Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 16:40:13 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 2/18/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. CT: Call for submissions for supplement to "Tackling Gay Issues in School" 2. IL: News article on Naperville gay-straight alliance 3. FL: Rally to protest anti-gay "Love Won Out" conference; Task force approves inclusive nondiscrimination policy ================================================================================ From: GLSENCT@aol.com Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 16:36:30 EST Subject: GLSEN CT CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO "TACKLING" SUPPLEMENT PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY .............................................................................. .............................. GLSEN Connecticut 179 A Louisiana Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06610 203.332.1480 GLSENCT@aol.com .............................................................................. .............................. GLSEN CT ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO "TACKLING GAY ISSUES IN SCHOOL" SUPPLEMENT Due to the overwhelming popularity of "Tackling Gay Issues in School" and wealth of new materials, members of GLSEN Connecticut have decided to create a supplement to the acclaimed resource module. Tentatively titled "Making the Extra Point: A Supplement to Tackling Gay Issues in School" the module will focus on elementary issues and updated material since Tackling's 1998 publication. Please submit: +Anecdotes about teachable moments +Tools used to integrate LGBT issues into all subject areas +Resources and lesson plans specific to urban schools +Lesson plans on gender identity and transgender issues +Suggestions for answering difficult questions (e.g. All the possible age-appropriate answers for when a student asks a teacher "Are you gay?" etc. . . ) +Teacher-friendly lesson plans +Social research and theoretical rationale for the inclusion of LGBT issues in Elementary school +Resources (books, web sites, organizations, phone #s) +And anything else we've left out Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2000 Please e-mail submission as an attached word document file to GLSENCT@aol.com Editors reserve the right to edit for length and format. If you have any questions, contact Leif Mitchell at 203-752-2837 or Michael Fiorello at GLSENCT@aol.com. ======================================================================== CHICAGO TRIBUNE, February 9, 2000 435 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611 (Fax 312-222-2598 ) (E-MAIL: ctc-tribletter@tribune.com ) ( http://www.chicagotribune.com ) Gay students find a respite At Naperville Central, a new club offers a have from the hostilities they can sometimes face. By Tracy Dell'Angela, Tribune Staff Writer The weekly meeting of Naperville Central High School's newest student group started with the usual fare ­ a few bags of munchies, a Web-site update, a discussion about a skit for a freshman program, a debate on how to publicize for new members and, of course, a little gossip. But then the talk turned to the reality that explains why this simple gathering has become a lifeline, albeit a risky one, in the students' high school world. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= From: "Natt Apibal \(Youth Resource\)" To: Subject: Ex-gay conference in Tampa, FL Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:21:57 -0500 Anti-Gay Conversion Therapy Conference Heading to Tampa February 26th "Tired of being GAY? was the headline on the first ad The Tampa Tribune ran touting Focus on the Family s upcoming anti-gay conference. Their message is that being gay is a sickness. Parents are taught to reject their children and youth are taught to reject themselves. We Must Respond! Our community cannot allow this harmful, bigoted attack on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and questioning youth to go on without raising our voices! This Focus on the Family Brochure announcing their confer-ence in Tampa shows that gay,lesbian and bisexual youth are the targets of their campaign. Tired of Homophobia? Help Stand Up To Anti-Gay Bigotry and Psychological Abuse Ad that ran in Tampa Tribune Friday Extra STAND TOGETHER! JOIN US FOR A RALLY Feb 26th @ Noon Location TBA FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL EQUALITY FLORIDA 813-253-5962 "My husband and I are both public school teachers and will use this information to confront homosexuality within our school system." From the Focus on the Family Conference Brochure A PDF version of the rally flyer (featuring graphics, resource materials, and portions of the conference advertisement) can be downloaded at URL: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/States/Florida/flyer.pdf It's big - more than 800K. From: "Natt Apibal \(Youth Resource\)" To: Subject: More info about the anti-gay conf. Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 23:12:14 -0500 This is the link to the organization that is hosting the conference. http://www.family.org/cforum/hotissues/A0006757.html These are the next cities that they will be in: May 6, 2000 - Dallas, TX August 12, 2000 - Minneapolis, MN November 3-4 - Colorado Springs, CO Natt ============================================================================================================================== NAPLES DAILY NEWS, February 9, 2000 Box 7009, Naples, FL, 33941 (Fax 941-263-4816 ) (E-MAIL: letters@naplesnews.com ) ( http://www.naplesnews.com/ ) Collier schools: Task force includes sexual orientation in anti-discrimination policy By DENISE ZOLDAN, Staff Writer In front of a standing-room-only crowd, the Collier County School Board's Diversity Task Force voted 8-1 Tuesday night to keep the words "sexual orientation" in a proposed anti-harassment/discrimination policy. Many in the crowd argued that by doing so the board is opening the door for the promotion of homosexuality in the schools. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.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/