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Also see:
+ Northeastern University’s Center for Sport in Society roundtable discussions on diversity awareness and training coaches/athletes
+ The Women’s Sports Foundation’s Project to Eliminate Homophobia panel and the showing of “It Takes a Team”
+ PFLAG Safe School and Communities project

About the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), www.glsen.org

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. We believe that such an atmosphere engenders a positive sense of self, which is the basis of educational achievement and personal growth. Since homophobia and heterosexism undermine a healthy school climate, we work to educate teachers, students and the public at large about the damaging effects these forces have on youth and adults alike. We recognize that forces such as racism and sexism have similarly adverse impacts on communities and we support schools in seeking to redress all such inequities. GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes in creating a more vibrant and diverse community. We welcome as members any and all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or occupation, who are committed to seeing this philosophy realized in K-12 schools.

LGBT Athletes in High School Sports Panel

Are you a high school or primary school athlete? Are you a coach in a high school or primary School? This panel is for you and will focus on your issues.

• Helen Carroll, Athletic Diversity Specialist at NCLR

• Pat Griffin, professor in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and coached high school basketball and field hockey in Silver Spring, Maryland

• Dan Woog, assistant soccer coach at Staples High School in Westport, Conn and founder/ faculty adviser for the Gay/Straight Alliance, the first such organization at a public school in the state of Connecticut, and founder and co-facilitator for OutSpoken, a county-wide support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth

• Eric "Gumby" Anderson, author of "Trailblazing: America's First Openly Gay Track Coach"

If you would like to come, please consider seeking funding from your school or district's development funds, as well as the local Gay Straight Alliance, the local GLSEN chapter, and the local PFLAG chapter. In addition to GLSEN, PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is one of our development partners. Please contact us if you seek this assistance.

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