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The gay community grows a stronger bond when myriads of support services such as ACT UP, Shanti, and Project Open Hand offer help to gays and lesbians. Lesbians and gay men connect and cooperate closer with each other. New supporters caused by AIDS were parents of sons who passed away from the deadly disease, people in the medical profession, and people who in general understand and support gays.
Numerous of social services offer help to those who struggle. Educating the topics about HIV and AIDS, providing homes for the dying, opening centres for homosexuals for all ages, and the Names project which is a quilt honoring the loved ones who has past away due to AIDS, improve and support the gay community. LYRIC provides a secure centre for gay and lesbian teens where they feel at home. After support groups grant courage to lesbians, they became more involved and played a major role in the gay rights movement. All types of races become more visible also. For instance, gay Asian Americans have made themselves more visible and known. In modern days, 20 to 25% of San Francisco’s votes consist of homosexuals.
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1. http://scottwiener.com/sites/default/files/castro2.jpg2. http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf5q2HQC71qghfy5o1_400.png
3. http://mymaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/LYRIC-LOGO1.jpg
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