understanding LGBT issues and campus activism strategies
On the path to becoming knowledgeable on this topic, everyone on your team will be grounded in the basics. You will explore the following links and then meet up and come up with a consensus on how you will approach this issue and work together fairly that demonstrates each of your strengths.
As a group, you will decide on what two tasks you will be working on for this campus activism campaign. To help with your decisions and creativity, check out this great link on brainstorming!
Read and explore ALL of the links below.
Specific Information:
HRC | Comprehensive Guide to LGBT Campus Group Activism
Tolerance.org: 10 Ways to Fight Hate on Campus
PFLAG: Top 10 Ways to Make Schools Safer
The GLSEN Jump-Start Guide for Gay-Straight Alliances
Campus Pride: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Student Leaders
Background Information:
LGBTQ terminology and definitions
2007 National School Climate Survey: Nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT Students Harassed
Family Issues & Gay Teens - Dealing with Family Issues for Gay Teens
Tolerance.org: Speak Up!
Tolerance.org: The Laramie Project
Read these links and watch these videos:
Was This Junior High Student Killed for Being Gay? - Crimesider - CBS News
YouTube - Ellen DeGeneres Discusses The Recent Tragic Death
YouTube - Homosexual Facts
YouTube - LGBT History
YouTube - The Laramie Project
YouTube - The Right
(this 1 min. 50 sec. video is an example from a student-created media awareness campaign)