Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:49:38 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 1/20/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news, pt. 2 1. CA: Queer Youth Lobby Day is January 29th; Toll-free gay youth talkline 2. Supreme Court to hear Boy Scout discrimination case 3. UK: More articles about Clause 28 posted to web site ============================================================ From: Quiva@aol.com Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:15:46 EST Subject: Calif. AB537 online handbook; Queer Youth Lobby Day, SF, Jan 29 (Justin Garrett, Oakland, Quiva@aol.com) ****ANNOUNCEMENT**** From: Cmlaub@aol.com (Carolyn Laub) Implementing AB537 - An Online Handbook: The California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 www.gsanetwork.org/ab537 "Queer Youth Lobby Day: Make It Real" is less than 2 weeks away! (Jan29) REGISTER EARLY: www.incite.org/qyld or 1-800-246-PRIDE THE DETAILS: What: "Queer Youth Lobby Day: Make It Real" Who: Youth up to age 23 in the greater San Francisco Bay Area & Northern California When: Saturday, January 29, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., registration starts at 9 a.m. Where: San Francisco, Mission High School, 3750 18th Street (between Church and Dolores) * see directions below Register: By phone: 1-800-246-PRIDE or online: www.incite.org/qyld Cost: Free For more info: call Carolyn at 415.442.4726 or email carolyn@gsanetwork.org THE SCOOP: We got AB 537 passed in 1999! The new law protecting students from discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity will go into effect on January 1, 2000. Now we need to make sure that the law gets implemented. Join queer youth and straight ally youth activists from around the state to celebrate our victory and make sure that this new groundbreaking law truly protects the students it's meant to protect. This is an excellent opportunity to once again connect with your activist friends who made this bill a law. This regional Youth Lobby Day will focus on students' rights under the new law and will teach youth how to lobby at their own school to make the law become reality. Adult allies are also welcome to attend, if accompanied by youth. DANCE TO FOLLOW: "All Night Long" -- a dance to follow Queer Youth Lobby Day in Kensington 8 p.m. - midnight At the Unitarian Methodist Church of Berkeley One Lawson Road, Kensington, CA 94707 FREE Free shuttle to and from BART! For more info, contact Melanie at 925-687-8844 ext. 304 or melangreen@msn.com ************ DIRECTIONS: Directions to Mission High School 3750 18th Street San Francisco, CA 94114 BY CAR: FROM SOUTH BAY AND THE PENINSULA Take 101 North towards San Francisco Take the Army Street/Potrero Avenue exit Merge left onto Cesar Chavez West Turn right onto Dolores Street Turn left onto 18th Street FROM EAST BAY Take 80 West towards San Francisco Cross over the Bay Bridge Take the exit marked "Mission Street/Fell Street" Stay in the lane marked "Duboce Ave" Exit the freeway, staying straight on Duboce Ave Turn left onto Guererro Street Turn right onto 18th Street FROM NORTH BAY, MARIN/NAPA/SONOMA Take 101 South towards San Francisco Follow signs towards "Downtown/Lombard Street" 101 becomes Richardson Ave. Richardson Ave. becomes Lombard Street Turn right onto Van Ness Van Ness becomes South Van Ness Turn right onto 18th BY BART Take BART towards San Francisco. Get off at the 16th Street/Mission BART Station. Walk up 16th to Dolores. Take a left on Dolores. Walk two blocks to 18th Street. Take a right onto 18th Street. Mission High School will be on your right across from Dolores Park. BY MUNI Take the "J-Church" Muni to 18th Street. Mission High School is on 18th between Church and Dolores. Or, take the "K" "L" or "M" to the underground Church Street Station. Then walk down Church Street to 18th Street. Turn left on 18th Street. Mission High School will be on your left across from Dolores Park. BY CALTRAIN Take CalTrain towards San Francisco. Get off at the last stop, 4th & King. Walk across the street to the Muni Station. Take Muni to the Embarcadero Station. Once you get off that line, stay standing on the same platform going "Outbound" and wait for the "J" "K" "L" or "M." Follow the directions above for Muni. ================================================================================ From: Quiva@aol.com Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:15:51 EST Subject: TOLL FREE CALIFORNIA TALKLINE FOR GAY YOUTH (Justin Garrett, Oakland, Quiva@aol.com) (The following was comprised from a LYRIC press release in October, 1998.) TOLL FREE CALIFORNIA TALKLINE FOR GAY YOUTH (23 and younger) 800 246 PRIDE (7743), Monday - Saturday, 6:30 - 9:00 PM Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth in California have somewhere to turn for help and support. The trained youth peer counselors at the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) Youth Talkline operate the only peer phone line for gay youth in the state. They've been serving the San Francisco bay area since 1993, and high demand prompted them to begin offering the toll free service statewide in November, 1998. Gay youth often feel incredibly isolated and alone, cut off from their peers and afraid to discuss their sexuality with the adults in their lives. This isolation combined with homophobia leads to high rates of dropping out, homelessness, drug use, and suicide. Currently the Youth Talkline receives over 15,000 calls per year from the Bay Area alone from youth who are relieved to have the chance to talk anonymously with someone like themselves. The trained youth listeners offer non-judgmental support and referrals to local agencies that can provide assistance and community. "The Youth Talkline is a very safe environment, and it gives youth a chance to talk freely, and to learn that they are not alone," says a youth volunteer. Youth Talkline Director Anne Tamar-Mattis says, "We get calls from youth in every community, from all ethnic and religious backgrounds, from rural areas and small towns as well as the city. It's clear that there is a great need for this service in California - every year we get more calls." Youth who are 23 and younger may contact the Youth Talkline: Monday - Saturday, 6:30 - 9:00 PM (800) 246-PRIDE (800-246-7743) in California (415) 863-3636 nationwide (415) 431-882 TDD e-mail: lyric.talkline.info@tlg.net LYRIC web site: http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~lyric/ Youth Talkline Contact: Anne Tamar-Mattis, (415) 703-6161 x38 LYRIC main office: 123 Collingwood St., San Francisco, CA 94114 ================================================================================ Newsday, January 18, 2000 235 Pinelawn, Melville, NY, 11747-4250 (Fax 516-843-2986 ) (E-MAIL: letters@newsday.com ) ( http://www.newsday.com/ ) Testing Anti-Discrimination Laws ­ Ex-Boy Scout Fights for Gay Rights By Bryn Nelson, Staff Writer A nearly decade-long court battle between the Boy Scouts of America and an assistant scoutmaster who was kicked out after the Scouts learned he was gay may finally be coming to an end. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to review the emotionally charged case, with a final ruling expected by the end of the court session in late June. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] SIDEBAR: The Scout Oath On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. The Scout Law A scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent. Source: The Boy Scout Handbook What Do You Think? Do you think that any of the words cited in the Scout Oath or Scout Law suggest that a person who is homosexual should not be allowed in the Boy Scouts? Would you be concerned about serving in the Scouts with a scout or scoutmaster who was gay? Mail your response to Newsday, Student Briefing Page, 235 Pinelawn Rd., Melville, NY 11747-4250, fax us at 613-843-2065, or send e-mail to student@newsday.com. Don't forget to include your name, school, grade, town and phone number in your response. ================================================================================ I've posted yet more articles about the controversy over Clause 28 in Scotland to our web site at URL: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/International/clause4.html At over 30K, it's too much to post here, but if you can't access the web and would like to see them, please email me. ================================================================================ Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) These messages are archived by state on our information-loaded free web site: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/