Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 16:57:13 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 2/4/99 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. MA: CBS This Morning does feature on gay youth 2. CA: PFLAG scholarships available for peninsula area students 3. IA: Second annual Youth Lobby Day to be held in March =================================================================== Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 16:29:48 -0700 Subject: GLAADAlert -- January 28, 1999 From: "Channel Q News" GLAADALERT January 28, 1999 The GLAADAlert is the weekly activation tool of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation [unrelated items omitted] CBS Tells Gay Youth's Story Gay Youth At Work On January 21, CBS This Morning told the story of a young gay man in Massachusetts, and revealed the results of a poll gauging homophobia among 11th grade high school students. The story, entitled, "Gay Teen Teaches Tolerance," tells the story of Sam Hanser, a 16-year-old high school student in Newtown, MA. Hanser tells of assaults at the hands of his classmates: " 'A lot of people called me faggot and spat on me and did a lot of annoying things," says Hansen.'" But as Massachusetts was the first state to pass a law making harassment of lesbian and gay students a crime, Sam has been empowered and taken on a role of leadership. He runs a hotline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, and speaks publicly about LGBT youth issues. He closes by saying, "`I think that seeing diversity starts the whole process of being comfortable and acceptance of different people.'" In addition, CBS released the findings of a poll done on questions of tolerance for lesbians and gay men among 11th graders nationally. Among the findings: o a third of students knows of incidents of harassment of gay or lesbian students; o 28 percent of students polled have made anti-gay remarks themselves; o nearly a third of those polled have a family member or close friend who is gay or lesbian; o among those making anti-gay remarks, boys are more than twice as likely than girls to have done so; o those who report their parents make anti-gay remarks are more than twice as likely to do so themselves. Please thank CBS News for this illuminating report (both on television and the Web) about a young gay man who is making a difference, and how far we have to go. Contact: Al Berman, Executive Producer, This Morning, CBS Television Network, 524 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-2902, fax: (212) 975-2115, email: thismorning@cbsnews.com, web site http://www.cbs.com. The GLAADAlert is the weekly activation tool of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. 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TO JOIN GLAAD AND RECEIVE GLAAD's QUARTERLY IMAGES MAGAZINE, call 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or join on the Web today at www.glaad.org/glaad/join/join-about.html TO SUBSCRIBE TO GLAAD-Net, GLAAD's electronic mailing list, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Subscribe GLAAD-Net" TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Unsubscribe GLAAD-Net" The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is a national organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals and events in the media as a means of combatting homophobia and challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. ================================================================================= From: BobPhoto@webtv.net (Robert Obrey) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 21:37:24 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: Peninsula P-FLAG Scholarships "Peninsula P-FLAG is pleased to announce that for 1999 it will be offering five $1000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who will be attending an accredited two or four year college, university or business /technical school in the Fall of 1999. The scholarship may be used to offset the costs of tuition, books or required fees. Announcements and applications have been mailed to all the public and private high schools in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. To be eligible for consideration, candidates must be a high school senior at a public or private school in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties who will be attending an accredited two or four year college/university/business/technical school full or part-time in the Fall of 1999. Candidates must be in good academic standing with their current high school, and must have demonstrated support for justice and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons in their communities. Candidates will also have to provide copies of their high school transcripts, two letters of reference, a personal essay which describes how they have supported justice and equality for GLBT persons plus a brief description of their educational and career plans. Selected winners will need to provide a college/school acceptance letter prior to receipt of the scholarship and be present at a P-FLAG Awards event. Applications deadline is Thursday, April 1, 1999, and applications and related materials should be mailed to P-FLAG Scholarships, 690-57 Persian Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94089. For further information call P-FLAG Scholarships at 408-269-8418, or write to the preceding address. Bob Obrey, Chair, Scholarship Committee ============================================================================ From: JPotter20@aol.com Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 19:31:19 EST Subject: Iowa Youth Lobby Day For Immediate Release Friday, January 15, 1999 Contact: Joey at 1-888-596-2493 Iowa's Youth Lobby Day State Capitol March 10th, 1999 10:30am till 7:30pm On March 10th lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, questioning, and supportive youth from across Iowa will gather in Des Moines for the second annual Youth Lobby Day. A day to empower and educate, as well as have fun. There will be lobby training and breakfast in the morning followed by a rally with speakers at noon. The afternoon will be filled with legislative visits, and a party for attendees in the evening. All individuals interested in empowering youth are encouraged to join us. Please contact us at 1-888-596-2493 for more information. The goals of this event are to educate people age 14 - 25 about issues affecting there lives, learn about their elected officials, and the legislative process; as well as to educate legislators about the existence and needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered youth. Youth Lobby Day Youth Alliance PO Box 1358 Des Moines, Ia 50305 email: YOUTHLOBBY@aol.com Phone: 888-596-2493 The Youth Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a safe, secure community for and to enhance the self-esteem of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and friends of LGBT youth. =============================================================================== 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/