Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 20:32:21 -0800 From: jessea@uclink2.berkeley.edu (Jessea NR Greenman) Subject: GLSTN BOSTON CONFERENCE; two 'zines for queer youth *************Please Distribute Widely************* **Do not respond to sender; respond to GLSTNBSTN@AOL.COM** ______________________________________________ THE 6TH ANNUAL GLSTN NORTHEAST CONFERENCE SET FOR APRIL 27TH The 6th annual GLSTN conference will be held this year on Saturday April 27th at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School in Cambridge MA (just outside of Harvard Square). For more information to be sent to you, send us your name and address at: GLSTN Boston, PO Box 959, Cambridge, MA 02140 or leave a message on our voice mail 617-661-2411. Or send E-Mail to GLSTNBSTN@aol.com ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ [from a P.E.R.S.O.N. Project contributor comes...] Subject: Great New Magazine for Young Queers Date: Wed, 31 Jan 96 19:48:34 -0800 xy magazine is a new glossy directed towards young queers, including queer teens. xy magazine is professional. this month's features an essay by renowned journalist Linnea Due, on being young and gay. xy takes no alcohol or tobacco advertising, and is something that Mom and Dad may be comfortable reading, too (although the Frat Boy photo feature by photographer Steve Underhill will probably appeal more to other members of the family :). xy magazine is published six times a year and is the work of editor/publisher Peter Ian Cummings, previously the publisher of Europe's popular Phase magazine. xy magazine is in national distribution, and should be available at national chains, such as B. Dalton. If you can't find it near you, be sure to ask the manager to order copies. Besides being good reading, xy magazine is an important resource for queer teens everywhere, so getting it displayed at the local newsstand is a great thing to do. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BY SENDING EMAIL TO subxy@aol.com. [N.B. do not contact The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project about subscriptions, we only provide info re this magazine for LGBT youth as a service to our readers] ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ [from the same P.E.R.S.O.N. Project contributor comes more...] ALSO, another new magazine, this one ONLINE: Oasis just launched its third issue. Oasis, the monthly queer youth webzine, is located at http://www.outproud.org/oasis/ includes EXCELLENT article: 20-year-old Jamie Nabozny is a tragic hero. Kicked, beaten, stomped and urinated on by his fellow students while in high school, Nabozny is now suing his former school, its principals and administrators. His is an inspiring story, which will make you both sad and happy. (Profiles in Courage) David, a high school junior, says he thinks things are getting better as far as younger people accepting gay issues. He says this growing tolerance will lead to "A Better World." (Letters and Opinion) Oasis' resident PFLAG mom Emily Rizzo talks about coming out to your parents. And Oasis's new column, "Ask Dr. Jay," is a forum where readers can ask questions to a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in gay youth. (Feature Columns) 18-year-old Ryan Sievers talks about the rising queer visibility. Doug Ferguson reflects on his life without another friend -- another lost to AIDS. Kevyn Jacobs reflects on why he, a "gay, sissy, poof queen" needs to write about his life. And Martin Widmer continues his coming out story.(Feature Columns) 20-year-old Derik Cowan talks about the people who have both left and come into his life because of his honesty in being open about his sexuality. (Feature Columns) Chris Kryzan talks about the fears (real and imagined) involved with going to your first gay youth group. Not only does he offer practical advice about going, but he shares the experiences of some of the teens he has talked to over the years, and lets them tell their own stories in their own words. (Feature Columns) Brandon Lacy writes about pending pro-gay policies in Minneapolis schools. (News and reviews) Midol furthers his look into the queercore explosion. Emily Rizzo reviews Michelangelo Signorile's "Outing Yourself." Leila Merrill tackles k.d. lang, or rather, reviews lang's new album "all you can eat." And Oasis Editor Jeff Walsh tracks 100 years of Hollywood homos in his review of "The Celluloid Closet." If you missed its one-time-only showing on HBO, it will be playing some theaters in March. (News and reviews) Kevin Isom ponders being a father. More poetry appears than ever before. Two people share their coming out stories, and an anonymous text file encourages teens to hold on for "One More Day." (Stories and Poetry) ALSO, Oasis plans to add a new feature in its March issue, a web reviewer who navigates the net, finds web sites with queer youth interests and writes playful, constructive reviews. (See complete ad in the Oasis staff area) Oasis queer youth webzine ... because it's a desert out there. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ YOU MAY RE-POST. Jessea Greenman The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project*; ph/fax: 510-601-8883, 586 62nd St. Oakland, CA 94609-1245 Gopher to "gopher.outright.com" Web sites: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/ http://www1.usa1.com/~furball/glb/person.html/ http://www.pride.net/pridenet/person The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project is *always* looking for volunteer organizers. Please cc us (for our files) on correspondence you send or receive re our action alerts. *Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally.