APPENDIX NINE - C

COLLEGES /UNIVERSITIES/EDUCATORS

G.A.L.E. BC - Gay and Lesbian Educators of British Columbia
Box 93678, Nelson Park P.O., Vancouver, BC, V6E 4L7
Phone: 604.688.WEST Ext.# 2004 (for recorded message and contact phone numbers)
Or phone: 604.469.2531 Fax: 604.469.2541
Web: www.galebc.org
Email: galebc@attglobal.net

Pride UBC
SUB, Box 9, 125N, University of BC, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1W5
Phone: 604.822.4638 Fax: 604.228.6093
Email: glbubc@pobox.com

Out on Campus - Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay & Transgendered Collective of SFU
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
Phone: 604.291.4360 Fax: 604.291.5843
Email: out.on.campus.info@sfu.ca
Web: www.sfu.ca:80/out.on.campus

UVIC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance
SUB, Box 118, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P3
Phone: 604.472.4393 Fax: 604.721.8728
Email: lgba@finearts.uvic.ca
Web: kafka.uvic.ca/~lgba

Capilano Student Union Queer Club
Student Union, Capilano College,
2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5
Phone: 604.984.4969 Fax: 604.984.4995

Douglas College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Collective
PO Box 2503, New Westminster, BC, V3L 5B2
Phone: 604.527.5335 extension 4550

Gays, Lesbians or Bisexuals at Langara (GLOBAL)
Langara Student Union Building,
100 West 49 Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6Y 2Z6
Phone: 604.324.3881

Take Pride Gay and Lesbian Alliance of BCIT
BC Institute of Technology, Student Association
3700 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, BC, V5G 3H2
Phone: 604.451.6922

The Pride Network at University College of the Fraser Valley
33844 King Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S 7M8
Tel: 604.853.7441 Fax: 604.855.7558
Martha Dow (Local 4628) or Curtis Maguson (Local 4640)
This is a network of lesbian women, gay men, bisexuals and allies, comprised of students, staff, and faculty members. We meet every second Thursday to plan events, support one another, and to advocate for minority sexual orientation issues on campus.
Email: pride_network@ucfv.bc.ca
Web: under development

QueerAmerica
Web: www.queeramerica.com
Refer to QueerAmerica for more than 500 colleges and universities that now have a queer youth organization.

OTHER EDUCATIONAL RELATED LINKS

Gay & Bisexual Male Youth Suicide Studies
University of Calgary
Web: www.virtualcity.com/youthsuicide
Huge web page containing many links and articles on LGBT youth suicide. There are full details of recent Canadian surveys.

Gender Advisory Coordinator. Pat Boyle
Calgary Board of Education,
515 McLeod Trail S.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2G 2L9
Phone: 403.294.8211
Email: plboyle@cbe.ab.ca
Works to deal with gay and lesbian issues and homophobia in education

The Rainbow Classroom Network
Web: www.dezines.com/rainbow
Inform, support and mobilize people who are working to create safe and equitable learning environments in Ontario

Campey Downtown School Trustee, Toronto
Web: www.web.net/~campey/LesbianGay.html
Toronto School Trustee web site on lesbian and gay issues

GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Educators Network)
121 West 27 Street, #804, New York, NY, 10001
Phone: 212.727.0135 Fax: 212.727.0254
Web: www.glsen.org
Information on homophobia in the schools, forming Gay Straight Alliances, etc. Currently conducting an anti-hate campaign based on Matthew Shepard's death (he was viciously attacked and murdered by two men who have admitted they did it because he was gay).

Project 21 - GLAAD/SFBA
1360 Mission Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA, 941

Gay and Lesbian Education Commission
Los Angeles Unified School District
Phone: 213.625.6392

Western Illinois University's Task Force to End Homophobia
Web: www.wiu.edu/users/mitfeh
Site for GLB students, allies, and educators

National Institute for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns in Education
55 Glen Street, Malden, MA 02148

National Education Association - Gay and Lesbian Caucus
PO Box 3559, York, PA, 17402.0559
Email: NEA@aol.com Attn. Gay/Lesbian Caucus

PERSON Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally)
The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project,
586 - 62nd Street, Oakland, CA, 94609.1245
Phone/Fax: 510.601.8883
Web: www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject
An activist network advocating for LGBT inclusive curricular policies

Massachusetts Board of Education
Web: www.doe.mass.edu/doedocs/gsa/
Recommendations on the support of gay and lesbian students with links to excellent resource documents, including "Gay/Straight Alliances: A Student Guide".

The Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth
State House, Room 111, Boston, Mass 02133
Phone: 617.727.3600 - Ext 312
Governor of Massachusetts' report on gay and lesbian youth in schools. Lots of information about glbt youth and explains in detail why schools should address these issues to ensure the safety of glbt students. Available free from above.

American Federation of Teachers - National Gay and Lesbian Caucus
PO Box 190983, Miami Beach, FL 33119

The Teachers Group
PO Box 280346, Lakewood, CO, 80228.0346
Current listing of all USA gay/lesbian educator organizations. Attn. Mr. Tracy Phariss

Safe Schools Coalition - Seattle
Web: www.safeschools.wa.org
Student survey, annual report and lots of information on Safe School Project

Rhode Island Task Force on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Youth
A report "School Shouldn't Hurt: Lifting the Burden from Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth".
Web: members.tripod.com/~twood/safeschools.html

Youth Pride, Inc.
Web: members.tripod.com/~twood/guide.html
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students: A Resource Guide for School Staff

GALTAS (Gay and Lesbian Teachers and Students)
PO Box 399, 12/94 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010

Rainbow Educators' Network
Web: www2.gol.com/users/aidsed/rainbow/index.html
Teachers throughout Japan who are interested in teaching about GLB issues in the ESL classroom.

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