Somebody Has to Write the Checks

One of the problems with advocacy and lobbying is that it costs money. The effort the GLBT community is making to achieve equality in American society is no exception.

Tim Gill is one man who is writing some of the big checks. The founder of Quark software, he cashed out for about $500 million so he could concentrate on philanthropy.

Gill says, "My goal is to see that all Americans are treated equally regardless of sexuality.”

It's a shame that GLBT people have to campaign for that, but people like Gill and the network of donors he has helped put together are writing checks that help make those efforts possible.

Click here to read about Tim Gill in the Atlantic Monthly article, "They won't know what hit them."

Thanks to Dale Jarrett for the tip.