Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 06:43:27 -0800 From: jessea@uclink2.berkeley.edu (Jessea NR Greenman) [This is yet another in our never-ending series of resource information for those interested in organizing around educational equity issues for LGBT people. N.B. that mention in these lists of any product is NOT an endorsement of the product. Further note that, should you wish more information on any of these resources, you will need to contact the provider as listed, NOT the sender of this message. May all your good works go forward to success!] * Democracy Media in Portland, Oregon is distributing a new videotape called "Gay Lives & Culture Wars." This 27 minute video focuses on lesbian and gay youth and their families, presenting young people telling their personal stories about coming to terms with their sexual identity. Punctuated by anti-gay propaganda, the video counters common myths and misinformation spread about the gay and lesbian community. The tape shows the pain and tragedy that can result from society's ignorance and fear of lesbian and gay people and deals with many ways in which gay and lesbian youth are at risk. It reaches out to people who don't know much about what it's like to be lesbian or gay and puts a human face on the stereotypes promoted out of ignorance and fear of the unknown. This tape is a useful educational and organizing tool, especially in areas fighting anti-gay initiatives, a phenomenon we are very familiar with in Oregon. Here we have had great success fighting anti-gay initiatives through grassroots education and the use of videos. In 1992 we distributed over 1,500 copies of a 20 minute tape called "Fighting for our Lives," throughout rural Oregon, and received much feedback that the video was very helpful in turning out no votes on Measure 9. We hope our new video can be of help in communities hit by anti-gay initiatives, or working to get proactive anti-discrimination legislation passed. You can get copies of "Gay Lives & Culture Wars" from Democracy Media, P.O. Box 82777, Portland, Oregon 97282. Tapes are $20 each plus $2.50 for postage and handling. For more information you can also call (503) 452-6500. ============= Some Books, Groups and Resources HERE are books focusing to some degree on growing up with a gay or lesbian parent, and resources for further information: How Would You Feel If Your Dad Were Gay? by Ann Heron and Meredith Maran (Alyson Press; ages 6-12). Too Far Away to Touch by Leslea Newman (Clarion Books; ages 8-11), about a little girl whose favorite uncles are living with AIDS. How to Make the World a Better Place for Gays and Lesbians, by Una Fahey (Warner, 1995): Nonfiction for readers 12 and up. When Someone You Know Is Gay, by Susan and Daniel Cohen (Dell, 1988): Nonfiction for readers 12 and up. Prejudice: Stories About Hate, Ignorance, Revelation and Transformation, edited by Daphne Muse (Hyperion; ages 12 and up). Fiction about bigotry including two stories about teens with gay or lesbian parents. Am I Blue? Coming Out From the Silence, edited by Marion Dane Bauer (HarperTrophy, 1995; 12 and up). Stories on growing up gay or lesbian or with gay or lesbian parents. Network, a newsletter for lesbian or gay parents, families and friends, from the Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International, Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091. Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLLAGE), 2300 Market St., Apt. 165, San Francisco, Calif. 94114; (415) 861-KIDS. ========= The Youth Assistance Organization (YAO) is an online service, run by volunteers, created to help self-identifying GLBT and questioning youth. YAO exists to provide young people with a safe place online to be themselves. Through YAO, queer or questioning youth can participate in e-mail counseling (help@youth.org) and access a World Wide Web page (http://www.youth.org/). For more information, contact or write Mary L. Gray, 112 Guerrero St., San Francisco CA 94103. ===== "Hate, Homophobia and Schools," a 60 minute video available in September 1995 from NEWIST/CESA 7. From the promotional flyer: "GLB and T children are often surrounded by hatred within the walls of their schools...'Hate, Homophobia and Schools' is designed around a forum of gay and non-gay, some anti-homosexual, youth and adults discussing what it is like to grow up gay in this society. The program will have a positive impact on school kids, both homosexual and heterosexual, middle and high school staff, as well as families of those at-risk children. The intention of 'Hate, Homophobia and Schools' is to lessen the impact of homophobia in our society, by helping teens understand what it is like to live with hate and fear and helping them understand that they can have a direct impact on the quality of life some of their fellow teens are experiencing." Purchase: $195.00, Rental: $50.00 (Rental may be applied toward purchase). Shipping/handling: $3.75 per video (BUT, if check accompanies order, shipping/handling NOT charged!). For more information call 414-465-2599 or 800-633-7445. Orders by check or institutional purchase order may be sent to NEWIST/CESA 7, IS 1040, UW-Green Bay, Green Bay WI 54311. Be sure to include your complete ship-to address and phone number with your order, printed or typed. ====== "Sexual Orientation: Reading Between the Labels," is a video available now from NEWIST/CESA 7. From the promotional flyer: "'Sexual Orientation: Reading Between the Labels focuses on issues facing gay and lesbian youth and is designed to help build respect between individuals of divergent sexual orientation. Ignorance about homosexuality has contributed to a climate of fear, isolation, discrimination and violence toward those perceived as homosexual. Rather than relying solely on testimony from professionals, 'Sexual Orientation: Reading Between the Labels' provides a forum for gay and lesbian teens to speak of their concerns." Gold Medal, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Honorable Mention: Central Educational Network (CEN) Honorable Mention: National Council on Family Relations Honorable Mention: Association for the Care of Children's Health Media Competition Purchase: $195.00, Rental: $50.00 (Rental may be applied toward purchase). Shipping/handling: $2.75 per video. For more information call 414-465-2599 or 800-633-7445. Orders by check or institutional purchase order may be sent to NEWIST/CESA 7, IS 1110, UW-Green Bay, Green Bay WI 54311. Be sure to include your complete ship-to address and phone number with your order, printed or typed. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CROSS POST WITH ATTRIBUTION Jessea Greenman Co-Founder, Project 21; ph/fax: 510-601-8883 586 62nd St. Oakland, CA 94609-1245 "All persons, regardless of sexual orientation, should be afforded equal opportunity within the public education system." National Education Association, 1988