donate

Building a Healthy Gay Community

As a community, we take care of each other by volunteering our time, supporting healthy behaviors among our friends, and contributing financially to organizations like Gay City.

Despite the economic uncertainty that continues to affect us all, Gay City has continued to provide a variety of much needed programs and services to gay men and the LGBT community as a whole. While budgets and services continue to be reduced or eliminated entirely, the needs of the gay community – our community, your community – continue to grow. Your support towards our efforts remains a valuable and vital piece of our sustainability. Help us to continue being a force for change in our community by supporting us now.

Your financial assistance is particularly important, as Gay City’s programs are only partially funded by government grants. In fact, the demand for our services currently outweighs grant resources. To make up for this difference, over 40% of our budget comes from private sources, including individual donations.

Your donations ensure that everyone seeking help from Gay City can receive it.

A Trusted Resource

At a time like this, it is imperative to strengthen health and wellness services for gay & bi men. Our community has a history of supporting healthy lifestyles, and even with today’s challenges, we can continue to lower rates of HIV infection, smoking and drug use.

Thanks to your investment, Gay City continues to expand its reach in meeting the needs of LGBT individuals in Seattle and King County. Recent program highlights include:

In January 2011 we had twice as many positive findings among our HIV testing clients as compared to January 2010 – which means that we continue to excel at reaching those individuals at highest risk for HIV infection.
As of March 1, Gay City is very pleased to once again offer full spectrum STI screening – inclusive of HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia – in our standard testing appointment. We also continue to provide vaccinations for Hepatitis A and B.
On February 17, the Gay City LGBT Library celebrated its first anniversary. By actively seeking book donations over the past year, we have grown the collection we inherited by nearly 50% to approximately 2,500 volumes.

A Tireless Advocate

Gay City offers programs that touch the members of our community in a variety of ways. We build on our experience in growing community with such programs as Gay City University, now in it's 16th year, which allows volunteers from within our community to share their knowledge and expertise with their peers.

We foster communication and conversation through the arts with such programs as Gay City Anthologies, soon to be in its fourth edition, and our upcoming performance of The Infection Monologues, an experimental performance piece breaking new ground on the way we understand new HIV infections among gay men.

Gay City Needs Your Support

Gay City is the only gay community based provider of HIV testing and counseling in King County. We are also the only organization in our region primarily dedicated to nurturing the comprehensive health of gay, bi, and trans men. As state budget cuts continue to grow, your support will become even more vital.

You have the power to make an impact. You have the ability to influence the health and future of the gay community by making a contribution to Gay City Health Project.