Take
The Outlive Challenge. It's easy.
Homophobia hurts us in many
ways. Our GLBT* community has higher death rates
from suicide, alcoholism, illicit drug use, smoking and sexually
transmitted infections - among other effects - all stemming from
the negative impact of homophobia on our lives, jobs, minds and
spirits. So doesn't it make sense that a great way to fight homophobia
is to outlive it? What can you do? It's easy.
Take the Outlive Challenge - ten simple steps you can start
today :
10 easy steps to Outlive homophobia
1. Find a queer-positive healthcare professional
and see them regularly. Need more information? Well, we happen to
have some.
2. Exercise once a week: take the stairs instead
of the elevator, walk, bike, join a yoga class, sign up for a recreation
league of a sport you like, take a dance class. Whatever tickles
your fancy.
3. Eat one more salad each week.
4. Have one less alcohol beverage than you normally
would have when you drink.
5. Once a day, pause, and take three slow breaths
that last for ten seconds each.
6. Eat out at a restaurant one less time per week
than you do now.
7. Go to bed early one night per week.
8. Watch one less hour of TV a week
9. Use the Internet ten minutes less today
10. Eat or drink one less sugar drink or treat
this week.
A note on GLBT*.
GLBT* stands for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered
people. The "*" is meant to acknowledge the diversity
in our community - that there is more to us than GLBT. There is
also queer and fabulous among many other lovely ways we define ourselves.
For the sake of inclusiveness and brevity, we chose to use GLBT*
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Challenge
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