Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 16:59:09 -0700 From: Jean Richter Subject: 6/14/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. CA: Various events and programs in the San Francisco bay area 2. MA: Controversy over new wording in state anti-bias policy ====================================================================== 1. CA: Various events and programs in the San Francisco bay area X-Sender: cmlaub@pop.slip.net Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:27:24 -0700 From: Carolyn Laub Subject: KQED TV Programming for LGBT Pride Month Hello all LGBTQQ and straight ally youth and adult allies... Check out this programming on KQED TV Channel 9 as part of LGBT Pride Month. - Carolyn >Tuesday, June 13 >10pm Assault on Gay America This Frontline program explores the roots of >homophobia in America and asks how it has contributed to the rise in violence >against Gays. > >11pm Licensed to Kill* Local filmmaker Arthur Dong visits prison to probe the >minds and souls of men whose beliefs led them to murder homosexuals. > >Thursday, June 15 >11pm Red Rain* San Francisco filmmaker Laura Plotkin profiles Gina "Boom >Boom" Guidi, the female welterweight world boxing champion. > >Friday, June 16 >11pm Death in Venice, CA In this Lolita tale with a twist, a boardinghouse >takes in a mysterious boarder, with tragic consequences. > >11:30pm Beauty Before Age: Growing Older in Gay Culture* A diverse group of >Bay Area Gay men, aged 19 to 77, reveal their fears of growing old. Produced >by local filmmaker Johnny Symons. > >11:53pm A Seeker*# Local filmmaker Kian H. Kuan conducts an introspective >investigation of his own identity in two different cultures--Chinese and Gay. >Also airing on Sunday, June 25. > >Sunday, June 18 >7:18pm I Know Who I Am ... Do You?# Black and Latino Gay and Lesbian youth >turn the camera on themselves and talk about their hopes and dreams. They >also talk frankly about homophobia and suicide, which is the fourth-leading >killer of teens in the United States. > >9pm Breaking the Code This ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre presentation stars >Derek Jacobi as Alan Turing, the openly Gay mathematical genius who designed >the computer that enabled the Allies to crack the Germans' Enigma code and, >some would argue, win the war. > >10:30pm Call to Witness*# This documentary by local filmmaker Pam Walton goes >beyond the angry rhetoric to paint a compelling picture of the Lutheran >Church and its struggle to come to terms with its Gay and Lesbian members. > >Monday, June 19 >10pm Traveling Companion# In a touching, romantic exploration about love, >loss, and the possibility of finding love again, a travel writer places an ad >for a traveling companion after losing her longtime Lesbian partner. Hope >finally presents itself in an unlikely form. Also airing on Friday, June 23. > >10:20pm Twisted Sheets# When pajama-clad Sue darts to the store to buy >coffee, she doesn't bank on running into her ex-boyfriend and his beautiful >new girlfriend. But retribution is sweet in this romantic comedy with a 1990s >twist. Also airing on Friday, June 23. > >10:34pm Below the Belt# Two girls fall in love with each other and grapple >with the enormity of their feelings. Also airing on Friday, June 23. > >11pm Golden Threads After decades of personal struggle, Christine Burton >reinvented her life at age 80 by founding Golden Threads, an international >network for older Gay women. > >Tuesday, June 20 >11pm Youth Against Censorship This film is presented by In the Life, the only >nationally broadcast series that presents the art, culture, issues, and news >of the Lesbian and Gay communities. This episode focuses on art and >censorship as experienced by 17-year-old Samantha Gellar from Charlotte, >North Carolina. Samantha submitted a play to a local contest and was one of >four winners. Traditionally, the winning plays are produced for an audience, >but not Samantha's--she was told that because her play had Lesbian content it >was unsuitable for high school audiences. > >Thursday, June 22 >10:30pm Our House: A Very Real Documentary about Kids of Gay and Lesbian >Parents# This documentary is an in-depth exploration of what children of >same-sex unions experience, as seen through children's eyes and the eyes of >producer/director Meema Spadola, an adult daughter of a Lesbian mother. >Produced in collaboration with COLAGE. Also airing late night, Wednesday, >June 28. (Also showing on June 18 at the Victoria Theatre as part of the San >Francisco International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.) > >11:30pm Coming Out in Rural America# Martin, Scott, Kate, and Alex grew up in >rural Nebraska. They are also homosexual. The four share their stories of >growing up and coming out. > >Friday, June 23 >11pm Traveling Companion In a touching, romantic exploration about love, >loss, and the possibility of finding love again, a travel writer places an ad >for a traveling companion after losing her longtime Lesbian partner. Hope >finally presents itself in an unlikely form. > >11:32pm Twisted Sheets When pajama-clad Sue darts to the store to buy coffee, >she doesn't bank on running into her ex-boyfriend and his beautiful new >girlfriend. But retribution is sweet in this romantic comedy with a 1990s >twist. > >1:20pm Below the Belt Two girls fall in love with each other and grapple with >the enormity of their feelings. > >Sunday, June 25 >6pm RSVP Le Spectre de la Rose, a piece requested by a man several weeks >before his death, is heard on the radio by his friends. Through their >reactions, the viewers learn of the effect his passing has on them. The short >drama, featuring almost no dialogue, is a graceful elegy to all those touched >by AIDS. > >6:24pm A Seeker* Local filmmaker Kian H. Kuan conducts an introspective >investigation of his own identity in two different cultures--Chinese and Gay. > >6:31pm Hope Is The Thing with Feathers*# Lush and lyrical, this film is built >around a poem that San Francisco artist Beau Riley wrote as his lover of 12 >years lay dying. The film, produced locally by Andy Abrahams Wilson, shows >that the power and imagination of the human spirit transcends even death. > >Late Night Wednesday, June 28 >1am (Thursday, June 29, for taping purposes) Our House: A Very Real >Documentary about Kids of Gay and Lesbian Parents This documentary is an >in-depth exploration of what children of same-sex unions experience, as seen >through children's eyes and the eyes of producer/director Meema Spadola, an >adult daughter of a Lesbian mother. Produced in collaboration with COLAGE. >Also airing late night, Wednesday, June 28. (Also showing on June 18 at the >Victoria Theatre as part of the San Francisco International Gay and Lesbian >Film Festival.) >Thursday, June 29 >10pm It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School* In an award-winning >documentary, local filmmaker Deborah Chasnoff shows what can happen when >teachers address Lesbian and Gay issues with their students in an >age-appropriate, nonjudgmental environment. > >11pm Queer Poets/Glancing Back at Parting Glances# These two short films are >presented by In the Life, the only nationally broadcast series that presents >the art, culture, issues, and news of the Lesbian and Gay community. Queer >Poets focuses on three up-and-coming young writers in the poetry slam scene >in New York City and beyond. Glancing Back at Parting Glances looks at how >the film Parting Glances, about Gay life and the AIDS epidemic, remains >relevant today. > >Friday, June 30 >11pm Jodie: An Icon# This is a fast-paced, humorous look at the phenomenon >that has made actress Jodie Foster an icon with whom Lesbians identify. > >11:25pm Top of the World# The straight-laced, new girl in town finds herself >attracted to a girl with trouble written all over her. Sparks fly as they >discover opposites attract. > >*By local filmmakers. > >#Airing on KQED TV9 for the first time. > **************************************** Bay Area Gay-Straight Alliance Network 965 Mission Street, Suite 218 San Francisco, CA 94103 ph: (415) 442-4726 fax: (415) 442-4727 carolyn@gsanetwork.org http://www.gsanetwork.org/ **************************************** X-Sender: cmlaub@pop.slip.net Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:19:19 -0700 From: Carolyn Laub Subject: Fwd: Free Tickets for sold out film "Desi's Looking for a New Girl!" >Delivered-To: alias-gsanetwork.org-carolyn@gsanetwork.org >Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 13:42:30 -0400 (EDT) >From: Shivaun Nestor >To: Godfrey Arcenal , Carolyn Laub >Subject: Free Tickets for sold out film "Desi's Looking for a New Girl!" > >PLEASE PASS THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ONTO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE! > >Free Zone still has 8 tickets left to go see the film "Desi's Looking for a New Girl" (description below) this Friday at the Castro Theatre at 6:30 pm. This is a world premiere and the film is sold out, so this is the only way to get tickets! And if you come with us, the tickets are free. > >We will be meeting outside the Castro Theatre at 6:00 pm. After the film is over, we'll have an opportunity to briefly meet the director, editor, and one of the stars. Then we'll all got out for pizza (also free). > >Any member of a Bay Area GSA - past or present - is eligible to attend. Just call Shivaun at 415-554-9098 or email her at siobhann@earthlink.net to reserve a space. There are 15 of us going in all -- spaces are available on a first come, first serve basis. > >DESCRIPTION: J.T., a young Latina dyke, has three passions: her skateboard, comedienne Marga Gomez, and her friend Desi (not necessarily in that order). When Desi's girlfriend dumps her for a younger woman, she journeys down breakup road with the requisite mourning and attempts at dating and recovery. Desi's family and friends help and interfere every step of the way, setting her up on an array of blind disasters — dates — with the "perfect new girl." > >This first feature from Mary Guzman is an enjoyable and upbeat look at relationships, from friendly to familial — and everything in between. We get to tag along on the emotional roller coaster of the dating world in this fun, intelligent, and sometimes painfully true-to-life story. As a brilliant diva once warned — hold on tight, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. **************************************** Bay Area Gay-Straight Alliance Network 965 Mission Street, Suite 218 San Francisco, CA 94103 ph: (415) 442-4726 fax: (415) 442-4727 carolyn@gsanetwork.org http://www.gsanetwork.org/ **************************************** ==================================================================================== 2. MA: Controversy over new wording in state anti-bias policy From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 16:20:38 EDT Subject: Education Week: MA, Stance on Anti-Gay Bias In Schools Stirring Debate Message forward by: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS Email to: saratogany@aol.com ===================================================================== Education Week, "American Education's On-line Newspaper of Record": May 17, 2000 MA: Stance on Anti-Gay Bias In Schools Stirring Debate By John Gehring Gay-rights advocates in Massachusetts are hailing new regulations protecting gay and lesbian students from harassment and discrimination in schools. But a gubernatorial commission is criticizing the state school board's decision to change language governing how homosexuals are to be portrayed in the school curriculum. 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