LoveandPride.com Tip: SLDN

The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) was founded in 1993. It works to assist members of the US Armed Forces that have been personally damaged by the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy the United States military now applies to gays and lesbians serving in armed forces. SLDN is a national organization that offers non-profit legal services, and it acts as a watchdog organization geared toward ending sexual discrimination against gay military personnel. Through grassroots organizing, outreach programs, and education, they seek the repeal of a shameful policy that asks gay and lesbian military to hide their true selves.

For more, please go to www.sldn.org.

LoveandPride.com Tip: Rings for All Occasions

Nothing expresses your love like giving your partner a ring. Love and Pride specializes in all sorts of ring styles geared toward the gay and lesbian community, with a particular emphasis on wedding, engagement, and commitment rings. Even if you're not quite at that level with your significant other, you can also choose from fashionable gay rings made with high-quality metals like 18-karat gold, titanium, sterling silver, and tungsten. The best part is that there are so many styles available, you're sure to find the perfect gift at the perfect price. Plus, portions of your purchase price are returned to the GLBT community through donations to advocacy groups. See the site at LoveandPride.com for more information.

LoveandPride.com Tip: Lesbian Wedding Gifts

Want some great ideas for lesbian gifts? This basic list should give you a good launching point for finding the perfect wedding present:

• Lesbian-themed apparel (e.g. matching gay pride T-shirts)
• Lesbian jewelry (rings, bracelets, pendants, etc.)
• Donations to gay-friendly charities in your friends' names
• Luxury bath and bedding linens
• Spa packages for couples
• Collectible books or DVDs with lesbian themes (Bonus Tip: Make a set of three and present in a hand-crafted keepsake box.)
  

LoveandPride.com Tip: Reaching for Reichen

Air Force captain-cum-television celebrity Reichen Lehmkuhl has galvanized his years of experience as a gay activist, speaker, and entertainer with his new jewelry collection, FLY NAKED. His pieces are all made with titanium, the same material that is used to build the aircraft he used to fly (before being honorably discharged from the Air Force in 2001). As a television presence, Lehmkuhl won the grand prize of $1 million on CBS’s “Amazing Race,” then went on to make appearances on other hit shows like "Frasier," "Days of Our Lives," and "The Drew Carey Show." Q Television Network was also the home of his own production, “The Reichen Show.”

Not only is Lehmkuhl’s jewelry collection stunning, but 10% of proceeds go toward a cause close to his heart: the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which works to lift the ban on gays in the military.