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American School Counselor Association
801 North Fairfax Street Suite 310
Alexandria VA 22314
Nancy Perry, Executive Director

Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development
Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Issues In Education an ASCD Network
P.O. Box 27527
Oakland, CA 94602
Phone: 510-530-1706
Fax 510-655-4244

Harvard Gay and Lesbian
School Issues Project
Contact person: Arthur Lipkin
Harvard Graduate School of Education
2 Appian Way, 10 Longfellow Hall
Cambridge MA 02138
Phone: 617-491-5301
Email Address

Lambda Legal Defense and Eduation Fund (LLDEF)
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10005.
David Buckel is attorney assigned to educational equity issues
Phone: 212-809-8585
Fax: 212-809-0055
LLDEF Web Site

The Freedom to Learn Network Renee Hillman or
Rev. Thomas A. Vega-Neel
POB 21352, Lehigh Valley PA 18002-1352
Voice: 610-838-1781
Strives to stave off the radical religious right on slaught into
public education through dissemination of truthful information.
They are "strayt but not narrow."

Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Issues In Education
an ASCD Network P.O. Box 27527
Oakland, CA 94602
Phone: 510-530-1706
Fax 510-655-4244

Lesbian Teachers Network (LTN)
POB 301, Lansing MI 48826
This is a very discreet organization which publishes a brief newsletter for members.

National Coalition of Education Activists
P.O. Box 679
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
914-876-4580

National Council of Teachers of English
1111 Kenyon Road, Urbana IL 61801
Excellent policy statements (dating way back) on inclusion in curriculum of fair and accurate info regarding LGBT people.

National Education Association Gay and Lesbian Caucus, (NEA/GLC)
Co-chairs Bonnie Cullison--MD:Bullison@aol.com
Jim Testerman--PA:jtesterman@cyberia.com
P. O. Box 3559, York, PA, 17402-0559
Phone: 717-848-3354
http://www.nea.org/

National Institute for GLBT Concerns in
Education, Inc.
55 Glen St., Malden MA 02148-2414
Voice: 617-321-3569
Fax: 617-321-9901
email: clmurray@lynx.neu.edu
Karen Harbeck is Executive Director.
Provides consulting and LEGAL advice regarding education equity issues.

Rethinking Schools
1001 East Keefe Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53212
Phone: 414-964-9646
Fax: 414-964-7220.
Advocates for reform of public education. Multicultural. Inclusive of LGB concerns.

SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.)
Betsy Wacker, Public Policy Coordinator
130 W. 42nd St Suite 2500, NY NY 10036
212-819-9770.
or DC lobbying office:
c/o Daniel Daley
POB 53174
Washington DC 20009
Phone: 202-265-2405
Fax: 202-462-2340

National Center for Science Education
P.O. Box 9477
Berkeley, CA 94709-0477
Phone: 510- 526-1674
Excellent resource in fighting creationism and therefore
fundamentalists. Good source of networking contacts, especially if you talk with staff.

College & University Resources

More and more colleges and universities are developing gay and lesbian resource centers on campus. Even more popular are campus support groups which offer a variety of outlets for: advocacy, entertainment, socializing, supports, education and more. There are increasingly more and more resources available to students on campus and the following resources will assist those in college currently, or those preparing to go.

Listing of University GLBT groups
Web Site
Another Web Site

National Queer Student Coalition
Web Site

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
1111 Sixteenth St. NW
Washington DC 20036-4873
Very supportive of issues regarding gender equity and sexual harassment (including based on sexual orientation)

"The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students' Guide to Colleges,
Universities, and Graduate Schools"
By Jan-Mitchell Sherill and Craig Hardesty. Published in 1994 by New York University Press. This book reports information gathered from GLBTQ students on about 200 campuses. Includes overview of: campus atmosphere, attitudes and policies; information about hate crimes, housing, health and counseling services, GSAs, and inclusion of GLBTQ issues/courses in the curriculum; data about the students who completed the survey, what they believe to be the major problems and their "recommendation".

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