Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:

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(1)    Report on the National Transgender Discrimination Survey  (4/7/2011 2011; Seattle, WA)

(2)    Let's Talk About Sex Film Screening (4/9/2011, Nationwide)

(3)    Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History (4/29/2011, Philadelphia, PA)

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(1)     Report on the National Transgender Discrimination Survey  (4/7/2011 2011; Seattle, WA)

Come get more detail about the groundbreaking first national report on Transgender discrimination in the United States. The report is already having a substantial impact on public policy and providing hard, measurable evidence for the facts we already know from personal experience: that transgender people face injustice at every turn.
  
A few key findings from the report:
Respondents were

• Four times more likely to have an income under $10,000 per year than other Americans

• 41% have attempted suicide compared to 1.6% of all Americans

• 78% were harassed in grades K-12

• Double the rate of unemployment

• 47% have been discriminated against in the workplace

• Discrimination is substantially worse for Transgender people of color
  

If you care about justice and ending discrimination, this is a must-attend event. A report author will be on hand to present the material and discuss the findings.

 What: Injustice at Every Turn: A Special Report

Where: Antioch University
2326 6th Ave
Seattle, WA
98121

When: April 7th, 2011, 2pm

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 (2) Let's Talk About Sex Film Screening (4/9/2011, Nationwide) 

April 9 at 10pm on TLC. See more information below or visit http://www.letstalkaboutsexthefilm.com/

LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX presents an innovative and empowering
new vision for shifting our culture's approach to young people and
sexual health in the United States .

Invite your friends on Facebook to tune in to LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX on April 9!

While American teens live in a society that uses sex to sell everything from lipstick to laptops, they are rarely afforded opportunities to discuss sex and sexual health in an open, honest way. Through interviews with real parents and teens, health experts, and faith leaders, director James Houston presents a revealing look at how American attitudes towards adolescent sexuality impact teenagers. The United States has among the highest teen pregnancy and STD rates in the industrialized world.

Produced in collaboration with Advocates for Youth, LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX is both a catalyst and a tool to initiate healthy conversations in kitchens and classrooms across the country.

Broadcast Premiere
LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX
April 9, 2011 on TLC
10pm/9pm central

Help spread the word about the LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX premiere on TLC on April 9! Click here to share on Facebook.

This film will be a great tool for activists, educators, and communities to jumpstart conversations about young people, sexual health, and sex education in America . We'll be back in touch over the next few weeks with more information about viewing parties, discussion guides, and organizing related campus and community events.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX will be available on DVD starting on Tuesday, April 12. You can already pre-order your copy at Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.

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(3) Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History (4/29/2011, Philadelphia, PA)

 "Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History"

Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Hall, 401 South Broad Street (corner of Broad & Pine Streets) Philadelphia, PA 19102

In high school, Jamie Nabozny was bullied and beaten relentlessly. This documentary chronicles Nabozny's journey as the first student to successfully sue a school district for its failure to protect a student from anti-gay harassment. A Q&A session with Nabozny follows the screening.

Tickets: $5 at the door. Ticket window opens at 7 p.m.

For discounted parking click here.

Equality Forum

1420 Locust Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19102-4202
Phone: 215-732-3378
Fax: 215-732-7376
E-mail: info@equalityforum.com

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