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This is just a note to wish you a Happy\/Merry whatever-it-is you celebrate and hope you approach 2010 with a sense of adventure.<\/p>\n
Also, as a reminder–if you are out getting gifts for others, please also consider a gift to the lgbt community in the form of a donation to a local program\/nonprofit that services us. Donations are usually tax deductible and, in these times where everyone is cutting back, nonprofits are being hit hard.<\/p>\n
Don’t know of any lgbt nonprofits in your area? Here are some suggestions…<\/p>\n
If you are a writer or reader of black lgbt literature, you may send a coin or two to Fire & Ink<\/a>. Let’s see, there’s also: The Audre Lorde Project<\/a>, your local black pride<\/a>, The Astraea Foundation<\/a>….<\/p>\n If there is a lgbt nonprofit that you want to suggest, please feel free to shout it out in the comments section (with a link to the site).<\/p>\n We hope you and your families enjoy the holidays–and everyday. And know that the greatest gift you can give is your love.<\/p>\n -Tawanna & Martina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is just a note to wish you a Happy\/Merry whatever-it-is you celebrate and hope you approach 2010 with a sense of adventure. Also, as a reminder–if you are out getting gifts for others, please also consider a gift to the lgbt community in the form of a donation to a local program\/nonprofit that services […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pMmJz-b8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1162,"url":"http:\/\/www.kuma2.net\/blog\/?p=1162","url_meta":{"origin":690,"position":0},"title":"Black LGBT Spirituality","author":"","date":"September 30, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Current events may have you thinking about the black lgbt experience in church or black lgbt spirituality in general. 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\nIf you want to add volume to our national voice, there’s the National Black Justice Coalition<\/a> and the Zuna Institute<\/a>.
\nIf you are concerned about the plight of our youth, check out The Ruth Ellis Center<\/a>, Fierce<\/a>, and Smyal<\/a>.<\/p>\n