Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 17:56:20 -0700 From: Jean Richter Subject: 4/4/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. MN: Video on gay tolerance causes controversy 2. Canada: Student with kill list was harassed as gay 3. Transgender teacher to speak at Millennium March 4. MA: Straight teen writes about being in a GSA 5. CA: GSA, GLSEN honored by Orange County human relations commission 6. Reminder: National Day of Silence April 5th ============================================================================== MSNBC, March 24, 2000 Movie raises many questions Tony Breck AUSTIN, MN ­ A movie educating Heartland youth about the gay lifestyle has some people in Austin upset. A group for sexual minorities wants Austin public schools and churches to teach students it’s OK to be gay. On Monday night, they showed a video of other schools across the nation already doing that. NewsCenter’s Tony Breck shows us the change in curriculum is getting mixed reviews. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =============================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 10:44:32 EST Subject: Calgary: 8th Grade Student's Kill List (teased and called gay) To: SARATOGANY@aol.com, bdm3g@gateway.net Msg fwd by: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 Email to: saratogany@aol.com "The Actual or Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project" CSS-NYS Note: The below articles makes reference to "Taber". One week after Columbine a male junior HS student shot and killed another male student at their school. News reports stated that the shooter was being gay bashed the boy he killed. In these cases, the perpetrators are not identified as being gay but are perceived as gay by some, for whatever reason. Taber is in Aleberta, Canada. ========================================================= This message has been distributed as a free informational service for the expressed interest of non-profit research and educational purposes only. Calgary Sun, March 25, 2000 2615 Twelfth St NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 7W9 (Fax: 403-250-4180) (E-MAIL: callet@sunpub.com ) ( http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/ ) Threatening student was teased By ROB GRANATSTEIN, Sun Media TORONTO ­ A Grade 8 student who allegedly wrote a kill list targeting five of his classmates had been having trouble at school and his father had come in to talk to school officials about it days before the incident. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 14:15:55 -0600 From: "J.L.S.E." Subject: [Fwd: Millennium March News] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Millennium March News Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 03:04:31 -0500 (EST) From: Andy Delony To: jaimel@netscorp.net Welcome to the Official Newsletter of the Millennium March on Washington! 37 Days and Counting! Vol. 2, Issue # 5, Thursday March 23, 2000 The Millennium March on Washington for Equality, which will take place in Washington DC on April 30th, 2000, will be the fourth national march for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights. The Millennium March promises to be one of the largest and most powerful civil rights demonstrations in recent history. The purpose of the Millennium March is to energize and galvanize the GLBT and allied communities to work for equality at all levels, to strengthen the overall movement for equal rights, and to empower and inspire voters for the 2000 elections. Please help us spread the word about the March, and pass this newsletter on to anyone and any listservs you think might be interested! [non-schools-related items omitted] NEWS FROM THE MILLENNIUM MARCH! More Speakers for March Announced! Transgender Activists Dana Rivers And Jamison Green To Appear At Millennium March On Washington Dana Rivers was an award-winning high school teacher in California before she lost her job when she proceeded with her transition from male to female. "As a gender-different educator, activist, parent and voter, I no longer choose to be marginalized by those few remaining people for whom hatred and intolerance are core values. Hate-based violence and oppressive public policy based on gender must be condemned," Rivers said. "I am proud of the work the Millennium March has done to ensure inclusion of the transgender community in this march, I am honored to take a stand for the transgender community at the Millennium March." Jamison Green is an internationally respected activist and community leader in the transgender movement. He serves as board chair of Gender Education and Advocacy, and is past president (1991-1999) of FTM International, Inc. Green is the author of the landmark report on discrimination against transgendered people for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, and writes a monthly column for PlanetOut.com. THANKS TO OUR SPONORS: The March would not be possible without the generous support of our corporate sponsors. PlanetOut is the National Presenting Sponsor of the Millennium March on Washington. The Advocate is our National Major Sponsor, United Airlines is the Official Airline of the March, and Showtime Networks is the presenting sponsor for the Millennium Stage at the Millennium Festival. Additional sponsorship support has been provided by Our Tribe Cardpack, America Online, K-Y Liquid, Abbott Laboratories, DuPont Pharmaceuticals, Serono Laboratories, Gay.com, Ortho Biotech, Roche Laboratories, Statscript Pharmacy, Christopher Street Financial, Tropicana Resort and Casino, GLOBE of Bell Atlantic, Balance Bars, and the Rainbow Card. TO CONTACT US: For more information, contact the Millennium March office by phone at (202) 467- 8100, by e-mail at mmow2000@aol.com, or by paper mail at 1000 16th St. NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20036. SEE YOU IN APRIL! ============================================================================= Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2000 Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA, 90053 (Fax 213-237-7679 or 213-237-5319 ) (E-MAIL: letters@latimes.com ) ( http://www.latimes.com ) Gay-Straight Club That Breeds . . . Success Schools: A heterosexual freshman member in New England reports a decline in fear, a rise in mutual respect--and no change in her sexual orientation. By ALEXANDRA EARLY I'm 15, female and a freshman in high school. If the posters of male models, movie stars and rock singers plastered on the walls of my room are any indication, I'm definitely heterosexual. Nevertheless, when we all had to choose an after-school club to join last fall, I picked the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at Arlington High School near Boston. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2000 Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA, 90053 (Fax 213-237-7679 or 213-237-5319 ) (E-MAIL: letters@latimes.com ) ( http://www.latimes.com ) El Modena Gay-Straight Club Among 18 Honorees Human Relations Commission is recognizing individuals and groups that further the causes of human rights. By CHRIS CEBALLOS, Special to The Times Some are being honored for their efforts to improve the lives of the poor, the homeless, teen parents or minorities. Others are being recognized for their contributions to schools, education, community centers, churches or spiritual tolerance. All will receive awards from the Orange County Human Relations Commission for their efforts in the advancement of human rights at the local level. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================= X-Sender: cmlaub@pop.slip.net Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 13:24:43 -0800 From: Carolyn Laub Subject: Day of Silence -- April 5, 2000 Apologies for any duplicates...we're working out some kinks in our database... This is a great event and the Bay Area GSA Network encourages GSAs to use the Day of Silence as a tool for raising awareness about the effects of homophobia and anti-LGBT violence in schools. For more info, check out the Day of Silence website: http://www.youth-guard.org/dayofsilence/ Carolyn ********************* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Contact person: Chloe Palenchar, Co-Chair, dayofsilence@hotmail.com DAY OF SILENCE PROJECT SEEKS DoSP 2000 PARTICIPANTS Thursday, March 15, 2000-- On April 5, 2000, thousands of students at high schools and colleges across the United States and Canada will stay silent, passing out cards advocating for queer equality rather than speaking. These students will be participating in the Day of Silence. The purpose of the Day of Silence is to create a visible, "audible" silence to protest the oppression forced upon lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. It also hopes to offer educational tools and dialogue devoted to ending the silence by organizing post-event forums and breaks. Participation in the event has grown exponentially from a single campus in 1996 into an international effort. In 1999, there were over 200 schools that participated. Chloe Palenchar, Co-Chair of DoSP, comments: "This event is growing because people really find it to be an effective organizing tool. After the event last year, I received some truly joyous emails from school coordinators that had great experiences." The Day of Silence Project Team is composed of volunteer youths from across the country who are dedicated to fighting for queer rights. They provide a framework to help individual schools and organizations participate in the Day of Silence Project. From helpful hints on organizing to a pat on the back when the going gets tough, DoSP staff work to ensure participants get the most out of the day. If you or your school are interested in participating or learning more about the project, please contact Chloe Palenchar, Co-Chair, at dayofsilence@hotmail.com. Also, please refer to our homepage at http://www.youth-guard.org/dayofsilence/ Day of Silence Project is a non-profit, youth-run organization that helps high schools and colleges in the United States and Canada to organize a Day of Silence at their school. Day of Silence Project aims to recognize and combat the silencing of the GLBT community throughout history and today. **************************************** Bay Area Gay-Straight Alliance Network 965 Mission Street, Suite 218 San Francisco, CA 94103 ph: (415) 442-4726 fax: (415) 442-4727 www.gsanetwork.org carolyn@gsanetwork.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/