Massachusetts Action Alerts
Alerts are listed with the most recent (and urgent) items first.
Provincetown Students Harassed At Nantucket (May 2003)
Two Articles Of Interest To LGBT Youth (October 2002)
BU Chancellor Disbands Academy GSA (September 2002)
Listen To NPR Report On State's Support For Gay Students (August 2002)
Article On PFLAG Essay Contest Winners (May 2002)
News Article On Gay/Straight Alliance (March 2002)
News Article On Queer Youth Center (January 2002)
News Column On Making Schools Safe (August 2001)
Job Opening: Safe Schools Program Director (July 2001)
Church Circulates Petition Against Tolerance Lessons (June 2001)
Help Wanted With LGBT Tolerance Video (May 2001)
Middle-Schooler's Essay On Tolerance (May 2001)
Controversy Over Curriculum Meeting (April 2001)
Parents Protest Tolerance Forum (March 2001)
GLSEN Boston Conference In March (February 2001)
Schools Considering Banning Boy Scout Literature (January 2001)
Youth Speakout Training (January 2001)
GSA's Survey Finds Many Homophobic Attitudes (December 2000)
Court Upholds Ruling On Transgender Student (December 2000)
Fired Panelist Sues Department of Education (November 2000)
School Appeals Ruling Favoring Transgender Student (November 2000)
Court Rules In Favor Of Transgender Student (October 2000)
Moderate Name Hides Same Old Anti-Gay Hate (October 2000)
Candidate Wants To Ban Gay Student Groups (October 2000)
Job Opening For Safe Schools Program Training Coordinator (October 2000)
Article On Safe Schools Meeting (September 2000)
Homosexuality Banned Topic In Acushnet Schools (September 2000)
Job Openings With The Department of Education (July 2000)
Alan Keyes To Speak At Anti-Gay Protest (July 2000)
Gay Basketball Tournament To Benefit GLSEN (July 2000)
Opening For Safe Schools Program Coordinator (June 2000)
Conference Presenters Fired (June 2000)
More On GLSEN Conference Controversy (June 2000)
Controversy Over New Anti-Bias Language (June 2000)
Attorney General Accuses Student of Gay-Bashing (June 2000)
GLSEN Under Fire From Religious Right (May 2000)
News Article On Gay Football Captain (May 2000)
Bias Policy Change Upsets Some Activists (May 2000)
State Board Adopts New Language In Bias Policy (May 2000)
Accused Harassers Face Civil Compaint (May 2000)
Job Opportunities With SpeakOut (April 2000)
Article On Christian Opposition To School Issues (April 2000)
Perspective On High School Football Player Coming Out (April 2000)
School's Awareness Day Causes Controversy (April 2000)
High School Football Player Comes Out (April 2000)
Straight Teen Speaks About Joining a GSA (April 2000)
Gay Youth Photo Exhibit Displayed at High School (March 2000)
Column On Tolerance In School And Elsewhere (March 2000)
Students Organize Rally to Protest Hate Crime (February 2000)
Boarding School Allows Gay Faculty As House Counselors (February 2000)
Third Suspect Arraigned In Hate Crime Case (February 2000)
Suspects Arraigned In Hate Crime Case (February 2000)
Girl Viciously Assaulted In Anti-Gay Hate Crime (February 2000)
Boston Schools Implement Safe Schools Program (January 2000)
SpeakOut Looking for LGBT Youth Speakers (January 2000)
Opinion Piece on Anti-Homophobia Education (January 2000)
Job Opportunity (January 2000)
Curriculum Promoting Tolerance Introduced (November 1999)
GSA Holds Diversity Day (October 1999)
Governor's Commission Seeks Safety for Gay Students (September 1999)
News Article on Support for Gay Teens (July 1999)
More on Anti-Gay Hate Crime Against Student (June 1999)
Profile on "Love Makes a Family" Book and Photo Exhibit (June 1999)
Student Suffers Anti-Gay Hate Crime (June 1999)
Teen Accused of Killing Harassing Classmate (June 1999)
News Article on Antigay Schools Activist (June 1999)
LGBT Youth Important Part of Pride Celebration (May 1999)
School Display Causes Controversy (February 1999)
CBS This Morning Does Feature on Gay Youth (February 1999)
Free Reports on LGBT Youth Available (October 1998)
Mayor and Acting Governor Square Off on Domestic Partner Benefits (August 1998)
Study's Findings Distorted by Religious Extremists (August 1998)
Boston City Workers Get Domestic Partner Benefits (July 1998)
Want to Be Interviewed at Boston Pride March? (July 1998)
Articles on Murdered Teen and Homophobia in Schools (June 1998)
Teen Allegedly Kills Boy Who Harrassed Him (June 1998)
News Article on GSA Funding Cut (May 1998)
State Slashes Gay/Straight Alliance Funding (May 1998)
News Article on Gay/Straight Youth March (May 1998)
Gay/Straight Youth March (May 1998)
"Love Makes a Family" Exhibit Appearing in Concord (May 1998)
Report on Harvard Gay Rights Conference (April 1998)
Unitarian Congregation Gets Involved in Gay Issues (April 1998)
Camp Forming for LGB Teens (April 1998)
Acting Governor Against Condom Distribution (February 1998)
More on Provincetown PTA Dispute (December 1997)
Some Parents Oppose Provincetown Anti-Bias Curriculum (November 1997)
Provincetown PTA Chair Quits Over Letter on Gay Lexicon (November 1997)
News Articles on Provincetown Controversy (November 1997)
More on Phelps' Visit to Provincetown (October 1997)
Phelps May Make Halloween Visit to Provincetown (October 1997)
Provincetown Prepares for Phelps Protest (October 1997)
Provincetown Shrugs Off Phelps Protest (October 1997)
Fred Phelps to Picket Provincetown School (September 1997)
Governor Funds Gay Youth Programs (September 1997)
More Distortions on Provincetown from the Washington Times (September 1997)
More on Provincetown Anti-Bias Curriculum (September 1997)
More on Provincetown Anti-Bias Curriculum (August 1997)
News Article on Gay Youth Coming Out (August 1997)
Safe Schools Curriculum in Provincetown Draws Fire (August 1997)
Stoneham GSA Seeks Anthology Submissions (August 1997)
Job Openings in the Department of Education (July 1997)
Job Posting for GLASS (July 1997)
Gay Teen Wins Anti-Defamation League Award (June 1997)
Few Schools Offer Support to Gay Students (June 1997)
Teacher Files Discrimination Suit (April 1997)
Boston Mayor Considering Censoring Libraries (April 1997)
Clarification and Inquiry on Northboro Controversy (April 1997)
Gay Teen Gives Advice in Column (April 1997)
Report on Anti-Gay Violence (April 1997)
Governor to Fund $1 Million for GLBT Youth (March 1997)
News Article on Northboro Controversy (March 1997)
More on Northboro Teacher Controversy (March 1997)
Westhampton Photo Exhibit Draws Protest (March 1997)
Northboro Teacher Under Fire for Survey (March 1997)
Gay Straight Youth Pride March in May (February 1997)
Urgent Situation with Algonquin High School Teacher (February 1997)
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Last updated 9/16/2005 by
Jean Richter
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