Here's a few ideas to get you out of the house and maybe accomplish something worthwhile in the process.

Wanna get involved with an organization that helps young people make a difference in their communities? Get connected with HOBY, the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation, and help tomorrow's leaders today. http://www.hoby.org/

A mysterious place where anything can happen, and often does. DePaul University, my alma mater takes up about as much room in cyber space as it does in real life...and it's growing. Visit the nation's largest catholic university on the world wide web…who knows, maybe you'll suddenly get the urge to go back to school. http://www.depaul.edu/

"Queer Chicago college students fight homophobia and heterosexism!" ...a spooky B-movie plot or a tabloid headline? Heck no, it's just the Chicago Metro Area Gay Youth Coalition (C-MAGYC) hard at work. http://www.cmagyc.org/

FINALLY! A national political organization for uncompromisingly progressive gays and lesbians. See if there's a Stonewall Democrats chapter in your area. http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/

I'm a college student and I'm a progressive Democrat. If you are too, or you want to be, see what the College Democrats of America are up to. http://www.democrats.org/college_democrats/

Social services for the gay and lesbian and HIV positive community in Chicagoland. Check out what's up at the Howard Brown Health Center and hopefully give them a donation of your time and/or money. http://www.howardbrown.org/

Check out the task at hand at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's web site. http://www.ngltf.com/

Join in the fight for Gay and Lesbian equality! Support the Human Rights Campaign http://www.hrc.org