Support the charities with a Soap Fairy t-shirt, designed by AWZ’s Dennis Grabosch. All proceeds go to these two great causes.

THE TREVOR PROJECT

The Trevor Project is a non-profit endeavor established to promote acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group.

The Trevor Project was founded by writer James Lecesne, director/producer Peggy Rajski and producer Randy Stone, creators of the 1994 Academy Award®-winning short film, Trevor, a comedy/drama about a gay 13-year-old boy who, when rejected by friends because of his sexuality, makes an attempt to take his life.

When Trevor was scheduled to air on HBO® in 1998, the filmmakers realized that some of the program’s teen viewers might be facing the same kind of crisis as Trevor, and began to search for an appropriate support line to broadcast during the airing. They discovered that no such helpline existed, and decided to dedicate themselves to forming what was, in their view, a much-needed resource: an organization to promote acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group. Thus, the Trevor Project was born, and with seed funding provided by the Colin Higgins Foundation, the Trevor Helpline was established and became the first and only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.

Today, in addition to operating the crisis and suicide prevention helpline, the Trevor Project provides online support to young people through the organization’s website, and also provides lifesaving guidance and vital resources to educators and parents.

AIDSHILFE KÖLN

Aidshilfe stands for expertise, for confidential, fast and flexible support and last, but not least, for joy for life, optimism and positive thinking. Since 1985, Aidshilfe Köln e.V. (incorporated society) supports people with HIV and AIDS.

Salaried and voluntary employees all work together, to advise and guide people with HIV and AIDS, to support self-help and answer health questions. For prevention, personal responsibility is supported by information and education. Aidshilfe is a place where people with HIV and AIDS, their friends and relatives meet to support each other and to argue for their sociopolitical interests.

Voluntary commitment is an important part for our work. We guarantee the people solidarity, discretion and acceptance of their individual way of life and support them with health questions and questions concerning their life. Our aim is to network the target-group and low-threshold offers and the participation of the groups affected by HIV and AIDS, so that we can guarantee non-bureaucratic, fast and flexible support.