Safely Out: 1997 Rainbow BC Conference Report
Prepared by Monika Chappell and Anne Marie McInnis
Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 CONFERENCE OUTLINE
3.0 REPORT OUTLINE
Country Living: brave as I am able to be
Lifetime Sentence
4.0 THE STREAMS
4.1 OPPRESSION, RELATIONSHIP AND STREET VIOLENCE/BASHING
'God's Work'
Hate is Borne of Fear: Identifiable Targets
cursed
Sordid Tales: Violence by Police Officers
4.2 WHEN HEALTH CARE HURTS: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE CURE OF BC'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Training Grounds
Resolution? 'Wild West Justice'
4.3 VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT OF STUDENTS IN THE BC SCHOOL SYSTEM
Gentle, Thoughtful, Caring . . . and Gay
Children Learn Their Hate
4.4 QUEER YOUTH
Education for All??
FEAR: The Legacy of a Bashing
So What If I'm Queer?
5.0 CONCLUSION
5.1 FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
5.2 EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
5.3 LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY REVIEWS
5.4 COLLABORATIONS
5.5 PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS
PIECES OF OUR LIVES
6.0 APPRECIATIVE COMMENTS FROM CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
Candle in the Window
FURTHER RESOURCES
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