Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 16:23:45 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 11/2/99 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. CA: News column on the success of AB 537 2. CT: More on settlement of teacher's libel suit 3. More on !OutProud! coming out archive =========================================================== Reply-To: listserver@channelq.com Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 18:03:27 -0700 From: "Channel Q" To: (LGBT Political Activists), queerpolitics@abacus.oxy.edu Cc: VHHall@aol.com Subject: Deb Price: California leads the way on gay rights DETROIT NEWS, October 11, 1999 ( http://detnews.com/ ) By Deb Price / The Detroit News California leads the way on gay rights California's new Democratic governor is propelling the nation's largest state to its rightful place in the front ranks of the push to treat gay Americans with respect and fairness. Gov. Gray Davis, elected just last November, is demonstrating the tremendous difference it makes that California voters wisely put an end to 16 inglorious years of conservative Republican rule. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] Deb Price's column is published on Monday. Write letters to The News at 615 W. Lafayette, Detroit, MI 48226. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The item above is being distributed as a free, non-profit informational service to a limited number of individuals who have expressed interest in this topic for educational and research purposes only. Please do not redistribute or post copyrighted material anyplace on the Internet accessible to the public without attribution and permission from the author. Please note that distribution of this item does not necessarily constitute endorsement of the content; in fact, often items are distributed as "opposition research." =============================================================================== Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 22:24:50 -0400 From: Kathy VanDuzee Subject: Brookfield Libel Suit I am forwarding you this closure to the three year battle waged by Mrs. Berrill. I am happy to report that our Gay/Straight Alliance is alive, well and our community has healed from the outrageous attack on our health curriculum, sensitivity to others and especially the make up of our board of ed. One town at a time I guess. Regards, Kathy VanDuzee Brookfield, CT NEWS TIMES, October 11, 1999 333 Main St., Danbury, CT, 06810 (Fax 203-792-8730 ) (E-MAIL: editor@newstimes.com ) ( http://www.newstimes.com/ ) Libel suit settled in Brookfield High school teacher was accused of promoting homosexuality By Karen Ali, THE NEWS-TIMES DANBURY A retired Brookfield high school teacher has settled a libel lawsuit against a couple who accused her of promoting homosexuality in the [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] Staff writer Joseph Spector contributed to this story. ================================================================================ Reply-To: listserver@channelq.com Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 17:12:59 -0700 From: "Channel Q" Subject: GLAADLines - October 11, 1999 GLAADLINES - October 11, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wonbo Woo GLAAD Communications Manager (212) 807-1700 x24 woo@glaad.org http://www.glaad.org News and Breaking Stories about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community [unrelated items omitted] ONLINE RESOURCES EXPAND ON NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY: In honor of National Coming Out Day, Gay.com and NeoPlanet, Inc., today released the first lesbian- and gay-specific Internet browser. With features including a personalized start page through the creation of a profile on Gay.com, navigational links to key Gay.com channels, and connections to Gay.com's Rainbow Query search engine, the software provides users with immediate and specific access to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender resources on the Web. "Your Gay Browser" is available free to PC users running Windows 95, 98 or NT and can be downloaded by visiting Gay.com at http://www.gay.com . Among the newer resources now available online is the just-launched Outpath Coming Out Archives of !OutProud!, the National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth. The site features personal accounts by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as well as stories told by family members who have come to terms with the sexual orientations or gender identities of their relatives. Outpath visitors can browse the archives or perform searches for stories told by those similar to themselves -- matching relatives' or youth's stories by gender and age range. "The growing number of resources available online is testament to the community's growth in visibility and activism," said GLAAD Interactive Media Director Loren Javier, "The Web gives people access to vital resources which are oftentimes unavailable to them in their local communities. With its discussion of people's struggles to come out, Outpath in particular highlights the need to provide safe forums online for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons who fear persecution in their offline lives." For more information on the Gay Browser, contact John Finco at (415) 252-6700 x2222 or by e-mail at: john@onlinepartners.com . For more information on Outpath or !OutProud!, contact !OutProud! at (415) 460-5452 or by e-mail at: info@outproud.org . 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