GLB Resource List for ESL Classes

This is a limited sampling of the resources available on gays, lesbians and bisexuals. All items included have been used and recommended for use in ESL/EFL classes. (The information included is what was provided to us.)

Contents:

1. Recommended Readings
2. Recommended Websites
3. Recommended Films and Videos
4. GLB Resources and Organizations (International and US National)

1. Amnesty International USA Human Rights Education Resource Notebooks: Gay and Lesbian Rights, Amnesty International Educators' Network, 139 Hugo St., #5, San Francisco, CA, 94122, USA
2. Materials Packet: "Voices of Students," "Safe Schools," "Resources," "Assorted Handouts/Articles," "Massachusetts Materials," Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students,
3. Massachusetts Department of Education, 350 Main St., Malden, MA 02148, USA <mkozuch@doe.mass.edu>
4. Affording Equal Opportunity to Gay and Lesbian Students through Teaching and Counseling: A Training Handbook for Educators. (1993) National Education Association, Human and Civil Rights, 1201 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036, Tel: (202) 822-7700
5. Family Poster Pack, Lakeshore Learning materials, 1-800-421-5354 (good pictures of many different kinds of families; needs to be supplmeneted with picture of GLB families).
6. Nelson, Cynthia. (1993). Heterosexism in ESL: Examining our attitudes. TESOL Quarterly, 27(1):143-150.
7. Nelson, Cynthia. (1999). Sexual identities in ESL: Queer theory and classroom inquiry. TESOL Quarterly, 33(3):[in press].

• Department of Education Safe Schools program for Gay and lesbian Students

• Gay, lesbian and Straight School Teachers Network (GLSTN)

• Human Rights Campaign

• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual and Friends Caucus-TESOL, Out and About Newsletter, For information, contact Bruce Ballard (chair elect) in Japan at: bballard@inet-shibata.or.jp, Tel: 254-43-6200, Fax: 254-43-6206.

GLESOL-L Newsgroup: E-mail newsgroup. To sign up, send a message to mailserv@uni.edu. In the body of the message type:

subscribe glesol-l

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC). 514 Castro St., San Francisco, CA 92114. Tel (415) 255-8680 bimonthly Action Alert newsletter

International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) 208 W. 13th St., New York, NY 10011 Tel: (212) 620-7310 - quarterly bulletin

International Lesbian and Gay Youth Organization IGLYO: USA, PO Box 42463, Washington, DC 20015-0463 Tel: (202) 362-9624, E-mail: EP4417a@auvm.American.edu

The Bisexual Resource Center PO Box 639, Cambridge, MA 02140. Tel: (617) 338-9595 - international directory

BiNET, 584 Castro St. #441, San Francisco, CA 94114 publishes magazine Anything That Moves

Asian & Pacific Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Network PO Box 460778, San Francisco, CA 94146-0778 Tel: (510)814-2422

Gay Asian Pacific Alliance 1841 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: (415) 575-3939

National Coalition for Black Lesbians and Gay Men PO Box 19248, Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 389-1094

National Latino/a Lesbian and Gay Association (LLEGO) PO Box 4483, Washington, DC Tel: (202) 544-0092

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc. (PFLAG) 1101 14th St., NW, Suite 1030, Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 438-4200; Fax (202) 638-0243 local chapters in many US cities