Safe Zones Resources

Information on pink and black triangles:

     They originate from the Holocaust, where the Nazis created a system of identifications for all their detainees at the Camps (and for Jews everywhere in the country).  The sign for gay men was a pink triangle, a black triangle for lesbians.  The use of this symbol is an example an oppressed group taking the power of the word/symbol from the oppressor and transforming it.  Thus the pride and positive affirmation of the pink triangle carries with it a reminder of the need for active statements of pride.

Safe Zones have been created at Iowa State,

•  here is their main page, look to where they evaluate their program. Notice the research methods used.

Safe Schools of WA Project

 Visit this home page: http://www.safeschools-wa.org/ (http://www.safeschools-wa.org/quant_intro.html) gives good examples of research methods issues. Later sections show wording of actual questions.

OTHER RESOURCES

• http://members.tripod.com/~twood/safeschools.html, a report, mostly anecdotes, but very powerful. some excerpted on first page.
•  http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/Resources/OrganizingTactics/gov-report.html, downloaded: November 21, 2000.  The first half of the report discusses the problems encountered by gay and lesbian students in school as well as the problems of their family members. The report outlines these problems in the following five sections:

1.Harassment of Gay and Lesbian Students n School

2.Isolation and Suicide

3.Drop-Out and Poor School Performance

4.Gay and Lesbian Youth and Their Need for Adult Role Models

5.Families of Gay and Lesbian Youth

For Project 3: