Rainbow relief.

"Charity and personal force are the only investments worth anything," said Walt Whitman. The Southeast Asian tsunami of late last year affected many gay resort areas, notably on Phuket Island, and relief money continues to pour in. You can give the gay way through San Francisco--based Rainbow World Fund, the first LGBT world relief agency, founded in 2000. The fund partners with existing humanitarian efforts, reaching "beyond the LBGT community to share what HIV/AIDS and our civil rights struggle have taught us about caring, giving, and loving." RWF raised over $150,000 in the first 10 days after the tsunami. To donate, visit www.rainbowfund.org. Another way to help is by not canceling your trip. Southeast Asia needs our lavender tourist dollars now more than ever!