http://www.galebc.org/
GALE BC Gay and Lesbian Educators of British Columbia supports teachers and youth in fighting homophobia and dealing with sexual orientation issues in education. The site has valuable information on projects and workshops designed for delivery at schools for staff and students. It provides up-to-date information on events within the government of BC, schoolboards, etc and distributes printed material for educators and students.
http://www.dezines.com/rainbow/
The website is setup by Ontario educators “to inform, support and mobilize people working to create Rainbow Classrooms. Everyone benefits when learning environments in … schools are safe and equitable for lesbian, gay and bisexual students, parents and staff.” It is an online newsletter publishing articles, news, developments and links and discussing tools on the subject of implementing safe environments at school.
http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/
“Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally (PERSON) project is an informal, national network of organizations and individuals working to ensure that fair, accurate, and diverse information regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and about the nature and diversity of sexual orientation is presented to America's youth as part of public school education.” Although US oriented, the website can be extremely helpful to educators promoting homophobia-free school environment. The project provides an online organizing handbook, which covers various aspects of implementing GLBT inclusive curricular policies in schools.
The site has a wealth of information on the subject, with plenty of hands-on tips and links to other resources and is well organized.
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Please refer for more information about The Trevor Project to the If you feel desperate section.
Besides its primary purpose, “The project was also designed to be part of an educational package for school and institutional use. The film TREVOR was combined with teaching guides and support materials…The package is designed to constructively raise issues of tolerance and acceptance among today's teens, regardless of their sexuality, and demonstrate to gay and questioning youth, their parents and their peers that there are positive solutions to the problems that they encounter. The educational package includes a video copy of the 18-minute film TREVOR along with educational support materials. The website provides contact information and how to order the package.”
The information provided on the website is very concise and easy to follow without overwhelming the person looking for help. Links are organized in a very accessible manner.
http://www.glsen.org/templates/index.html
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) site devotes a big part to letting gay students share their experiences at school, and their opinions on what can be done to minimize homophobia at schools. The site is an excellent resource for both students and teachers. It also provides information on gay-straight alliances across US. Its focus is on inclusiveness of everyone regardless of his or her sexual orientation. (It is also listed under Youth peer support, Organizations section.)
http://www.pflag.org/schools/schools_main.htm
This is part of the PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) page focusing on safe schools and what can be done by administrators to reduce homophobia at schools. It provides information and resources, including booklets available for download on the subjects of how to challenge homophobia effectively. It also provides links, bibliography, news and updates.
http://www.safeschools-wa.org/
Developed and maintained by The Safe Schools Coalition of Washington, the on-line resource if full of hands-on techniques of how to handle anti-gay harassment and what to do to fight homophobia at schools. It has sections for students, teachers and parents. The student/teacher/parent’s guides to surviving anti-gay harassment and physical or sexual assault at schools is an invaluable resource. It gives concrete examples of possible answers to homophobic remarks and provides tips on how to seek safety in case of an assault and what to say when talking to police. There are 111 stories on anti-gay harassment at schools shared by students. Other educational information, publications, advice and links are available on the website. |
