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Continuing my series about charities and political organizations I support:

Out Youth: This is an organization I first learned about through the United Way's campaign where you donate part of your paycheck to selected charities. I gave to them through that program for a couple of years, and then one year they weren't listed any more. I'm not sure why. But I had to go seek them out again, because this is a really great organization.

Their mission is basically to support GLBT teens in central Texas. They have a drop-in support center and offer all sorts of programs to provide counseling and support services for teens, as well as run a statewide network of GSAs. Check out their web site for more information about their various projects, as well as pictures and video clips. One of their donors is listed as "Dumbledore's Queer Army", which is completely awsome!
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I'm still alive, I swear! I've been sick for the last two weeks, which seriously fucked with my progress on finishing fics for holiday exchanges. I've been staying away from LJ in order to get a lot of writing done, but I've only felt well enough to actually write about one day in three. It sucks. :-(

I'm going to do something a little different this holiday season, something I've been wanting to do for a while. This is a time of year that everyone thinks a lot about giving, and so I'm going to highlight the organizations I regularly give money too. These run the gamut from local to state to national and international organizations. Some are charities and some are political action groups (PACs), but they all work for causes that are important to me. In a series of posts, I'll give a description of each organization and link to their web sites. My hope is that I'll inspire some people to check them out and consider supporting them too. :-)

Holiday Giving 1: Annie's List
Annie's List is a Texas PAC that was started after Republican redistricting in 2002 forced almost every single Democratic woman serving in the Texas legislature out of office. The group finds and supports progressive women to run for seats in the legislature in districts where Democrats stand a chance of winning. They organize volunteers for them, help get their campaigns started financially, and even provide trained staff to run those campaigns. It can be difficult for progressive women to get a campaign started in a good-ol-boy red state like Texas, and Annie's List gives them the head start they need. Great organization. :-)

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