Message from:
The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020
Email to:SARATOGANY@aol.com

"The Real or Perceived Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Student Protection Project"

CSS-NYS Note:The percentage figures regarding anti-gay/lesbian comments made by teachers are similar to other surveys regarding this question.
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Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC, founded by Morris Dees)
SPLCENTER.ORG (www.splcenter.org)

Teaching Tolerance (project)
Teaching Tolerence Magazine (Fall 2000, not online)

Survey Says? (page #5)
1.100 educators responded to the following question.

"Have you heard these types of comments from your colleagues in the past year?

YES
Anti-gay/lesbian
Non-subscriber 31%
Subscriber 42%

Racist
Non-subscriber 28%
Subscriber 42%

Sexist
Non-subscriber 37%
Subscriber 50%

Biased against a religion
Non-subscriber 15%
Subscriber 22%

"Teaching Tolerence" is a free quarterly magazine provided by SPLC.
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This message has been distributed as a free informational service for the expressed interest of non-profit research and educational purposes only.

PRIMER WEBSITES
www.glsen.org
GLSEN --- Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
www.lambdalegal.org
Lambda Legal
www.safeschools-wa.org
Safe Schools Coalition of Washington Alert Page
www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/
The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project Home Page
www.pflag.org
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

"The Actual or Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project"

A project of:
Coalition for Safer Schools of New York State

John Myers
Director of Operations and Programs
PO Box 2345
Malta, NY 12020
(518) 587-0176
Email:SARATOGANY@aol.com

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