Perhaps it was the recent Supreme Court decision which has lifted corporate campaign spending limits? Or maybe it was in history class when you learned about the Boston Tea Party or the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Or possibly it was when you met someone who explained that they try to eat locally. Whatever the case, I imagine at one point you've thought about the connection between money and politics, and even witnessed the impact of their connection.

Well, it's time we put that connection to work for our movement. During the Prop 8 vote, AfterEllen.com released a list of businesses that were supporting the Yes on 8 Campaign, with the hopes that people who did not support Prop 8 would bring their business elsewhere. But, what if instead of only making sure our money didn't go towards people who would use the profits against us, what if we actively spent money on things that would support the queer community?

OUTMedia and Campus Pride have teamed up to create a "Be Queer, Buy Queer" video contest to get all of us inspired to use our money to support the queer community.

You can submit a video alone, with a group of friends, as an organization, or with the help of your entire campus! You can learn more about the contest here. The contest deadline is April 15, 2010, and voting for the winner will be from April 16-29, 2010. The grand winner will be announced on April 30th in conclusion of diversity month.

In addition to having a super-fun time making a politically important video, the contest winner will receive...wait for it...wait for it...$10,000 worth of OUTMedia entertainment and the opportunity to host the first-ever OutMedia Queer Campus Fest, which will be hosted by the amazing Kit Yan and is being developed for TV Airing!

If your video doesn't win the grand prize, don't despair--the school with the most registered voters will also receive a free performance by one OutMedia artist. Pretty sweet.

So, what are you waiting for?

Get out those thinking caps and cameras and submit your video by April 15!

Need some inspiration?

Check out this video made by Kit Yan.