Other things that I feel passionately about are GLBT rights, the environment and peace/anti-war issues.
Took the words right out of my mouth. lol In the past I've attended London's annual Pride march, and in my college days I was fairly active in the student union's GLBT society and generally got myself into loads of trouble attending local protests and leafleting etc. lol! In those days I was young and naive and thought that we could change the world if we shouted loud enough.
I do feel very strongly about environmental issues though, along with peace/anti-war issues, though I don't really get involved much apart from signing online petitions and stuff.
These days financially I suppose a couple of deaf charities, a subject close to me as I've lost some hearing due to my medical problems. For the past few years I've been active in local deaf charities, being treasurer for one and getting involved with running education and training courses for deaf people, and deaf awareness with the general public. I have lots of deaf friends through the work I've been involved with, so I've seen many of the issues deaf people face first hand. I'm lucky that though I now use hearing aids, my hearing loss is relatively mild and I still have a fair amount of "natural hearing" left. I'm still fairly active in local disability rights organisations generally, and it's mainly in the disability rights/disability support networks that I'm active these days.
I also financially support the international research charity, based in the US, that works with the rare neurological problem that's caused most of my difficulties. It's the only international organisation working to support research into the condition, so it's work is vital. I'm also working at the moment to set up a UK charity for the condition with members from my support forum, to raise awareness of the condition, and to further support the international organisation's work.
