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February 2006
Family Acceptance Critical for GLBT Youth
Leading advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights on campus want, perhaps as much as anything, students to have the support and acceptance of parents and family. Love of family members, particularly those who practice intolerant religions, can mean the difference between success in life and heartbreaking struggle for GLBT youth.
From the Editor
In what may seem simple logic, young people who are accepted and shown love by their friends, family and parents are more likely to be successful as adults. The good fortune of acceptance certainly can lead to higher spirits and lower health risks. But according to research set for release later this year, these basics are far-reaching: they promise to bring about programs of education and advocacy for the whole family of GLBT youth, as opposed to treating the sexual identity of a child as separate from the family. So says the Family Acceptance Project, outlined in this issue in an interview with Caitlin Ryan, the co-director of the project.
February 2006 GLBT Campus Matters full issue PDF
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News Notes
Task Force receives 3-million-dollar gift; Perceived lesbians sue school; School board upholds ban on gay tolerance article
A Straightforward Approach
In their book Straightforward—How to Mobilize Heterosexual Support for Gay Rights, law professors, activists, and husband and wife team Ian Ayres and Jennifer Gerarda Brown advance the theory that heterosexual people need to take part in the discussion, debate and decision-making process for GLBT rights to make meaningful progress.
PFLAG: Eying Straight Allies, Faith Groups in 2006
In 2006, Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)plans to focus on creating a straight allies program and to work with religious leaders in the hopes that this will lead to the achievement of PFLAG’s major goal: to have GLBT folks worship in their faith of choice.
Meet our new advisory board member: Susan Rankin
Susan Rankin is joining the advisory board of GLBT Campus Matters. Rankin is a senior diversity planning analyst in the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity and assistant professor of higher education at Pennsylvania State University.
PFLAG Dos and Donts
On its website (www.pflag.org), Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) makes its position clear. The organization’s answers to the following two questions can help lead to positive discourse between gay and transgender youth and their parents and families.
The Family Acceptance: A Study of GLBT Self-esteem, Well-being
Acceptance by their families brings gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students self-esteem and a sense of well-being, according to research recently concluded by Caitlin Ryan and the Family Acceptance Project.
A Conversation with Alvin Goldfarb, President, Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University president Alvin Goldfarb arrived on campus in 2002 after spending 25 years at Illinois State University, where he had served as provost and vice president for academic affairs since 1998. In an interview, Goldfarb outlined his goals and values within the framework of the university’s strategic plan.
