Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 16:40:34 -0700 From: Jean Richter Subject: 7/29/99 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. Information on the GLSEN national conference 2. New book: "Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools" 3. Proposed bills would require internet filtering software in schools ========================================================================== Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:09:35 -0400 From: GLSEN Alert To: "GLSEN News" Subject: GLSENAlert: Attention Early Birds...Three Days and Counting Dear GLSEN Supporter: Don't miss the best rates available for the 1999 GLSEN National Conference: Just three days left for early bird discounts! Early bird rates available only until July 30!! What? Teaching Respect For All '99 Where? Atlanta, Georgia, at the Westin Peachtree Plaza When? October 1 - 3, 1999 Join us for a three-day weekend dedicated to making sure that every student gets respect at school. You may register today by calling our toll-free hotline at: 1-877-99-GLSEN Or by visiting our web site at http://www.glsen.org By registering before the July 30 early bird deadline you'll pay only $175* for the full conference package, which includes: -- An intensive full-day learning institute (Friday) -- A day and a half of workshops (Saturday through Sunday) -- The keynote address with U.S. Representative and civil rights legend John Lewis -- All special events, including the Pathfinder Awards Brunch with comedian Margaret Cho * Youth and those with limited income pay only $150 for the full conference package. Scholarship information is available on-line. Teaching Respect for All '99 promises to be the most comprehensive and exciting skill building and networking experience available for those fighting anti-gay bias in K-12 schools. Whether you're a parent, educator, student, or activist, this year's conference is an event you're not going to want to miss. ************************************* ** Conference Program Update ( as of 7/27) ** GLSEN will present over 65 workshops at Teaching Respect for All '99. Here are a few highlights from select workshop issue areas*: Advocacy - The X-Gay Files: The Science Fiction of Conversion Therapy - Human Rights Watch Presents "Building a Human Rights Culture in Schools" - Passing Safe Schools Legislation - Small Town Schools: Unique Challenges and Solutions Youth - Public Policy Training for Youth - GSAs in the South: A Unique Regional Perspective - Queer Students and the Law: What It Does and Does Not Say - Learning from Yesterday's Youth: Student Movements of the Past and Present Lesson Planning - Using Children's' Literature to Create an Inclusive Classroom - Nazi Germany and Homosexuality: Models for Including LGBT Issues into Discussions of WWII - Making Classrooms Affirming to the Children of LGBT Parents - Culture Clash? Addressing issues of sexual orientation with ESL students Special Interest - Talking Back to Dr. Laura: Responding to Right Wing Attacks - Post Wendy Weaver America: Is Coming Out in the Classroom Safe Now? - In the Locker Room: Sports, Sexual Orientation and School Climate - Data Daze: Sorting through the Best and Worst Research on LGBT Adolescents And much, much more! * Subject to change Please visit our web site for additional happenings at Teaching Respect for All '99. Visit http://www.glsen.org Or call 1-877-99-GLSEN Three days and counting…so sign up soon, early bird! ============================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 19:05:39 EDT Subject: Book: UNDERSTANDING HOMOSEXUALITY, CHANGING SCHOOLS msg fwd by: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYs PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 The Actual or Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project FROM WESTVIEW PRESS - AUGUST 1999 The first comprehensive text on gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues in education! UNDERSTANDING HOMOSEXUALITY, CHANGING SCHOOLS: A Text for Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators By Arthur Lipkin "Arthur Lipkin has written an important book. He has given teachers, parents, administrators, and anyone who cares about education a comprehensive handbook on homosexuality. It is a tremendous resource." - Arthur E. Levine, President, Columbia Teachers College "`Understanding Homosexuality' makes a necessary new contribution to the study of sexuality and gender in education. Both scholarly and polemical, it demands that the voices of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people be heard and heeded in our schools. The text is comprehensive, thoroughly documented, accessible, and humane. It will prove a valuable asset in teacher training and school reform." -Carol Gilligan, Harvard University Graduate School of Education "Dr. Arthur LipkinÕs book is unique, because it links a deeper understanding of homosexuality with encouraging and concrete suggestions for changes in our schools that will make them better places for all students." - Dr. Lutz van Dijk, Anne Frank House, Amsterdam "Those who are interested in changing our schools into a safe and inclusive environment for all children must have this text. Not to have this text will keep them on a journey without a road map. - Rev. Irene Monroe, author of "Louis Farrakhan's Ministry of Misogyny and Homophobia" "This excellent, scholarly and practical book tackles one of the most contested contexts in which debates about sexual orientation are taking place. Lipkin's compassionate and intelligent arguments should enlighten all professionals engaged in teaching and school administration. With lucid writing and a deep understanding of the intersections of race, gender, sexuality and economics, Lipkin makes a brilliant contribution to the movement to make America's schools smarter and stronger." - Urvashi Vaid, Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute "Arthur Lipkin has written an invaluable text . . . Any school serious about affording equal opportunity to all of its students needs to own a copy . . . It's the book people have been waiting for." - Kevin Jennings, Executive Director, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Understanding Homosexuality is intended to help teachers, administrators, counselors, and policy-makers understand the significance of gay and lesbian issues in education; to aid communication between gay/lesbian students and their families and schools; to facilitate the integration of gay and lesbian families into the school community; and to promote the inclusion of gay and lesbian curricula in a range of disciplines. It provides a foundation in gay/lesbian studies and offers models for equity, inclusion, and school reform. This book is also designed to promote the healthy development of all students through reducing bigotry, self-hatred, and violence. Some teacher education faculty still neglect these topics out of moral scruple, fear, or inattention to new research and practice. Yet teacher education and training must incorporate these issues, if only because the plight of homosexual adolescents has become apparent. Bringing together 13 topics related to homosexuality and education, Understanding Homosexuality makes the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience part of a democratic multicultural vision. CONTENTS: Overview of the Problem - The Theories of Homosexuality - Etiology - Homophobia and Heterosexism - American History - Identity Formation - Multiple Identities - Counseling Issues - Gay and Lesbian Teachers - Gay and Lesbian Families - School Change - The Massachusetts Model - Reform and Opposition Š Curriculum $65. Hardcover (528pp.) ISBN: 081332534X Orders: 1-800-386-5656 (20% discount) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Arthur Lipkin, Ed.D., is an instructor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and founder of the Gay and Lesbian School Issues Project. He is currently directing the Safe Colleges Program of the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth and previously headed the Massachusetts Department of Education's Project for the Integration of Gay & Lesbian Youth Issues in School Personnel Certification Programs. He taught in the public high school in Cambridge, MA from 1968 to 1988. ---------------------- arthur lipkin @gse.harvard.edu ============================================================================ Reply-To: listserver@channelq.com Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:07:50 -0700 From: "Channel Q" Subject: GLAADLines - July 26, 1999 GLAADLines - July 26, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News and Breaking Stories about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Contact: Sean Lund, GLAAD (323) 658-6775 x 18 lund@glaad.org http://www.glaad.org [unrelated items omitted] FILTERING LEGISLATION, ACCESS GAPS THREATEN FREE SPEECH: In Washington, D.C., two recently-introduced bills pose new threats to freedom of Internet access. On July 20, Rep. Ernest Istook, Jr. (R-Okla.) introduced H.R. 2560, the Child Protection Act of 1999, which would require libraries and schools to install Internet filtering software in order to receive federal funds for computer operations. Meanwhile, the Senate Commerce Committee approved Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) Children's Internet Protection Act (S. 97), which would require schools and libraries to install filtering software in order to receive a key telecommunications discount. In related news, "Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide," a July 8 Department of Commerce survey, revealed wide gaps along racial, economic and geographic lines in terms of Internet access. "Given the Department of Commerce's findings, this trend toward filtering legislation could deny access and support resources to those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community who need them the most," said GLAAD Executive Director Joan M. Garry. "This is a frightening thought. The Internet has proven to be a virtual lifeline to those in isolated communities, and on-line access to our community must remain available to them." For more information, contact Loren R. Javier, GLAAD's Interactive Media Director, at (415) 861-2244 or via e-mail javier@glaad.org. GLAAD is the nation's lesbian & gay multimedia advocacy organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. To subscribe, contact Wonbo Woo at (212) 807-1700 or at woo@glaad.org . "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. 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