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I’m very excited to be able to let you know about this little project I was helping on–a great new LGBTQ community and counseling service is officially launched in the Little Rock, Arkansas area. Angie Bowen, a Wisconsin native and proud Cheesehead, moved to Arkansas a while back to be with her partner in crime, Sarah. She noted, with disappointment, the dearth of community and services available to queers and their families. With an education in guidance and counseling and a special interest in queer youth and their concerns, she rallied a local psychiatrist to help in her cause. And, as a result, the Arkansas LGBTQ Virtual Community & Online Counseling Center was born.

Since the idea first started exploding like a supernova, Angie has been working with other LGBTQ organizations and individuals in the area to try and create alliances with those who can join together to create a united front in the queer community of Little Rock. This is just the beginning and it’s very, very exciting.

Some of you were kind enough to donate to the cause with either money or services. Special thanks to the very special anonymous donor and Chris at the Red Hog Diary who helped pay for a chunk of their web hosting fees for the year and to Drowning Pisces for the design of the masthead and business cards. Cris, of That Side of the Moon, offered valuable advice based on her lengthy experience in the non-profit world.

So, if there are any Arkansans out there, this one’s for you, baby! And, if you’d like to help them get this really rolling and would like to donate either services or cash, go to their website and let them know. There is also a PayPal donation button available if you’d like to help them offset some of their startup costs.

Oh, and if there is a grant writer out there who would like to do a little pro bono – well, they could more than use the help. Let Angie know.