Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 17:43:34 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 2/10/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news, pt. 2 1. WA: Teens recount tales of harassment at town hall meeting 2. WI: More about recent articles on gay teens in school 3. UK: More articles on Clause 28 fight posted to web site =================================================================== From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 17:26:06 EST Subject: WA: Northshore teens get the floor at Town Hall meeting To: SARATOGANY@aol.com, bdm3g@gateway.net Msg fwd by: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 Email to: saratogany@aol.com "The Actual or Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project" ========================================================= This message has been distributed as a free informational service for the expressed interest of non-profit research and educational purposes only. Fwd from the Safe Schools Coalition-Washington State Seattle Times Wednesday, February 2, 2000 Northshore teens get the floor at Town Hall meeting by Sara Jean Green Seattle Times Eastside bureau Being gay, fat, too pretty, too tall or just a little too different is the kiss of death when you're a teenager. But when a teen is teased or bullied, most adults either ignore the problem or give the sticks-and-stones spiel their parents gave them. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] =============================================================================== Reply-To: listserver@channelq.com Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 16:22:12 -0800 From: "Channel Q" Subject: GLAADAlert - February 3, 2000 GLAADAlert February 3, 2000 The GLAADAlert is the bi-weekly activation tool of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation [unrelated items omitted] Wisconsin State Journal focuses on youth In a large package piece of several articles and sidebars, the Jan. 25 Wisconsin State Journal examined the issue of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in schools. The introduction asks, "What's going on in schools? Is school staff trained to deal with harassment complaints? Is enforcement of nonharassment policy a problem? Who can students and families turn to for help?" The newspaper then goes on to comprehensively answer these questions. Included in the articles are first-person reports from youth questioning their sexuality and how school environment affected them. Described are examples of in-school harassment, school policies, support groups and equal protection laws. The Journal includes a resource listing of books, videos, organizations and Internet sites where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and their families can go for help. The Journal printing this piece is to be commended for two reasons. One, the presentation of this important issue is not diminished by the inclusion of dissident voices opposed to recognizing the existence of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and their needs. Two, the audience of middle America does not often get such supportive images to see and read. The Journal provides this much-needed exposure. 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The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. ==================================================================================== I've posted more articles on the fight over Clause 28 to our web site at URL: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Alerts/International/28-5.html At over 15K they're a bit too long to post here, but if you can't access the web and would like to see them, please email me. ==================================================================================== 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/