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UPDATE: My birthday has passed, but I am keeping the fundraiser open until Giving Tuesday (December 3rd) as usual, and I will continue to match all donations that come in before/during Giving Tuesday! --- Hey, it's my birthday again! For the last couple years, I've been telling my friends to not get me any gifts for my birthday, as I would much prefer that they spend the money on a donation to an LGBT non-profit/charity (and, to sweeten the deal, I offer to match their donation, up to a limit) This year, I'm raising funds for Brave Space Alliance, the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, and I will be matching the first $4,400 of your donations (get it? because I'm turning 44!) About Me If you found this fundraiser by happenstance, and don't actually know me, I am a Senior Instructional Professor in Computer Science at the University of Chicago. Check out my university page for more details, or my Linktree for the various social media sites you can follow me at. Oh, I'm also, like, super gay, hence my penchant for raising money for LGBTQ causes. About my Birthday Fundraiser On my 30th birthday, I hosted a birthday party but asked guests to not bring any gifts. However, one friend told me that he still wanted to get me something, and decided to make a donation to The Trevor Project in my name. The following year, on my 31st birthday, and inspired by that previous gift, I decided that, instead of just telling folks not to get me gifts, I would explicitly solicit donations to The Trevor Project and, to sweeten the deal, I offered to match their donations (up to a limit) Since then, I have run a birthday fundraiser and, while The Trevor Project was initially the recipient every year, I've tried to find a new charity/non-profit each year because, to quote Dolly Levi, "Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow." So far, my birthday fundraisers have raised $47,044 for LGBTQ non-profits/charities, and that is truly the best birthday present I could ever wish for. 2023: $2,964 for the Transgender Law Center 2022: $2,488 for the Center on Halsted 2021: $6,324 for Brave Space Alliance 2020: $8,000 for Brave Space Alliance 2019: $2,434 for The Trevor Project 2018: $4,008 for the National Center for Transgender Equality 2017: $3,252 for Trans Lifeline 2016: $2,854 for the Center on Halsted 2015: $3,462 for The Ali Forney Center 2014: $2,448 for The Trevor Project 2013: $2,642 for The Trevor Project 2012: $3,668 for The Trevor Project 2011: $2,500 for The Trevor Project Read more

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