austin City Hall in protest of inequality. Join the LGBT community in their economic boycott and nationwide direct action for marriage equality by rallying for your beliefs. On December 10, in unison with "Day Without a Gay" (see info below) there will be a rally and speak-out at Austin City Hall. This is a direct representation of our ability to repeatedly come together for a cause that has been laying idle for too long. Bring your beautiful faces, fabulous signs and your friends. Our efforts as a community only shine the brightest when we come together as one. If anyone would like to help out in any way -- or to add your name or your organization’s name to this call -- please contact: dcloud@mail.utexas.edu Make your impact. We'll see you there.	dcloud@mail.utexas.edu
All cities	Demand your rights	Give Blood	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)	google your local blood center. Repost this opportunity to another state's volunteer page.

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Houston-How about Day with Gay

Dec 10 2008, 11:50 AM EST by Anonymous

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I see nothing listed for the Houston area. How sad for a major metro area with no organizations posting needs for that day whether gay or not. There is a tremendous need everywhere. Please post if there is somethingin this area. Come on don't be shy. It's all good.

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Fort Worth

Dec 9 2008, 9:17 PM EST by Anonymous

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Any activities going on in Fort Worth?

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College Station

Dec 9 2008, 2:55 PM EST by Anonymous

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I know this is probably one of the most conservative schools (Texas A&M University), but come one, nothing? I have two final exams that day.. I can't organize anything, but I did want to help be apart of one after my exams were over!!