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Creating Safe Schools for
Lesbian and Gay Students:
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rovi ence, o ers an on me 1 e your non-gay coun er- . __ .
his time of the year, the guide called Creating Safe parts, paying for college can members’t”p°d'c°m/ twood/gmdehtml
time when the buses Schools for Lesbian and Gay rove to be a problem.
Tcome out of summer Students: A Resource Guide Irilowever, there are financial Public Education Regarding
mothballs to bring kids back to for School Staff. This all-in- aid options specifically for Sexual Orientation Nationally
Schooi, does not make many one source for educators not GLET students. FinAid, ‘an www_youth_o'.g/loco/PERSONpmiect
wax nostaigic for their Own only spells out the problems online listing of scholarships
School dayS_ As the recent that GLBT face on a daily and loans, provides informa- _ _
spate of School Shootings and basis, but offers suggestions on tion on such scholarships. ve"m°"t G37/St"3'ght Aulances H°me Page
bomb threats prove, the school how to solve them. I The site offers listings in gen— homepages.together.net/~e|<enyhon/gsa/
experience een be anything but The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project eral,e regional, and campus- homehtm
positive This is especially true -— ‘Public Education specific categories.
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great nsk for 5“'°‘de' lum.Ifyou wantto know more for 50 keg parties. These . . 
Formnatelya educators! °°“"' about the P.E.R.S.O.N. anachronistic institutions www'md'ana'edu/allambdal0/ 
5°l°r5a’ “"1 the GLBT Y°“th Project, check out its site. ' exist for the most part to give
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Change “"5 5l“1_3tl0n and 53V" brochure and organizing hand- tunity to engage in anti-social www_0ut_c0m
eral haVe Web Sltes that feature book as well as news and behavior. However, if you do
resources on how to create a action alerts. belong to either‘ a fraternity
safe educational environment. Many GLBT youth have or a sorority and are gay to
The Gay, Lesbian, and taken it upon themselves to boot, there is now an organi-
Straight Education Network is create safe schools by organiz- zation called Lambda 10 that.
a nationwide organization of ing Gay/Straight Alliances. addresses concerns and
nearly 85 chapters (including This undertaking is not with- issues related to the GLBT
one in Putney, VT) that, out controversy -(just ask any Greek experience. It features mindless surfing after a killer People, witness one via
according to its mission state- GLBT high school student in a number of educational round of studying. Webcast.
ment, “strives to assure that Utah), but GSAs do provide a resources for those involved in On OUT.com on October
each member of every school space where GLBT youth can the Greek system. FYI 16 at 7pm, Jeffrey L. Newman,
community is valued and get together to educate their As for me, I’m too lazy to The recent visit of the president and COO of gfn.com
respected, regardless of sexual peers and teachers on homo- even consider going back to Phelps family to Vermont has and CEO of OUT.com will
orientationaorwgender identity.” sexuality and homophobia"'in"d school for. anything other than brought the same-sex marriage marry Jeffrey W. Parker, a
GLSEN’s site has an extensive to simply have fun with social basket weaving or something issue once again to public con- men’s accessories designer. It
online ‘library’ of articles on events. For a list of GSAs in along those lines. However, if sciousness — although their is the first ever gay wedding to
community activism, organiz- Vermont, go the Vermont school is on your docket this vitriol threatened to overshad- be broadcast on the web and it
ing, and anti-homophobia Gay/Straight Alliances Home fall, don’t forget that the "ow that very issue. To discuss the wedding participants hope
training in schools, reference Page. Internet is a wonderful and learn more about same-sex the broadcast will show the
materials and links to other If, by chance, you survive resource for serious (and not marriage without the added importance of marriage to
sites that deal with GLBT your high school years rela- so serious) research not to distraction of the Phelps clan many in the GLBT communi-
youth and their families. tively intact, college could mention a great way for some or groups such as Take it to the ty. V

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