Organizations

GALE (Gay and Lesbian Educators): Support and networking. Write to: PO Box 930, Amherst, MA 01004.

GLSEN, The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network: GLSEN is one of the nation's leading voices for equality and safety in the educational system.
National office: 121 West 27th St., New York, 10001. 212-727-0135
Boston office: 132 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. 617-451-1119
Boston e-mail: janeoconno@aol.com

Stonewall Center: Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender educational resource center at UMass/Amherst, 413-545-4824.
E-mail: stonewal@stuaf.umass.edu
Web: www.umass.edu/stonewall

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD): Information and complaint filing for discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodation. Springfield: 413-739-2145.
MCAD proposed regulations: www.umass.edu/legal/mcadregs.html
Web: www.state.ma.us/mcad

SpeakOut! (formerly the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Speakers Bureau), 29 Stanhope Street, Boston, MA 02116. 617-450-9776. Offers speaking engagements on gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues to encourage dialogue and understanding. Sliding scale for honorarium. Also train people as speakers.

PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays): 978-562-4176
Call for regional PFLAG offices around the state.
Web: www.ultranet.com/~gbpflag

Hotlines

Gay and Lesbian Telephone Hotlines
     Boston: 617-267-2535
     Springfield: 413-731-5403
     Everywoman's Center Hotline: 413-545-0883

Journals, Magazines, Newsletters

Connections: A Journal of Adult Literacy. Published by the Adult Literacy Resource Institute. Fall 1999 issue is entitled Taking Risks. Available free to Massachusetts adult literacy practitioners. Contact Steve Reuys at 617-782-8956.

Teaching Tolerance. Each issue includes topics on issues like race relations, homophobia, religious diversity, anti-Semitism, and building classroom community. Free to teachers. Send request on program letterhead to: Teaching Tolerance, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104.

The Change Agent. February 1999, Issue 8. "Working Across Differences." Call Marie Horchler at World Education: 617-482-9485.

Videos

Both My Moms' Names Are Judy. Lesbian and Gay Parents Association, 519 Castro Street, Box 52, San Francisco, CA 94114-2577, 415-522-8773. "Powerful short video shows school children who have gay or lesbian parents talking about their experiences at school. Shows how gay and lesbian family issues are relevant to school settings. Anti-homophobia workshop guide for educators and administrators; includes list of books with gay and lesbian characters appropriate for young children." Massachusetts practitioners may borrow from the ALRI library: 617-782- 8956.

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School. Director: Debra Chasnoff. "Revelatory documentary depicts ways in which primary and secondary schools educate their students about gay/lesbian issues despite political/parental pressures. This educational must-see presents potentially incendiary material with grace and professionalism." (Reel.com) Runtime: 78 minutes. Massachusetts practitioners may borrow from the ALRI library: 617-782-8956.

Stolen Moments. "Giving voice to stories that have been scattered or buried, rendering a shadowy history visible, Stolen Moments is a tribute to the past -- and to the future -- of lesbians in society." Practitioners should check their friendly local library for borrowing availability.

Books, Booklets

Gay/Straight Alliances: A Student Guide. Published by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Call Eric Pliner at 781-338-6313.

Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools: A Text for Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators, Arthur Lipkin. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999.

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Education: A Bibliography, Tracy Phariss (1999). Available from: GLSEN/Colorado, PO Box 280346, Lakewood, CO 80228.

Love Makes A Family. "Combines interviews and photographs to document the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and their children. It allows all of the family members to speak candidly about their lives, their relationships, and the ways in which they have dealt with the pressures of homophobia."

Articles

"Sexual Identities in ESL: Queer Theory and Classroom Inquiry," Cynthia Nelson. TESOL Quarterly, Autumn 1999, Vol. 33, No. 3.

"Touching in Public: The Story of an Unsatisfactory Dialogue with a Publisher," Martha Merson. All Write News, July/Aug. 1996, Vol. XII, No. 7.

"Touching in Public: The Dialogue Continues," Martha Merson. All Write News, Sept/Oct 1996, Vol. XIII, No. 1.

"What Do We Say When We Hear 'Faggot?'" Lenore Gordon. Reprinted in Rethinking Schools. Vol. 6, No. 4, p. 4.