Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:46:10 -0700 From: richter@eecs.berkeley.edu (Jean Richter) Subject: 7/28/97 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. CA: "California Schools" article draws negative reaction 2. Volunteers needed for coming out assistance web site 3. NJ: Gay teacher dismissed 4. Canada: Vancouver LGBT Community Centre web page 5. IL: Spectrum Club provides support to LGB youth =============================================================== [Does anyone have a copy of the article in question?] Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 09:48:12 -0800 From: Doug Case To: NYouthAC@aol.com, Subject: "California Schools" Article on Gay & Lesbian Students I received a letter from Gary Miller, an openly gay member of the Robla School Board in Sacramento, CA, and a former member of the Board of Directors of the California School Boards Association (CSBA). In the Summer 1997 issue of the CSBA magazine, "California Schools," there is an article titled, "Gay and Lesbian Students: Anti-Harassment Efforts Stir Emotional Debate." Gary reports that the CSBA is "receiving much negative response for even publishing a well balanced article. I am asking that you encourage individuals, gay or straight, to write to CSBA and thank them for their article and encourage the organization to do more for gay and lesbian students." California School Boards Association 3100 Beacon Blvd. West Sacramento, CA 95691 (916) 371-4691 Gary can be reached via e-mail at GMiller@cwo.com =============================================================== Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 02:14:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Creideiki8@aol.com To: schools@critpath.org Subject: seeking volunteers To Whom It May Concern; Coming out can seem easier in the Age of Internet: teens no longer need to feel so isolated, for example, and adults have alternatives to bars, softball games and cruising zones. Perhaps it is no surprise that Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans people (LGBT's) are online disproportionately: by some estimates, as many as 10 million LGBT's may be online, with an unknown percentage in the closet. And yet, there's a catch: the internet is still in its infancy: accessing the right information can be a laborious, frustrating chore. For this reason, hip funky start-up PlanetOut (www.planetout.com) and the National Coming Out Project of the HRC (http://www.hrc.org/ncop/index.html) have joined forces to create a new coming out tool. GayHelp will consolidate existing resources as well as creating new-to-the-world resources for families, friends and questioning LGBT's... as well as to out LGBT's seeking the advice and damage control. ****************************** The interactive "virtual panel," modeled after the Boston GLB Speakers Bureau, will disseminate the experiences not only of LGBT's, but also of their allies, clergy, parents and children. Out LGBT's will find coming out experiences, strategies and tips, targeted recommendations, and OutSource, our answer to anti-gay rhetoric. And, for every debate on Gay Parenting which doesn't mention the studies of children raised by lesbians, for every time you've heard Gays in the Military debated without reference to the failed attempt to show homosexuals unfit for service... now there's OutSource, a Pro&Con of famous studies and opinion pieces that every LGBT should have. A free-text interface will help skittish visitors to explore at their own pace, without facing issues before they're prepared. Many current, excellent resources reside on sites such as... well, such as PlanetOut and the HRC, which can scare newcomers to the community with calls to action, and terminology such as "dyke" and "queer." GayHelp will therefore be available through it's own kinder, gentler URL, www.gayhelp.com. Says PlanetOut founder Tom Rielly, "GayHelp is for the whole community of LGBT's and their families, encouraging LGBT's and their potential allies to come out together." ******************************************* We are seeking just a few more volunteers to be part of the online Q&A panel simulation. This would involve answering 50ish common questions into database between now and 8/22, answers being 100-200 words. Key demographics would be: bisexual males, youth <18 y.o, people remaining closeted to colleagues or school or family, HIV+ black or latino youth, gay parents raising children together, one rabbi and a teacher to offer a perspective from the other side of the blackboard. We are seeking HTML or TCL programmers in the Bay area. We are seeking interested parties to determine and briefly write up sets of top resources (books, films, links, online content) to promote to specific demographic segments online. Write ups should be just 4-6 sentences per resource. Thanks! jeff@planetout.com ================================================================= [If you can't access the web and would like a copy of this article, let me know.] Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 16:35:05 -0700 From: Alex Damien Subject: another teacher Dear Jean, You might want to add another article on another NJ teacher being dismissed. It originally appeared in the Philadelphia Gay News. You may look at it and copy it at http://pw1.netcom.com/~alexdn/swede.html New Jersey may have a very good law but no one in education is complying. George aka Alex *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ALEX DAMIEN:::::::::Visit Web site under continual construction @ http://pw1.netcom.com/~alexdn/male.html YOUR comments and suggestions are necessary. AlexDn@ix.netcom.com Thank you. Yes, the public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. The Critic As Artist, Oscar Wilde -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- =========================================================================== Subject: Our new web page Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 23:00:05 -0700 Hi everyone, The Centre just completed its new web page. Check it out and send that address on to others on your email lists. Enjoy! M. http://www.alphagate.com/thecentre/ =========================================================================== CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 22, 1997 435 N. Michigan Avenue,Chicago,IL,60611 Fax 312-222-2598, E-MAIL: tribletter@aol.com TEMPO LAKE BEING GAY SPECTRUM CLUB PROVIDES MEMBER SUPPORT WHILE PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS By Peggy Machak. Special to the Tribune. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] PHOTO: Gen Kasprzyk, co-president of the Spectrum Club at College of Lake County, speaks at a forum on alternative lifestyles. ========================================================================= 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/