Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 16:57:31 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 2/8/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. OR: Letter from student on gay issues in school 2. MA: More on arraignment of suspects in hate crime case 3. NY: Youth Speak Out flyer ==================================================================== Eugene Register-Guard, January 27, 2000 P. O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR, 97401 (Fax 541-683-7631 ) (E-MAIL: rgletters@guardnet.com ) ( http://www.registerguard.com ) Letter: Teaching is unbiased I am a sophomore at Churchill International High School. A letter from Barry Dean Williams, Lane County director of the Oregon Citizens Alliance, was printed in the Jan. 14 Register-Guard. In his letter Williams stated, "Perhaps the Eugene School District is already secretly using such a criterion in hiring (Christian) counselors, since it is clearly committed to teaching acceptance of homosexual behavior." [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 08:15:26 -0700 From: "Dede de Percin" Boston Globe, February 1, 2000 Box 2378, Boston, MA, 02107 (Fax 617-929-2098 ) (E-MAIL: letter@globe.com ) ( http://www.boston.com/globe ) Two 15-year-olds charged in T case Girls face counts of attempt rape By Francie Latour, Globe Staff Days after a Boston High School student said she was sexually assaulted and beaten unconscious on an MBTA train by classmates who thought she was gay, two 15-year-old girls from the school were arraigned in juvenile court, [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =============================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 06:32:42 EST Subject: Fwd: Speak Out Flyer (Wednesday, Feb. 9th, 4 pm - 6 pm) To: SARATOGANY@aol.com, bdm3g@gateway.net SPEAK OUT! T O S T O P S C H O O L V I O L E N C E What are school hallways like for gay and lesbian students? What challenges must lesbian and gay youth face on a day to day basis? How does it feel to be called words like "homo," "dyke," or "faggot"? How can you make schools safer for all, regardless of sexual orientation? LEARN THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS & MORE! WHO: The Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) NY Capital Region chapter is hosting a YOUTH SPEAK OUT! WHAT: Join school, political, and community leaders for this public forum. Capital Region youth will address such topics as anti-gay violence and harassment in schools. Additional speakers are welcome. WHERE: City Hall, River St. in Troy. Also broadcast live on WRPI, 91.5 fm. WHEN: This Wednesday, Feb. 9th, 4 pm - 6 pm WHY: This event is part of the Healthy Capital District Initiative's Stop The Violence campaign. Our schools are NOT safe for gay kids, and this is simply NOT acceptable. Let'™s work to end the hate! This event is FREE & open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call GLSEN at 462-6138, ext. 76 or e-mail GLSENcr@nycap.rr.com Bus info: 482-8822 or www.cdta.org ================================================================================= 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/