Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 16:24:20 -0700
From: richter@eecs.berkeley.edu (Jean Richter)
Subject: 5/2/97 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news

1. Latest schedule for "Love Makes a Family" photo exhibit
2. OH: Article on gay teen who committed suicide posted to web site

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From:  FamPhoto@aol.com
FAMILY DIVERSITY PROJECTS HAS OPENINGS FOR LOVE MAKES A FAMILY EXHIBIT THIS
SUMMER:
   IF you would like to bring LOVE MAKES A FAMILY: Living in Lesbian and Gay
Families, the renowned photo-text exhibit to your community this summer, we
have a few openings in our schedule starting in mid-May.  This includes one
opening (we have many copies of the exhibit that we distribute) in June.
 Celebrate Pride by bringing the exhibit to your church, workplace, library,
community center, etc.  In July and August there are several openings since
most of our bookings are in the school, college-year.  We have special summer
rental rates, so if you've been wanting to have the exhibit, this could be
the best time.  Our fall schedule is almost completely booked already.  Here
is a current schedule and press release:
NATIONWIDE TOUR OF LOVE MAKES A FAMILY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF FAMILY DIVERSITY
PROJECTS
   An abridged schedule of the upcoming few months will follow.  You may be
able to see the exhibit in your community, or  you can bring it to your
community by contacting:  Peggy Gillespie
Family Diversity Projects, Inc. 
PO Box 1209, Amherst, MA, 01004-1209
Phone:413-256-0502, or send  e-mail to  FamPhoto@aol.com
VISIT OUR WEBSITE at http://www.javanet.com/~famphoto                  

      SCHEDULE OF LOVE MAKES A FAMILY SPRING-SUMMER TOUR:
April 23-May 2.  North Adams State College, North Adams, MA
April 21-May l7, OREGON.  University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon.Contact:
 carnahan@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU
April 27-May l4 .  SALT LAKE CITY.    
     Contact Dr. Gary Watts at wattsfam@aol.com
now-May l   DELAWARE Tour.  Contact Judith Armstrong at 302-575-1735
May 30-June l4.  Bozeman, MONTANA.  Contact Shawn Phoenix, 702 Bridger Dr.
#64, Bozeman, Montana 59715
June l-30  CLEVELAND.   Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center of Greater
Cleveland.   Contact  center@arienet.net
June 6-November.   MAINE.   A tour of Maine sponsored by Maine
Pride--colleges, schools, and public sites.
       Contact:  rossetti@biddeford.com   for locations
June 8-13.  MINNEAPOLIS.  Ceridian Corporation.  Contact Sharon Goens
 800-884-4729
August l-Sept. 3. PROVINCETOWN, MA  Provincetown Unitarian Society, 236
Commercial  St., Ptown.  (sponsored by the Unitarian Society and GLPCI FAMILY
WEEK)
   Contact  famphoto@aol.com for exact times to see the exhibit and come to
the opening celebration)

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I've posted a news article on Robbie Kirkland, a gay teen who committed
suicide, to our web site at URL
http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/States/Ohio/robbie2.html

At 24K it's too long to email to the list, but if you'd like to see
it and don't have web access, let me know and I'll email it to you.

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Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu
The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally)
CHECK OUT OUR INFO-LOADED WEB PAGE AT:
        http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/