Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students' Bill of Educational Rights 1. The right to fair and factual information about sexual orientation in textbooks and other classroom materials. 2. The right to unbiased information about the historical and continuing contributions of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in all subject ares, including art, literature, music, science, sports, and history, among others. 3. The right to positive role models, both in person and in the curriculum; the right to accurate information about themselves, free of negative judgement, and delivered by trained adults who do not only inform lesbian, gay and bisexual students, but affirm them. 4. The right to attend schools free of verbal and physical harassment, where education, not survival, is the priority. 5. The right to attend schools where respect and dignity for all students, including lesbian, gay and bisexual students, is a standard set by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, supported by Boards of Education, and uphold by every principal and classroom teacher. 6. The right to be included in all support programs that exist to help teenagers deal with the difficulties of adolescence. 7. The right to legislators who guarantee and fight for their constitutional freedoms, rather than legislators, who reinforce hatred and prejudice. 8. The right to a heritage free of crippling self-hate and unchallenged discrimination. Adopted from Project 10 (Los Angeles Unified School District) and Project 21 resources. Project 21, GLAAD/SFBA, 514 Castro St. Suite B, San Francisco CA 94114 (415-861-4588=phone, -4893=fax) ===Jessea Greenman, jessea@nature.Berkeley.edu=== 510-642-4249, 112 Giannini Hall, UCB, Berkeley 94720 "In our every deliberation, we must consider teh impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy