Katrina relief: Queer option

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Katrina relief: Queer option
Katrina relief: Queer option
NCTE and NYAC: National LGBT Youth and Family Groups Establish ?Hurricane Katrina LGBT Relief Fund?

If anyone is looking for donation options, this one may be a good choice. Note from Caeden of NCTE (National Center for Transgender Equality) and press release from NYAC (National Youth Advocacy Coalition):


Hello,
I apologize for this coming to you a few days late. Both Mara and I
have been out of town on work-related travel. NCTE is proud to say
that we have partnered with NYAC and other LGBT organizations on this
relief fund. (For an updated list of partners please go to
www.nyacyouth.org). Please go to www.nyacyouth.org to make a
donation to this fund. Thank you for you support and NCTE's thoughts
are with those who have been effected by the devastation of Hurricane
Katrina.
Caeden

PRESS RELEASE


CONTACT:
Craig A. Bowman Executive Director
1638 R St., NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
202.319.7596 x20
202.744.2567 / cell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
01 September 2005


National LGBT Youth and Family Groups Establish ?Hurricane Katrina
LGBT Relief Fund?

Humanitarian Effort to Provide Money to LGBT Youth and Family Refugees

Washington, DC ? Working in partnership, the National Youth Advocacy
Coalition (NYAC) today announced the formation of the ?Hurricane
Katrina LGBT Relief Fund? to ensure that LGBT youth and families,
among the most vulnerable members of our community, receive the
critical support they need to regain stability in their lives.

?In America, there are dramatic moments that forever shape our
national identity. History remembers those times when we come
together in the face of adversity, putting aside our differences to
overcome tragedy,? said Craig Bowman, Executive Director of the
National Youth Advocacy Coalition.

?Thousands of families have absolutely nothing to go home to and
hundreds more people are still looking for their families,? Bowman
added. In Louisiana, in Mississippi and in Alabama the devastation is
so unimaginable, so complete, that solutions seem impossible.

?Like so many of our fellow citizens, however, we believe in the
indomitable spirit of Americans,? Bowman said. ?We are awed and
humbled by the spirit of community that has emerged in our country in
countless ways over the past few days; and with this Fund, we honor
the courage and hope shown by so many who are still suffering,? he
added.

The coalition consists of national organizations working at the
grassroots level to affect positive social change for LGBT citizens.
Contributions to this fund are tax-deductible to the fullest extent
allowed under law and will support humanitarian relief for LGBT youth
and families from the devastated areas. These funds will be
distributed directly to local organizations in the best position to
ensure strategic and high-impact disbursement of the emergency funds.

Individuals can contribute securely and with confidence now at
www.nyacyouth.org/.

Donors will be able to find out more about the impact of their gifts
in the coming weeks on a new blog being launched on the NYAC website.








PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE (as of 1 September 2005):

Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
www.colage.org/

Equality Federation
www.federationlgbt.org/

Family Pride Coalition
www.familypride.org

Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization
www.mautnerproject.org/

National Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Community Centers (NALGBTCC)
www.lgbtcenters.org/

National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)
www.nbjcoalition.org/

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
www.nclrights.org/

National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
www.nctequality.org/

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP)
www.ncavp.org/


More groups are welcome and are signing on all the time.


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The National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) (www.nyacyouth.org) is a
social justice organization fighting injustice against LGBTQ youth
and advocating to ensure their physical and emotional well-being. - Riotboy , posted 09/05/05

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