Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 17:16:01 -0700 From: Jean Richter Subject: 10/6/99 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. NY: Contacts needed in the Adirondack region 2. ID: Letter from student on anti-gay abuse in school 3. KS: School board supports controversial inservice program 4. New book: "Unheard Voices: The Effects of Silence on Lesbian & Gay Educators" 5. CA: Models of Pride VII Youth Conference ================================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 06:26:52 EDT Subject: CSS-NYS needs contacts in the NY Adirondack Region Msg from: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 saratogany@aol.com The Actual or Perceived GLBT student Protection Project The Adirondack Region of NYS is a vast area with little, if any, support for students who are GLBT or perceived to be GLBT. CSS-NYS does not have any points of contact or e-mail list recipients in this region except for a few in lower Warren County and a few in Washington County. We call upon our e-mail list recipients to help us in our endeavor to provide information to those (teachers, school administrations, students parents ect) in the Adirondacks. Please pass the word regarding CSS-NYS and the CSS-NYS e-mail list to contacts you have or may encounter in this region (and all other NY regions). Thanks John Myers Director of Operations and Programs ================================================================================= Post Register, September 7, 1999 333 Northgate Mile,Idaho Falls,ID,83401 (Fax 208-529-9683 ) (E-MAIL: dmiller@idahonews.com ) ( http://www.idahonews.com ) It's not 'elementary' By Christina Rice Homosexuality isn't elementary. It's junior high, it's high school, it's a life and from what I've seen it's not an easy one in a place where a reputation can be destroyed by a bad hair day or lousy fashion sense. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] (Christina Rice is a student at Idaho Falls High School. She can be reached through the Post Register at 542-6765 or by e-mail at tszaroleta@idahonews.com.) ================================================================================ Topeka Capital-Journal, September 14, 1999 616 SE Jefferson Street,Topeka,KS,66607 (Fax 785-295-1230 ) (E-MAIL: letters@cjnetworks.com ) ( http://cjonline.com/ ) Board agrees to back co-op Controversial course, QPA put Kaw Valley Inservice at risk. By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, The Capital-Journal Silver Lake public schools will seek to keep the Kaw Valley Inservice afloat less than a year after a course that advocated tolerance toward gay and lesbian students caused the district to consider jumping ship. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================ From: "Sanlo, Ronni" To: lgbt@ucla.edu Subject: FW: A Resource for your Organization Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:45:34 -0700 > Dear program directors, newsletter editors, and website coordinators: > > This e-mail is to announce the publication of Ronni Sanlo's "Unheard > Voices-The Effects of Silence on Lesbian and Gay Educators" a new book > from Bergin & Garvey. I think you will find that this book will be a > valuable resource for you, your organization, members, and internet > patrons. As such, I have enclosed further information in the post script. > > If you are interested, you can share this book with your colleagues and > internet visitors in a couple of ways: > > Announce the book's publication on your webpage. Webmasters can link their > page directly to our order site via the following address: > http://info.greenwood.com/books/0897896/0897896408.html > > Purchase copies for your association and/or internet resource center. > (Bulk discounts are available.) > > I can be reached by telephone at 203-226-3571 x394, by fax at > 203-222-1502, or by e-mail at bkaplan@greenwood.com. Contact me if you > are interested and I will put together the most reasonable and > uncomplicated arrangement for you. > > Cordially, > > Bonnie Kaplan > Marketing > Greenwood Publishing Group/Bergin & Garvey > > ************************************************************************** > ****** > Bergin & Garvey > > > > Unheard Voices > The Effects of Silence on Lesbian and Gay Educators > By Ronni L. Sanlo > > > > > In this qualitative research project, sixteen lesbian and gay teachers in > the Northeast Florida public school system were interviewed about their > experiences in their professional settings and how those experiences > affected their lives. Although the location is specific, the experiences > of the teachers and the findings of the research are applicable to most > areas of the United States. An interpretive model was designed to depict > the findings of this research based on the experiences of the participants > as well as on the related literature. > > The educators in this study lived and worked in the constant fear that if > their sexual orientation were discovered, they would suffer harassment, > rejection, and job termination. They courageously opened their hearts and > shared their stories so that others might learn. This research is a > vehicle for the lives of this silent population and offers recommendations > for change based on the stories and experiences of the informants. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > CONTENTS: Introduction; In the Beginning There Was Public Education; > Lesbian and Gay Educators: Documenting Their Existence; Methodology: The > People and the Process; The Silence Breaks: Voices of the Teachers; Making > Meaning of Their Words; Creation Change: Envisioning a Future; References; > Index. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > RONNI L. SANLO is Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender > Resources Center at UCLA. > > PRICE $52.95 > ISBN 0-89789-640-8. > 176 pages. > PUBLICATION DATE: 09/30/99 > > /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ================================================================================= From: info@modelsofpride.org (Mark Arteaga) Subject: Models of Pride VII Youth Conference Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:44:18 -0700 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Randy Herrera (818) 393-0664 Models of Pride VII Youth Conference in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES: The seventh annual Models of Pride Conference for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth will be held on Saturday, October 30, 1999 at Occidental College in Eagle Rock. This free conference, produced by the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Education Committee and Friends of Project 10, Inc. is targeted at youth aged 14-23 who are coping with the issues of coming out, or simply exploring the nature of their sexual orientation. This year’s program will include sessions on sexual orientation and ethnicity, coming out, health issues, how to become more involved in the community, bisexual and transgender issues, and political activism, as well as plenty of opportunities for networking and socializing. The conference will conclude with an exciting closing celebration, followed by a dinner and dance. Registration begins at 8:30am at Thorne Hall, with the program beginning at 9:30 am. The dance will conclude at 8:30 pm. The third annual "Model of Pride" award will be presented to a young person who has contributed significantly to the GLBT community. Nominations for this award must be submitted by October 20th. To register, obtain additional information about the conference or the Model of Pride award, make a donation, or volunteer, you may call (323) 692-9320, e-mail info@modelsofpride.org or visit the home page at www.modelsofpride.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/