14 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE AUGUST 18, 1995

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Remember being gay in high school? Tell your teachers

Even if you have completed your high school or college education, you can go "back to school" this fall with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Teachers Network as an openly gay person to help end homophobia in public schools.

GLSTN has started a nationwide Back to School Campaign, endorsed by Olympic diver Greg Louganis, to make school teachers and administration aware of the difficulties of being a gay, lesbian or bisexual student.

The campaign involves writing a personal letter to a

former educator explaining the experiences and feelings of being an invisible and unaccepted minority in public schools.

GLSTN was founded in 1990 in Boston, and now has over 20 chapters around the country. It is described as the largest organization of teachers and community members dedicated to ending homophobia in schools.

Kevin Jennings, national executive director on GLSTN, says of the campaign idea: "The opportunity to go back and tell someone about [their experiences]...seems to strike a chord with gay people," because they immediately think of who they would like to send a letter to.

The newly-started Cleveland chapter of GLSTN says many teachers, administrators and community members believe homophobia is someone else's problem, something that doesn't happen in their community. To participate in the campaign:

Choose an educator from a school you attended.

Write them a letter describing what homophobia did to you and how today's gay students may benefit from anti-homophobia practices.

Include GLSTN's brochure "What You Can Do: Ideas and Resources for Educators Working to End Homophobia in Schools." (Pick up a copy from the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, or write to the address below.)

●Ask for a reply detailing what they will do to help.

To raise awareness, send a copy of your letter to: GLSTN, c/o Jim Hassel, P.O. Box 433, Berea OH 44017

To join GLSTN in Cleveland, call Jim Hassel at 216-748-3648. The national chapter address is 2124 Broadway #160, New York, NY 10023-1722; 212387-2098.

Lesbian-Gay Hotline program manager resigns

value the program areas that Petti supervised, and you are not yet a supporting member of the Center. this would be a very good time to send a check to join. Every day, the Center serves a

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The Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's hotline manager, Jeannine Petti, has left to take another job. Petti's work at the Center often included covering all the areas of the Center's programming for which there were no other staff persons assignedincluding the hotline, the anti-discrimination project, the lesbian-gay archives program, the speaker's bureau, and police training, not to mention doing victim assistance. Her relaxed style, friendly personality, willingness to help out wher-

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ever needed, and single-minded commitment to Cleveland's sport teams will be sorely missed.

Petti has moved on to the Ford Motor plant, where her pay will be nearly double what she earns at the Center, and where they offer those strange things call “benefits”you know, health insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.

The Center will not immediately fill her position due to financial limitations. If you

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critical role in the lives of gays and lesbians just by being there to listen when

people are in crisis, are ready to take the next step out of the closet, need

more information on gaylesbian issues or discover that their child is gay. While the "active" gaylesbian-bisexual-

transgender community in Cleveland numbers at least 2,000 to 3,000 people, less than 850 are Center supporters.

We are your community center. You decide, by your decision to support us financially and to be involved as volunteers, just how effective the Center can be. If you want to do something to ensure that in the future, the Center will be able to keep excellent staff members such as Jeannine Petti, please call the Center at 216-522-1999 and get involved. Thanks.

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