Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:43:08 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 3/24/99 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. Study guide available for "Licensed to Kill" video 2. MN: Transgendered teacher who resigned says she was forced out 3. Resource manual on LG issues available from NEA ============================================================================== Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 08:52:54 -0700 From: ADongLA@aol.com Subject: Study Guide for Video on Anti Gay Murders (6) Please Post. LICENSED TO KILL: STUDY GUIDE A comprehensive study guide is now available for "Licensed to Kill," the Sundance awarding winning film about killers of gay men. Log into our website, LICENSED TO KILL , for more information and excerpts from the guide. The 35-page guide is designed for use in a variety of settings such as community organizing, diversity training sessions, courses in gender studies, sociology, criminal law, gay and lesbian studies, psychology, and urban studies. It is divided into three main parts: THEMES: Ten sections draw attention to particular themes from the film and suggest possible discussion topics and related research projects. The areas covered include: education, religion, stereotypes, heterosexism, youth, hate crimes, the police, society and politics. PROFILES: Each of the seven men featured in "Licensed to Kill" are profiled in this section. Suggestions for discussing each case are offered. RESOURCES: A bibliography and listing of related community groups and internet referrals are provided. All authorized users of LICENSED TO KILL are provided a study guide free of charge. The guide was edited by "Licensed to Kill" filmmaker Arthur Dong, with contributions from a panel of noted scholars, including: GREGORY M. HEREK, Ph.D. (Department of Psychology - University of California, Davis CA), PETER M. NARDI, Ph.D. (Professor of Sociology - Pitzer College/The Claremont Colleges CA), and ANNJANETTE ROSGA, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology - Knox College, Galesburg IL). Consultants on the project included: Joanne Belknap, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Sociology & Women's Studies - University of Colorado at Boulder), Douglas W. Howard, Ph.D. (Professor of English - St. John Fisher College, Rochester NY), and Patricia O'Brien, Ph.D. (Jane Addams College of Social Work - University of Illinois at Chicago). ---------------------------------------------- NOTE: If you do not wish to receive further notices from us or if you are receiving duplicates, please email adongla@aol.com with the message: "remove" or "duplicate." Be sure to include the subject title and code above so that we may locate your email address within our files. Please be aware that you may be receiving this notice via a link which we may not have contol over. Thank you. DeepFocus Productions, Inc. P.O. Box 65095 Los Angeles CA 90065-4237 323/254-7072 Fax: 323/254-7112 Email: adongla@aol.com Web: filmmag.com/community/adong ================================================================================ MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE, March 4, 1999 425 Portland Avenue,Minneapolis,MN,55408 (Fax 612-673-4359 ) (E-MAIL: opinion@startribune.com ) ( http://www.startribune.com/stonline/html/front.shtml ) Transgendered teacher says she was driven out Rosalind Bentley / Star Tribune [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =================================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 21:11:07 EST Subject: NEA Resource Manual for Educators Dealing With Sexual Orietation Issues Msg from: Coalition for Safer Schools -NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 fwd info: "Strengthening the Learning Environment, A School Employee's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Issues" is now available from Professional Library at a price of $15.95 for members. The price non-NEA members is $99.95. This is an excellent resource for educators doing trainings or dealing with sexual orientation issues in the school environment. To order, contact: NEA Professional Library PO Box 2035, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-2035 800/229-4200 Item # 1882-6-00 $15.95 NEA members, $99.95 nonmembers Shipping & handling will be added to all orders This information is available on the NEA-GLC Website: http://www.cyberia.com/pages/jtesterman/ =============================================================================== Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) CHECK OUT OUR INFO-LOADED WEB PAGE AT: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/