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About.com Gay Life Oct 27 09The estate of late "golden girl" Bea Arthur has gifted $300,000 to The Ali Forney Center, a service organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. "We work with hundreds of young people who are rejected by their families because of who they are. We are overwhelmed with gratitude that Bea saw that LGBT youth deserve as much love and support as any other young person, and that she placed so much value in the work we do to protect them, and to help them rebuild their lives." says Executive Director Carl Siciliano. Siciliano says the center plans to purchase a building, named The Bea Arthur Residence, that will house 12 youths. Full story...
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