HIGHLIGHTS OF THE QUEER RESOURCES DIRECTORY
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		http://www.qrd.org/QRD/www/highlights.html

Last Updated: April 15 1995
   
   Since the February highlights page we have made a LOT of improvements
   and additions to our web pages at the QRD. You can see a running tally
   of changes by selecting "What's New" at the top of the QRD Main Page.

Here are some of the HIGHLIGHTS added recently:

     * The capability to search the QRD has been switched from WAIS to
       SWISH and WWWWAIS. Please contact us immediately at
       wwwstaff@qrd.org.
       
     * The QRD houses web pages listing queer resources in New Jersey and
       Maine. Other people which are interested in maintaining web pages
       for their state, please contact us at wwwstaff@qrd.org.
       
     * There are only a few organisations which have their web pages
       housed at the QRD. The lucky few right now are:
          + AFPGH Asians & Friends - Pittsburgh
          + LEGAL-International Law Enforcement Gays and Lesbians -
            International
          + NOGLSTP National Organisazation of Gay and Lesbian Scientists
            and Technical Professionals.
   If you want your organisation to have a web page, contact us at
       ron@qrd.org.
       
     * There is a new mailing list devoted to discussion of how to win
       and save equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples called
       Marriage. It also has a homepage.
       
     * Marriage is just one of about One Hundred mailing lists found in
       the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender lists of lists
       
     * In addition to intrepid reporter, REX WOCKNER, Openly gay
       columnist GABRIEL ROTELLO now has a web page at the QRD. He has
       graciously allowed the QRD to archive his weekly New York Newsday
       column.
       
     * Book catalogs for a number of lesbian/gay/bisexual publishers e.g.
       Alyson Publications, Naiad Press, Madwoman Press, Down There
       Press, etc
       
     * Our extensive Media section also contains archives of a number
       different publications, such as Scotland's Pulse and Scotsgay.
       
   The media section also includes a music section. The latest addition
       is The Gay Music Guide, written by Will Grega.
       
   The Advocate has a directory in the QRD which contains summaries of
       issues and their current Lesbian and Bisexual Women Sexuality
       Survey.
       
   We have an extensive collection of international queer resources. One
       of the most useful publications for European info is ILGA's
       monthly Euro-Letter.
       
   For information on Eastern Europe from Sodomy Laws to contact lists.
       
   Attention Campus Activists in New England! NEnet (New England Network
       of LGBT Organisations) has a list of nearly 100 college lgb groups
       in New England.
       
   The fight against the U.S. military ban on homosexuality continues.
       The text of the latest decision ruling the 'new policy'
       unconstitutional is available in ABLE V USA. We also have the text
       of
          + STEFFAN,
          + MEINHOLD,
          + CAMMERMEYER,
          + and many more...
   
       
   In other legal news, we also have an entire directory devoted to the
       case EVANS V ROMER which deals with the constitutionality of
       Colorado's anti-gay Amendment 2 passed by voters in 1992.
       
   We have an html version of Assembly Bill 1001 introduced by Sheila
       Kuehl, as amended in committee 03/28/95. The bill would prohibit
       discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at California
       State Universities, Universities of California, and community
       colleges. We also have more laws related to California.
       
   We also have archives of the monthly journal Lesbian/Gay Law Notes,
       edited by Professor Art Leonard.
       
   One of the latest additions to our collection is the newsletters of
       Presbyterians for Gay and Lesbian Concerns from as far back as
       1993.
       
   We also have information from DIGNITY (for Catholics) as well as MCC
       and Unitarian Universalists. 
       
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   There are now over 9000 files in the Queer Resources Directory...
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   Submissions: Email files to submit@qrd.org or FTP files to qrd.org in
   the pub/QRD/incoming directory
   
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