One of our blog readers Rachel Boenigk a Texas A&M University senior wants to build a GLBT Center in College Station, Texas. The closest resource to this central Texas town lies more than 100 miles away!
Rachel has applied for the Pepsi Refresh Project's - Good Idea, where the soft drink company will give millions away to those concepts who get the most votes. Her idea is currently ranked number 27th on the 50,000 dollar challenge.
Goals:
-Find a home for the center
-Hire a program director
-Raise a minimum of $25,000 more to fund the center
-Furnish the center
-Provide a safe place and a meeting place for the GLBT community
Voting ends March 31st, please help Rachel and the entire GLBT community of central Texas make this dream a reality by casting your vote.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Vote In Pepsi Challenge to Create a GLBT Center in College Station, TX
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Open Forum: Will the Gay Vote Be Taken Seriously?
The gay community has been angered over the fact that neither mainstream political party makes a sincere effort on LGBT legislation. Every election cycle talk of whether the Democrats take the gay vote for granted and whether gays will go out to the polls comes up for discussion but nothing ever happens.
Financially speaking the LGBT community holds a large portion of the donations received by the DNC. Many queer people are withholding donations until change is made, and some are saying that it appears this gets the Democrats moving on legislation. Some threaten they will switch parties or won't go out to vote, but ultimately the Democrats know this won't go far since the other major contender is worse off on LGBT issues and not voting at all is unlikely among a heavily political base.
Will the gay vote ever be taken seriously? Does it require more funding to be cut from gay donors, a shift to another party, or more people self identifying as queer?
Monday, October 20, 2008
TXT OUT THE VOTE!
Sign up FREE on txtoutthevote and let the Human Rights Campaign send a reminder text message to your friends to vote on election day.
http://www.txtoutthevote.com/p/hrc/
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