Subject: strictly fyi: NY Youth Shelter Funded; Scholastic Reinstates LGBT book; Seattle Synagogues Swastikaed; LGBT Federal Adoption Bill; CA LGBT Youth Group; 8 year old Trans Girl in Spotlight
From: Tanya McNeill
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:31:03 -0700
To: NEWS@safeschoolscoalition.org

(1)  Gay Youth Shelter Receives $300K Gift From Bea Arthur
(2)  Scholastic Listened: LGBT-Friendly Book Reinstated
(3)  Swastikas painted on Seattle synagogues highlight need for education, tolerance
(4)  Federal LGBT adoption bill introduced
(5)  Gay youth finding their voice
(6)  Fresh Controversy Surrounds 8-Year-Old’s Gender Identification

 

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(1)  Gay Youth Shelter Receives $300K Gift From Bea Arthur
By On Top Magazine Staff
Published: October 28, 2009
 
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(2) Scholastic Listened: LGBT-Friendly Book Reinstated
October 28, 3:13 PMGalveston LGBT Parenting Examiner
Tracy Kachtick-Anders

 

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(3)    Swastikas painted on Seattle synagogues highlight need for education, tolerance
By Laurie Warshal Cohen and Delila Simon
Special to The Times

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(4)    Federal LGBT adoption bill introduced
Bay Windows
Sunday Oct 25, 2009

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(5)    Gay youth finding their voice
Local teens seek solidarity, and allies, with the help of CHAC's Outlet program
by Kelsey Mesher
Mountain View Voice Staff
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(6)  Fresh Controversy Surrounds 8-Year-Old’s Gender Identification
by Kilian Melloy
Monday Oct 19, 2009

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