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Lesbian Services Paul Brown, President reflect the views of the
organization seeks Ginger Moore-Minder, GLSO”
to educate, enhance Vice President
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GLBTQQIA issues. Treasurer
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and l 866 people POSt it on that they have the conflict over it. But for God’s sake,
Facebook. 1 see people with in an attempt to “recruit” leave everyone else out of it
organize and participate in people to “be on their side” or - and allow them to form their
charity events and stand up “convince / encourage” them 100k a llttle own opinions. And, most
and say it lOlld and proud... I to seethings“theirway”. Sadly, closer and importantly... Shut the hell up
AM AGAINST BULLYING- this often happens when the about it - whether in public
But I ask you... are you really? person with the other opinion aSk yourself or on Facebook. None of the
I am sure your fll‘St answer is not even around. So why - A I rest of the community wants
is, Of course I am, but I wouldn’t you agree with agaln°" m to hear about it anyway.
challenge you to look a little someone when their opinion re ally against
closer and then ask Yourself is the onlyonevoiced? Is that . S e n d c o m m e n t s
again... Am 1 really against person then NOT abully and bUllYlng? or suggestions to
bullying? are YOU not being bullied? HelenahandbasketKY@
What is a bUllY anyway? I see this from WITHIN our gmail.com
A bully is anyone that tries own community from some
to make someone else do or who work tirelessly to fight Does this mean that I can
believe what they want them for equality. Whether it be eliminate conflictslmay have
to by means Of Violence, in the drag community or with others? Hell no! But,
aggression, intimidation or the leather community or maybe the better solution ' .
manipulation. whatever. It is all around us. would be to get together "
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Spearheaded by Empress sponsored an Emperor’s And September and one Closet Queen or King
21 and 28 Nicole Diamond, Carwash at pulse nightlife. October will continue to will be selected. The event
the event was a benefit to The guys and gals of the be busy. On September 4, will begin at 9 pm and will
purchase back to schools court washed cars and raised the Iulie Vaughn Memorial also feature last year’s Closet
supplies for children of moneyonabeautifulsummer Closet Ball will be held at Queen, Ava Westwood.
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a huge success, raising over Then at the end of the favoriteisa“comingoutofthe continues with the annual
$3200. Backpacks and school month, Emperor 32 Patrick closet” type pageant for new Divas of Hazzard event on
supplies were purchased for Thompson and Regent and budding drag queens September 11 at Crossings.
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It was a fun-filled evening marked the third annual they want to be. They then and several court members
of fundraising with lots of fundraiser for the American present themselves in a will also make out of town
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this 2012 study. to this assessment match other
The study included 306 local Lexingtonians. In one area ‘ LGBT people in Fayette County. statistical term- to gain some
residents who took an online education— the LGBT sample, No one knows how many insights into local LGBT health
survey, filled out a paper survey, however, is quite different: the Lexingtonians are LGBT —or issues.
or participated in a focus group. LGBT respondents are twice as heterosexual— and thus we could Read more next month about
The researchers recruited likely to have a college degree. not conduct a census or random the Fayette County LGBT Health
participants via social media, While the sample and the sample of LGBT people. Assessment.
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the adult that you’ve become are the letters that make of UK Gay—Straight Alliance President Dan Hendrickson
and finding strength in up our collective identities. recounts his discovery of a explains, “I see it all the time,
your community. This Young people from around group presence on campus, people come to a few events,
community starts for many Kentucky, many from rural “for me, the first time I saw and then they find out how
students with an inclusive regions and out of state, anything gay on campus was many LGBTQQI people are
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GLSEN Research: The less safe, face heightened knowledge and beliefs about In addition to incidents of
Experience of LGBT Youth Victimization and have fewer what is happening in rural student victimization based
in Rural American supportive resources than Kentucky and elsewhere. on sexual orientation and
In December of 2012, LGBT students in suburban “Strengths and Silences is gender identity/expression,
GLSEN (The Gay, Lesbian 81 and urban areas. the first in-depth look at the findings also indicated that
Straight Educators Network) This report, titled Strengths significantchallengesfacedby an unsafe school climate for
released a report based on andSilenceszTheExperiences LGBT students in rural areas LGBT students contributesto
data collected in their 2011 of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and andsmalltowns,”saidGLSEN poorer grade point averages
National School Climate TransgenderStudentsinRural Executive Director Dr. Eliza (GPAs), absenteeism and
Study. This reportfocused on and Small Town Schools, Byard. “These students are lowered aspirations to pursue
rural students that identify documents the experiences frequentlythe most isolated— post-secondary education.
as lesbian, gay, bisexual, of more than 2,300 LGBT both physically and in terms The national study also
transgender (LGBT) or secondary students. The of access to critical resources reports that LGBT youth
who are questioning their resultsandconclusionsarenot andsupport-andourfindings attending rural schools have
sexual orientation or gender surprising, but it is important require us to both honor limited access to inclusive
identity. Not surprisingly, to have this research that their resilience and respond curricula, supportive
they found that students feel adds to and validates our to their needs.” educators, and student

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 clubs such as Gay-Straight assaulted at school in the past reported having an LGBT- Although they were less
Alliances (GSAs). These year because of their gender inclusive curriculum (i.e., prevalent in rural areas,
resources are associated with expression. having been taught positive access to LGBT-supportive
substantial improvements in 91% ofruralLGBT students things about LGBT people, resources were associated
school climate and students’ heard “gay” used inanegative history, or events in their with significantly better well-
wellbeing. way (e.g., “that’s so gay”) classes), significantly less being and connectedness
“Although research on and 79% of LGBT students than the 18% of suburban to school, and substantially
the educational experiences frequently or often heard and 20% of urban students. lower levels of victimization.
of LGBT youth has grown other homophobic remarks 39% ofruralLGBT students Key Difierences By Locale
considerably over the past 25 (e.g., “dyke” or “faggot”) at whose school computers had Rural LGBT students
years, less was known about school. Internet access said that they reported feeling less safe t .
the experiences of rural 3 in 5 (61%) rural LGBT could access LGBT—related and urban areas and rural
students specifically,” said students heard remarks websites, compared to 44% of students living in the South
Dr. Joseph Kosciw, GLSEN’s about students not acting suburban students and 44% and Midwest were more
Senior Director of Research “masculine” enough; 42% of urban students. likely to feel unsafe based on
and Strategic Initiatives. “The had heard similar comments 27% of rural students sexual orientation than were
findings demonstrate that about students not acting reported having a GSA at students in rural areas of the
attendingschoolinaruralarea “feminine”enoughfrequently school, compared to 55% of Northeast or West.
or small town can add to the or often at school. suburban students and 53% Rural LGBT students
isolation that can come with Only 13% of rural LGBT of urban students. But when heard most types of biased
being an LGBT youth. Yet, students reported that school there was a GSA at school,
given that resources such as personnel intervened always rural students were more language more than urban
GSAs and supportive school or most of the time when likely to attend than urban and suburban students,
staff can provide important they heard homophobic and suburban students. particularlywithhomophobic
benefits for rural youth, even remarks, and 11% said school 25% ofruralLGBT students remarks being particularly
more attention to developing personnel intervened when reported having a school significant.
andsupportingLGBT—related they heard negative remarks administration supportive Rural LGBT students were
resources in rural schools is related to gender expression. ofLGBT students,compared more likely to feel unsafe at
warranted.” Rural LGBT students to 35% of students in SChOOl due '[0 their sexual
KEY FINDINGS reported feeling unsafe in suburban schools and 36% orientation (71% VS- 62% 0f
Hostile School Climate specific school spaces, most in urban schools. suburban and 58% 0f urban
and Student Victimization commonly locker rooms 28% of rural students SChOOl students) and gender
87% ofruralLGBT students (45%),bathrooms (44%) and reported that other students expression (49% 0f rural
reported being verbally physical education/gym class in their schools were students VS- 42% 0f suburban
harassed, 45% reported being (37%). accepting of LGBT students, and 42% or urban students).
physically harassed and 22% Rural LGBT students who compared to suburban (33% Rural students were
reported being physically experienced higher levels of accepting) or urban (46% more likely to report
assaulted at school in the past victimization were less likely accepting) areas. discriminatory policies or
year because of their sexual to plan to attend college than 18% of rural students practices against LGBT
orientation. students who experienced attended schools with people by their SChOOl
68% of rural LGBT students lower levels of victimization policies that enumerated or SChOOl personnel
reported being verbally (85% vs 93%). sexual orientation or gender compared to suburban
harassed,31% reported being Presence of Interventions expression, including only and urban students.
physically harassed and 16% and Support 5%who saidthattheirschools Rural LGBT students
reported being physically 11% of rural LGBT students enumerated both categories. were significantly less
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Sam and Marj have been Instead, sheleftusalove story. her sleeping breath stayed, bred woman, she moved
togetherfor 50years.Theyare Marj was a twinkle in cradled in his heart. Nine withagentile poise. He loved
the same person. his eye when he was only years passed before the first her, protecting her from
ThatSundaynightIexpected ten. A boy he played with primitive computer bulletin an unkind world, choosing
the toughest side of diversity came dressed as a girl to a boards appeared and he thoughtfullywhere theywent

to meet me in that back neighborhood Halloween learned she had sisters-- and who came close.
booth at O’Charley’s. Instead, Party. After that Sam began sisters who wrote, who came Now, when he is at work
I sat across from a lovely collecting feminine things. together. She was not an at the university doing
woman, unassuming, and at Year after year he gathered aberration! So he woke her, Alzheimer research,. Marj
home with herself. She was lovely pieces of woman buying her everything that waits at home for his return.
also a highly intelligent and that would bring to life her was bright and beautiful in Sherenewshimwhenmaking
respected scientist, quietly longing to be, not unlike a sunlight. batches of brain tissue slides
taking questions, conveying sculptor who knows who he He was 28 when he saw becomestedious.Theydance
wisdom necessary to safely is looking for in the marble. her smiling back at him in in the kitchen to big bands,
navigate an ungracious world. At 15 he concluded there the mirror. The time had and every night she sleeps
Iwaited forthebitterissues,an were no others like him; her come to name her, choosing in his arms, dreaming of the
aching residue of oppression, beckonings must be wrong. “Marjorie”, after a nun he time when he retires, and
pulled aside clothing to reveal Sadly, he purged his world knewwhoembodiedanatural she can be with him all the
somesearingStonewalltattoo. of all her belongings; but grace. Dressing her as a well time, no longer left behind
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her, forSyears he went about peace came over her. She’s All . - '.: i . , “is % {in—q.
on his own until his heart never hadadiamond, but she " ' 7 ‘ ‘ ,
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found her and embraced her truffle. Sam now reaches lab " 3‘ in“ 3 ' A J l“
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