Volunteering and charity work: The other gay activism
”[Protests] don’t connect to other people; they don’t connect to the straight world…. This is a great way to help out the community and show that we are a part of the community.”
Mike Walton, one of several gay volunteers in Salt Lake City, UT who are coordinating efforts to reach out to the community at large through charity work. (Salt Lake Tribune)
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