Interventions With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Youths: From Practice To Policy

9-15-97
University Park, Pa. -- Penn State will host the conference "Interventions with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youths: From Practice to Policy" on Oct. 3-5 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The keynote speaker will be David Buckel, an attorney who successfully sued three administrators at a Wisconsin high school for failing to protect a gay student from years of abuse. The student won a $900,000 settlement in a precedent-setting federal case.

The conference focuses on helping counselors, educators and others guide families and youths through complex issues of sexual identity. Nationally renowned researchers, scholars and practitioners will discuss how to work with and support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths in school, community, family and health-related settings.

Conference highlights include:
-- "Protecting Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youths in Schools: The Nabozny Case," David Buckel, Lambda Legal Defense Fund;

-- "The Politics and the Promise of Helping Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youths," Teresa DeCrescenzo, Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services Inc., Los Angeles;

-- "Grassroots Programs for LGBT Youths," Robin Passariello, Children from the Shadows, Middletown, Conn.;

-- "Strategies for Putting Sexual Orientation into the School Agenda," Margaret Schneider, University of Toronto; and

-- "HIV Risk and Prevention for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men," Dr. Gary Remafedi, University of Minnesota.

Karen Harbeck, director of the Massachusetts-based National Institute for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns in Education will address the legislative and policy advances involving educational institutions.

For more information about program content, contact Anthony R. D'Augelli in the College of Health and Human Development at (814) 863-0241. For registration information, contact Chuck Wilson at The Penn Stater, (814) 863-5110.

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Contact: Karen I. Wagner (814) 865-7517 (office) (814) 867-0797 (home) kiw1@psu.edu