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GSA Network News
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Table of Contents
In this issue of GSA Network News you'll find:
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GSA Network Highlight
Youth In Motion: Register now to receive free DVDs for LGBT History Month and Election Day!
GSA Network Announcements
Celebrating Our 10 Year Anniversary - Save the Date!
1. Celebrate GLBT History Month!
2. GSAs and Allies Vote No on Prop 8!
3. Tru Loved Coming Out in Theatres October 17th!
4. 2008 Preventing School Harassment Survey
5. Re-Register your GSA today - get new resources & keep informed!!
6. Apply for GSA Network Youth Council!
7. Site Visits! Want someone from GSA Network to come visit your GSA?
8. GSA Members Your Voice Counts! REGISTER to VOTE!
Nor Cal
9. Save the Date-YES 2008 is Coming!
10. Be on the Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) Steering Committee!
Southern California
11. Upcoming So. Cal GSA Leadership Trainings and Summits!
Other Announcements
National
12. Join Ally Week!
Nor Cal
13. Queer Youth Task Force Community Networking Meeting (Santa Cruz County)
14. Train to be a Crisis Line Counselor (Bay Area)
15. Queer Families = Healthy Families (S.F.)
16. The Other Side of the Closet (Northern California)
So Cal
17. Southern California
18. 2nd Annual Joto Caucus Conference (L.A.)
19. Coming Out Day Celebration (Oceanside)
20. GAYTINO!! (L.A.)
21. Queer Friendly Haunted House (Whittier)
22. Models of Pride Nov. 1st!
23. Cyber Turkey - a multicultural pre-Thanksgiving social for LGBTQ youth and their allies
Jobs and Scholarships
NEWS
24. NEWS: School panel's Prop. 8 support stirs debate
25. NEWS: Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoes Harvey Milk bill
Read GSA Network News online: www.gsanetwork.org/news/networknews.html
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Celebrating our 10th Anniversary
* SAVE THE DATE *
� Celebrate � Honor � Inspire
Gay-Straight Alliance Network
10th Anniversary Celebration
Leading the movement for safe schools since 1998
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 6:00-8:30 pm
San Francisco's Hilton Hotel & Towers
333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
Featuring:
� Silent auction & cocktail hour
� Sit-down dinner
� Special clips from the movie "Tru Loved"
� Inspiring presentations by GSA Network alumni and youth activists
� Highlights from 10 years of GSA Network organizing
� Our vision for the next 10 years of creating safer schools
TRU
LOVED, starring Jane Lynch and Alec Mapa, is the first movie ever made
about a Gay-Straight Alliance club. The film opens in theaters this
fall.
Celebrating 10 Years of GSA Network Accomplishments:
� 671 Gay-Straight Alliances formed in California's public high schools
� 30,000 student members served
� 8,000 youth leaders trained and empowered
� Secured ground-breaking safe schools legislation
In
ten years, GSA Network has brought GSA clubs to 50% of all public high
schools in California, impacting more than 1.1 million students.
A very special thank you to our generous event sponsors (as of 10/1/08)
� Diversity � Equality � Community
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Celebrate GLBT History Month!
GSA
Network is proud to partner with Equality Forum to help bring GLBT
History Month to schools across California and the country!
Each
day in October, an icon is featured with a video, biography,
bibliography, images and other resources. The resources for GLBT
History Month 2008 are available starting October 1st at GSA Network's web site.
GSA Network has created a resource guide to help GSAs use the GLBT History Month resources at your school! Download the history month guide here.
The 2008 Icons
1.
Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
2.
Stephen Sondheim
3.
Gianni Versace
4.
Sheila Kuehl
5.
Tennessee Williams
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Alice Walker
7.
Greg Louganis
8.
Bertrand Delano�
9.
Margaret Mead
10.
Mark Bingham
11.
Cleve Jones
12.
Jann Wenner
13.
Harvey Fierstein
14.
Margarethe Cammermeyer
15.
Anthony Romero
16.
Melissa Etheridge
17.
Gene Robinson
18.
John Waters
19.
Robert Mapplethorpe
20.
Georgina Beyer
21.
Tony Kushner
22.
Rosie O'Donnell
23.
Philip Johnson
24.
E. M. Forster
25.
Randy Shilts
26.
Allen Ginsberg
27.
Troy Perry
28.
Bill T. Jones
29.
Andy Warhol
30.
Rachel Carson
31.
Michelangelo
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| 2. GSAs and Allies Vote No on Prop 8!
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Proposition
8 would remove the right of same-sex couples to get married by amending
the California constitution to read: "marriage is between one man and
one woman."
GSA Network has been working hard to help defeat
Prop 8. We have been working diligently to get GSAs involved in the
campaign by phone banking and volunteering for the campaign. You might
be thinking, "Wait, I'm not getting married! Why should I care?" But the freedom to marry is an important issue for youth in the LGBTQ community, even though youth may not be getting married anytime soon. Here are a few reasons why it matters:
� Many LGBTQ youth may one day want to be able to marry the person they love.
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Youth with LGBTQ parents may not have many protections if their
parents can't have full legal parenting rights and responsibilities as
a married couple.
� As long as there is any form of
discrimination against LGBTQ people in any institution in our society,
it means we are not treated equally and fairly.
Regardless of
your individual views on the institution of marriage - the freedom to
marry is a monumentally important step towards eliminating
discrimination and validating same-sex couples.
What can you do to help defeat No on 8?
There are a number of ways you can help out. Here are the top 6 things you can do.
Give. The fight to defeat Prop 8 is going to be hard-won. It's going to take passion, commitment, time, and MONEY! Please Donate.
Volunteer. This
effort takes committed individuals working hard at the grassroots
level. Be part of the historic campaign to stand up for EQUALITY. With
only 40 days until the election, time is running out!
� Volunteer with the NO on 8 campaign!
� Have your GSA Club officially endorse the NO on 8 campaign!
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Get your entire GSA involved, even if you're located in a more rural or
outlying area. If you're interested in phone banking to call undecided
voters and persuade them to vote NO, please email: [email protected] to learn how you can phone bank from your own home.
� To find out what campaign events are going on in your area check out the No on 8 Website: http://noonprop8.com/events/
Talk.
Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, fellow church-goers,
neighbors, classmates -- anyone and everyone -- about Voting No on Prop
8. You have a wide circle of influence, use it! By simply talking to
people, you increase awareness about the issue in your community and
can help influence public opinion.
Write. One of the most
effective ways to create change and influence people is by telling your
personal story. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper,
or submit an article to a newsletter or blog and tell your community
why Prop 8 is so harmful to you and those you love.
Register. It
all comes down to this. Make your voice count and get engaged. Register
to vote NOW if you are 18 or will be 18 by November 4th and get your
friends and family to register too. And make sure to show up at the
polls on November 4. Register here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
Organize. To organize on your college campus in California, find the campus organizers who are mobilizing right now.
http://noonprop8.com/page/?id=0006
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| 3. Tru Loved Coming Out in Theatres October 17th!
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GSA Network is truly proud to support TRU LOVED. About the movie: Sixteen-year-old Tru is uprooted by her lesbian moms from her comfortable gay-friendly home in San Francisco and moved to a conservative, suburban community in Southern California. Tru's only friend is a closeted football player, and even that friendship is jeopardized when she starts the school's first Gay-Straight Alliance.
Watch the trailer here: http://www.truloved.com/videos/index.php
TRU LOVED
(click on the poster to go to Tru Loved's site)
Tru Loved Coming to Select Theatres
10/17/08
IL
Chicago, Century Centre.
2828 North Clark St.
10/17/08
NY
New York, Quad Cinema
34 West 13th St.
10/24/08
CA
Beverly Hills, Music Hall 3
9036 Wilshire Blvd.
10/24/08
CA
Pasadena, One Colorado
42 Miller Alley
10/24/08
CA
Santa Ana, So.Coast Village
1561 W. Sunflower Ave.
10/24/08
WA
Seattle, Landmark Metro
4500 9th Ave NE
10/31/08
CA
San Francisco, Lumiere
1572 California St.
10/31/08
CA
Berkeley, Elmwood Theatre
2966 College Ave.
Learn more at http://www.truloved.com
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| 4. 2008 Preventing School Harassment Survey
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Take the 2008 Preventing School Harassment Survey
We need your help! You can make a difference in only 20 minutes by improving our understanding of safety and discrimination in our schools.
If you are a student, you can help by filling out the survey yourself and promoting participation among your friends, classmates, and student groups. Take the survey online now!
In partnership with the Gay-Straight Alliance Network, the California Safe Schools Coalition is surveying high school and middle school students across California -- with a focus on LGBT students -- to learn more about safety, discrimination, and harassment in schools. The 2008 Preventing School Harassment Survey is a vital tool for local and statewide efforts to make schools safer for all students by ending discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Please take the survey online today -
For this effort to be successful, we need hundreds of participants from schools all across California. You can help by getting your friends, classmates, GSA and other student groups to participate. It only takes about 20 minutes to complete the survey.
Go to www.casafeschools.org to take the survey online or download a hard copy of the survey. If you have any questions, please contact us at (415) 552-4229 or [email protected].
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5. Re-Register your GSA today - get new resources & keep informed!!
Before you plan any events for your GSA, remember to register or re-register your group with the GSA Network. Do it NOW to make sure you receive our student resource sheets, FREE posters, other resources, and notifications of future GSA Network or LGBT-related events. (Mailings will go out only to California GSAs in middle and high schools.)
Register online at http://www.gsanetwork.org/register/index.php
If you have any questions or concerns contact:
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6. Apply for GSA Network Youth Council!
GSA Network is accepting applications for new Youth Council members. Please contact the appropriate contact person for an application.
The GSA Network Youth Council is a diverse group of youth leaders from GSAs all over California. As a member of the Youth Council you will learn skills to become a stronger activist and work towards creating a safer climate at your school for LGBTQ youth and straight allies. You will get support around mounting a campaign, event planning or starting a GSA club on your campus. In addition Youth Council members are responsible for giving input and helping guide the programs of the GSA Network. Moreover, under the guidance and mentorship of a region-specific Program Coordinator, Youth Council members are also required to launch one of GSA Network's (or one of their own) campaigns on their campuses.
These campaigns are:
* Take It Back: A Manual for Fighting Slurs on Campus
* Beyond the Binary: A Toolkit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools
* The "Make It Real" AB537 campaign.
* SB 71 Campaign for LGBTQ inclusive sex-ed
* LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Campaign
Finally, Youth Council members will represent the needs of GSAs and youth activists from their geographic region as well as plan events and lead peer to peer workshops, leadership trainings, advocacy trainings and activist camps.
As a member of the youth council you will have monthly opportunities to
1. Network with youth from throughout your region.
2. Get peer and staff support and feedback on your ongoing campaign, action or event.
3. Give input on GSA Networks programs, policies and curriculum development.
In addition you may have an opportunity to
1. Help plan and run a youth led conference or present workshops at local conferences.
2. Plan and participate in GSA Network social activities like Pride.
3. Apply to become a peer-to-peer youth trainer.
4. Discuss emerging trends in the LGBTQ and greater social justice movement.
5. Provide occasional technical assistance to other GSAs.
Requirements
1. Willing to commit to serve on the Youth Council for one year.
2. Committed to creating change for LGBTQ youth and fighting homophobia and transphobia in schools.
3. Interested in developing and suggesting ideas to strengthen the GSA Network.
4. A commitment to launching at least one campaign on your campus during the 2008-2009 school year.
5. A student in a public or private middle or high school in California.
Southern California
For more info contact [email protected] or call 213-482-4021
Central Valley
For more info contact [email protected] or call 559-268-2780
Northern California
For more info contact [email protected] or call 415-552-4229
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7. Site Visits! Want someone from GSA Network to come visit your GSA?
Is your GSA running out of ideas for meetings? Is it lacking members? Does your GSA want a peer-led training on pretty much anything GSA related? Or do you just want someone cool and totally fun to come and sit in on your meeting and share resources?
Well then time to contact the GSA Network!
Here at the GSA Network there are 3 Program Coordinators for every region of CA (Kiely, Daniel, and Robin) that would love to come and visit your GSA and provide resources, feedback, or your own personalized mini training!
Due to budget and time restraints, program coordinators can only travel a certain distance. However, if we can't make it to your school because it's too far, we're more than happy to answer any questions by phone or email. We love talking with GSA members!
And our mini trainings are freakin' awesome! These trainings are youth led, so what's better than learning about GSA organizing from another experienced GSA member?
So if you want to be like all the cool youth who are doing it, be sure to contact your local GSA Network Program Coordinator today!
Northern California
For more info contact [email protected] or call 415-552-4229
Central Valley
For more info contact [email protected] or call 559-268-2780
Southern California
For more info contact [email protected] or call 213-482-4021
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| 8. GSA Members Your Voice Counts! REGISTER to VOTE!
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This is a critical election with LGBT rights being challenged on the ballot in the November election. Your vote COUNTS.
You may register to vote in California if:
� You are a United States citizen
� a resident of California, and
� you are at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the next election). In order to be eligible to vote in the statewide election on November 4th, your registration must be postmarked no later than October 20, 2008.
Here are some sites you can go to to register:
Rock the Vote:
http://rockthevote.com/
Voter Registration & Participation:
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
Make sure to tell all of your friends and GSA members to register to vote!
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9. Save the Date-YES 2008 is Coming!
GSA Network Presents the 2008 Youth Empowerment Summit!
Saturday, December 6 - San Francisco, CA
YES is a FREE conference for LGBTQQI youth activists and their allies who are dedicated to defeating homophobia and transphobia, and creating safe supportive schools for everyone. The target audience is high school and middle school students, teachers, GSA advisors and the community. The YES conference is a chance for LGBTQQI and straight ally youth to network and enjoy free workshops on activism and topics related to queer life.
Registration will be available on-line soon. For presenter and community table faire info, please contact Kiely Hosmon at [email protected] or call 415-552-4229.
Who: LGBTQQI youth activists and their allies
Where: Everett Middle School, 450 Church Street, San Francisco,CA
When: Saturday, December 6, 2007 - 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Cost: FREE, including breakfast and lunch!
What else: The after-YES dance, 5-8pm!!
More info coming soon!
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Ever wondered what it would be like to help organize a huge one-day LGBTQA youth conference? Think you have a fabulous idea for a workshop or keynote speaker? Did you attend last year and wonder why you weren't put in charge of the dance decorations?
If you answered YES (haha, get it? GET IT?) to any of these questions, then you should be a member of the YES Steering Committee!
What the heck is the YES conference you ask? Good question, here's the answer-
The Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) will be held December 6, 2008 from 9 am-5 pm at Everett Middle School in San Francisco, followed by a youth-only dance from 5 pm-8 pm. YES is a FREE conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning, and straight ally youth dedicated to fostering safe schools and youth activism. YES is structured to focus on giving youth organizers the tools to combat homophobia and transphobia in schools.
The aim of YES is to provide a safe space in which students may come together to explore the multiple oppressions faced by youth, help teachers become advocates and form partnerships with LGBTQQI youth, and become armed with the tools needed to change the world! As a YES participant, you will make new friends, be exposed to a wealth of valuable resources, feel empowered and supported, and have fun!
Those who are interested in becoming members of the YES steering committee should be able to
1) attend monthly meetings (and at least twice a month when the conference is a month away)
2) be dedicated and dependable and show up consistently to meetings
3) follow through on responsibilities, be ready to engage in a fun and educational planning process
4) walk and chew bubble gum at the same time. : )
If you're interested, please contact Kiely, the NorCal Program Coordinator, at 415.552.4229 or [email protected].
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11. Upcoming So. Cal GSA Leadership Trainings and Summits!
As part of our mission to support the growth and development of GSAs, we organize trainings for youth interested or already involved in GSA activism. Our goal this year is to have trainings in each of the 9 counties we work in SoCal. Some local trainings coming up this year:
October 11th - Coachella Valley/Desert Cities GSA Summit @ College of the Desert, Palm Desert
10am - 5pm
October 25th - South Bay/Long Beach Leadership Training @ The Center, Long Beach
10am - 4pm
November 1st - Models of Pride @ Occidental College, Los Angeles
8:30am - 8:30pm
November 15th - 2nd Annual IGSBY Pride and Education Conference @ Christopher Wahl Youth Center Whittier
9am - 6pm
November 21st - 23rd - First Annual Inland Empire Q Camp @ Camp De Benneville Pines in Angelus Oaks. Applications available online at http://www.RPYA.org.
For more info on these trainings, please go to: http://www.myspace.com/socalgsanetwork or contact Daniel @ [email protected]
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GSA Network News is a publication of Gay-Straight Alliance Network. Events,
resources, and news items listed under "Other Announcements" are not
sponsored or written by GSA Network, and do not necessarily reflect the views
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12. Join Ally Week!
Ally Week involves a week of activities designed to encourage students and teachers to be Allies against anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) language, bullying and harassment in America's schools.
Students plan events appropriate to their school community. These may simply include passing out stickers to allies who sign a pledge. Others may take part in larger community events and rallies or organize a teach-in for teachers and administrators.
Join with GSAs across the country during Ally Week and plan an action at your school or in your community.
For more information go to:
http://www.allyweek.org/about/index.cfm
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13. Queer Youth Task Force Community Networking Meeting (Santa Cruz County)
Next meeting will take place on:
Monday, October 20
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main St., Watsonville, 95076
[email protected]
Queer Youth Programs:
In 2008, the Queer Youth Task Force has continued to work with STRANGE, a queer youth program of Youth Services/SCCCC, the Scene, a queer youth program of the Diversity Center, the UCSC Lionel Cant� GLBTI Resource Center, Friday Night Live (FNL), Triangle Speakers, Gay-Straight Alliance's (GSA's), and several other organizations in working on queer youth programing.
Collectively, we have been sharing information directly to queer youth and their allies through a weekly Queer Youth Updates. If you know of youth who would like to be added to the Updates list-serve, please forward us their email to [email protected]. Additionally, several events are being coordinated together in October (below).
October 3
Watch This Year's 2008 Queer Youth Leadership Awards on Community Television of Santa Cruz County Comcast Cable Channel 25 and Charter Cable Channel 71 September 30 at 8:00 p.m. and October 3 at 3:00 p.m.
Save-the-date
* October 12: Laramie Project - Queer Youth seats available, 3 pm
* October 15: Triangle Speakers Youth Training, Aptos
* October 23: Kirby GSA Educational Forum for Parents/Educators, 7-9 pm
* October 31: San Jose deFrank Queer Youth Halloween Dance
* Every Monday @ YWCA-Watsonville, FNL 4 - 7 pm
Queer youth and allies welcome for socializing and more at the Friday Night Live Chapter hosted at the YWCA of Watsonville. Info: Carla Gonzalez at (831) 809-1917 or [email protected]
* Every Wednesday @ STRANGE Meetings, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Queer youth and allies welcome for guest speakers, socializing, and field trips. General meetings at Inner Light Ministries. Info: Vanessa Wilson, (831) 428-5426 or [email protected]
* Every two weeks @ Diversity Center Scene program, 1 - 4 pm
Queer youth and allies enjoy free food and socialize. Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. Info: (831) 425-5422. Dates TBA.
About the Queer Youth Task Force:
The mission of The Santa Cruz County Task Force for LGBTIQ Youth -- aka Queer Youth Task Force / QYTF -- is to improve the quality of life for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning youth in Santa Cruz County, as well as children and siblings raised in homes where LGBTIQ people live. The task force is comprised of individuals and organizations that work with, or are interested in helping, queer youth in Santa Cruz County. We exchange information about current services, assess unmet needs, strategize about new resources and improve current resources, collaborate county-wide about ways to improve services, and develop community response to issues that arise. The Task Force is an affiliate of The Diversity Center. For additional information, contact us at (831) 427-4004 or [email protected]
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Are you good at listening?
Want to gain more supportive skills & healing practices?
Get trained and certified in crisis counseling for:
Community United Against Violence
As a crisis line counselor
Next training starts October 30th, and November 1&2, 8&9, and 15&16
Provide support for our LGBTQQI callers who experience queer Hate Violence & queer Domestic Violence
On a weekly or biweekly on-call basis
Upon completion of our 64-hour training you will receive the California Domestic Violence Peer-Counseling Certification
Good for a year and is renewable with monthly in-services!
For more information and application: www.cuav.org
24-hour Crisis Line [email protected]
170A Capp Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 415-777-5500 extension 314
24-Hour Crisis Line: 415-333-HELP (4357)
javy songng�n l˘u
Crisis Line Program Manager
Community United Against Violence
170A Capp Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 777-5500 ext. 314
Fax: (415) 777-5565
24-hr Crisis Line: (415) 333-HELP
www.cuav.org
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| 15. Queer Families = Healthy Families (S.F.)
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a conference about LGBT parenting
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The San Francisco LGBT Community Center
Featuring Nationally Recognized Presenters:
* Welcome address by Assemblyman Mark Leno
* Charlotte Patterson, Ph.D., Leading Researcher of LGBT Families
* Shannon Minter, NCLR Lead Attorney for California Supreme Court Marriage Lawsuit
* Screening of "It's Still Elementary," a Film by GroundSpark and Debra Chasnoff
* 12 Break-out Workshops on Cutting Edge Topics: Attachment Dynamics, Queer Dads, Blended Families, Gender Issues, Insemination, Adoption, Polyamorous Families, Legal Issues, Queer Families of Color, Transgender Parents and School Advocacy.
6 CEU's available for MFTs and LCSWs; MCEP accreditation pending
Continental breakfast and box lunch provided
Childcare provided (reserve in advance)
Youth programming provided for 8 years and older (reserve in advance)
Online registration begins September 1, 2008
Conference Information: http://www.gaylesta.org/events.html
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Presented by: Gaylesta the LGBTQ Psychotherapists Association, The San Francisco LGBT Community Center and Our Family Coalition
Co-Sponsored by: New Leaf Services for Our Community, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) and Lesbian Health Research Center (LHRC)
Banner Sponsor and Luncheon Host: RBC Wealth Management
For more information about the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, visit http://www.sfcenter.org/
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| 16. The Other Side of the Closet (Northern California)
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The Other Side of the Closet
A Safe Schools Program for Teens
By Ed Roy & Directed by Sara Staley
Touring Northern California from October 27th - December 11th 2008
The following tour dates are still available for the 2008 tour:
Mon 11/10, Tues 11/11, Tues 11/18, Wed 12/3, Mon 12/8, Tues 12/9, Wed 12/10 or Thurs 12/11
Harassment based on actual or perceived sexual orientation remains persistent in schools all over the country. The Other Side of the Closet by Ed Roy is a drama for teens that is produced by the New Conservatory Theatre Center's YouthAware Educational Theatre program, based in San Francisco. This program has been touring to Northern California middle and high schools every fall, since 2000, to educate young people about homophobia, diversity, discrimination, hate crimes, verbal & physical harassment, and about the California School Safety Act (AB-537). The Other Side of the Closet supports a safe school curriculum where students, teachers and parents can learn about acceptance and respect in an innovative and engaging format. This is a great program for your GSA or other diversity based club to sponsor on campus. We are also available to present community performances of this program on Monday and Tuesday evenings during the run of the tour. Each performance includes a facilitated discussion with the cast and handouts are provided for teachers to continue discussion in the classroom
You may download a preview copy of the script at http://www.nctcsf.org/other.html
Email today to reserve a date for your school before the 2008 tour is booked up!
Sara Staley
YouthAware Program Director
New Conservatory Theatre Center
25 Van Ness Ave. (@ Market St.)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 694-6149 (415) 861-6988 (fax)
www.nctcsf.org
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Mind, Body & Soul (L.A.)
The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center Presents
MIND, BODY & SOUL
A Lesbian Health Conference for Women Who Love Women
Saturday, October 4th
9am - 5pm
L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's
The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N. McCadden Place
Los Angeles, CA 90038
For more info or to register, go to:
http://www/lagaycenter.org/mindbodysoul
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18. 2nd Annual Joto Caucus Conference (L.A.)
Sacred Space Making: Mapping Queer Scholarship, Activism and Performance
October 9-11, 2008
Co-sponsored by:
Cal State University Los Angeles's Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities, Chicano Studies Department, Communications Department, and Cross Cultural Center
Supported by: National Association of Chicana Chicano Studies Southern California Foco
Registration: $15 (students/members of the community); $30 (faculty/admin).
Fees include lunch meals on Friday and Saturday of the conference (vegetarian option available)
Location:
California State University Los Angeles
5151 University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Confirmed Guests/Presenters
Cherr�e Moraga, Playwright/Essayist
Adelina Anthony, Multi-disciplinary Artist
Michael Hames-Garc�a, University of
Dan Guerrero, performing Gaytino!
Yosimar Reyes, Spoken Word Artist, San Jos�, CA
Dino Foxx, Austin, TX
In Lak Ech
Butchlalis de Panochtitlan
Carlos Manuel, Kentucky
Hector Silva, Artist, www.artbyhector.com
Jaime Cortez, Artist/Cultural Worker, San Francisco Bay Area
Tania Unzueta, Radio Arte/Homofrecuencia, Chicago, Illinois
Cristina Serna, Tongues, Los Angeles, CA
Bamby Salcedo, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Mpowerment, AIDS Project Los Angeles
Bienestar Human Services
To register or for more information please visit: http://www.naccs.org/joto
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| 19. Coming Out Day Celebration (Oceanside)
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North County Pride presents:
Coming Out Day--Pride at the Beach
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Oceanside Beach Recreation Center
300 North the Strand, Oceanside
3p.m.-7p.m.
COME OUT and show your PRIDE!!!
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The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies--Joto Caucus presents
GAYTINO!!
"Mariachi to Merman. Sondheim to Cesar Chavez. A life journey in story and song."
California State University, Los Angeles
State Playhouse.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
7:30 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION
for more information please visit:
http://www.naccs.org/joto
http://www.gaytino.org
or contact:
[email protected]
It is sponsored by the NACCS Joto Caucus, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, CSU Los Angeles Department of Communication Studies, and CSU Los Angeles Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics
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The Christopher Wahl Youth Center 4th Annual Haunted House!!!
Four Nights of Insanity!
Tuesday, October 28 7 - 9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 29 7-9 p.m.
Thursday, October 30 7-9 p.m.
Friday, October 31 6-8 p.m.
$3 Admissions---Free Candy at the end!!
Hot Dogs, Soda, Nachos--For Sale, to benefit the Christopher Wahl Youth Center and their awesome youth-oriented events.
The Christopher Wahl Youth Center is located
12401 Slauson Ave.
Whittier, CA 90606
For more information please contact the Christopher Wahl Youth Center at
562-693-2247
[email protected]
http://www.myspace.com/cwyc
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22. Models of Pride Nov. 1st!
The annual Models of Pride conference (MOP) is a free one-day event, Saturday, November 1, 2008, for young people, ages 14 to 23. The focus of the conference is on LGBTQ issues and will be held at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Over 600 youth are expected to attend.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH, ages 14 to 23 and their adult chaperones. Go to Registration to sign up.
An adult workshop, facilitated by Dr. Judy Chiasson, will be offered to adults who work with LGBT youth in school and community settings. CEUs and all materials will be offered for a $25 fee (participants must stay for the entire workshop). Click on Adult Workshop for more information and to download a registration form. Pre-registration is required as space will be limited.
Volunteer applications are being accepted through October 1, 2008. Click on Volunteers to submit an online application (no walk-on volunteers are allowed).
We are inviting you to be sponsor for the conference. Visit the Resource Faire page for more information. The deadline for sponsorships is September 20, 2008.
Media kits are available. Contact [email protected] or
[email protected] for more information. You may also call 626.577.4553.
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"CYBER TURKEY" is our annual pre-Thanksgiving social for LGBTQ Youth & their allies (14-24).
EVENT INFO
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Location: West Hollywood Park Auditorium
Address: 647 N. San Vicente
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Flyer: Attached
Alcohol & tobacco-free event
http://www.cityx1.com/thanx
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24. NEWS: School panel's Prop. 8 support stirs debate
by Neil Nisperos
Redlands Daily Facts
9/28/2008
CHINO - Chino Valley parents have voiced agreement and disdain for the school district's recent support for a ballot measure that would make gay marriage illegal in California.
Parent supporters said passage of the measure will prevent children from being taught that homosexuality is normal or that gay marriage is the moral equivalent to marriage between a man and a woman.
Opponents say the proposition promotes intolerance.
Michael Kenealy, a supporter of Proposition 8, spoke at a recent Chino Valley Unified School Board meeting in favor of the resolution.
"These are our children's formative years, and it is this time that they are developing a sense of propriety with what is socially acceptable," Kenealy said. "Just as the homosexual agenda seeks to indoctrinate our children, we seek to protect them from this indoctrination."
Cherie Pondoff, a parent in the district, added, "Why should a kindergartner be taught indoctrination about homosexuality when he doesn't even know what sex is?"
Steve Booth, Chino Hills resident and district parent, disagreed with district's support for the measure.
"I firmly believe this school board should spend its time working on issues that bring the students and communities together rather than one that can divide and make some feel excluded," Booth said at a recent board meeting.
To read the full article, visit:
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sanbernardinocounty/ci_10585825
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25. NEWS: Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoes Harvey Milk bill
Bay Area Reporter
10/02/2008
by Seth Hemmelgarn
On the last day to either sign or reject hundreds of bills, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday, September 30 vetoed a bill honoring the late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk.
Assembly Bill 2567, authored by openly gay state Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), would have designated May 22 as Harvey Milk Day, recognizing Milk's birthday. Milk was the country's first openly gay man to win elective office when he won a supervisor seat in 1977.
The legislation would have encouraged public schools and educational institutions to conduct commemorative exercises to mark Milk's birthday. The bill would not have resulted in a paid state holiday.
In his veto message, Schwarzenegger said, "I respect the author's intent to designate May 22 as Harvey Milk Day and a day of special significance for California public schools and educational institutions to honor Harvey Milk as an important community leader and public official in the city and county of San Francisco. However, I believe his contributions should continue to be recognized at the local level by those who were most impacted by his contributions."
Leno's office released a statement Tuesday in which he quoted the last line of the governor's veto and said, "The governor's veto message ... only underscores the need for an ever broader audience to learn of the hope and inspiration that Harvey Milk's life represented. Discrimination, inequality, and injustice are global issues, which Harvey valiantly fought while sacrificing his own life to an assassin's bullet."
To read the full story, visit:
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3373
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Gay-Straight Alliance Network
1550 Bryant Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.552.4229 (Phone)
415.552.4729 (Fax)
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