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LESBIANS ON THE LOOSE
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Fix this textBY DEBBIE ZWOLSMAN
Fix this textThe Gay and Lesbian Teachers
Fix this textand Students Association,
Fix this textGALT AS, has stepped up its
Fix this textcampaign to have the problem of
Fix this texthomophobia dealt with in NSW schools.
Fix this textAn anti-violence kit is now in the hands of
Fix this textthe NSW Department of School Education,
Fix this textbut to date it has only been available to
Fix this textschools where the Department deems it
Fix this textnecessary. One of these schools is
Fix this textCleveland Street High School, which was
Fix this textthe scene of a gay staff member's death, as
Fix this textwell as the jailing of students for another
Fix this textgay murder.
Fix this textGALT AS has renewed calls on the NSW
Fix this textMinister for Education, Mrs Virginia
Fix this textChadwick, to make homophobia studies
Fix this textand use of the anti-violence kit, a
Fix this textcompulsory part of the new personal
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Fix this textA spokesperson for the Department,
Fix this textEleanor Davidson, has said that the kit
Fix this textwill not be made compulsory, as there are
Fix this textschools that may not support it.
Fix this textCo-convenor of G ALTAS, Jacqui Griffin,
Fix this textis currently undertaking to launch the
Fix this textSchool Watch Report, which has been
Fix this textmodelled on the 1990 StreetWatchßeport
Fix this textby the NSW Police Minister, The Hon. Mr
Fix this textTed Pickering.
Fix this textIn an interview on radio station 2UE last
Fix this textmonth, Eleanor Davidson encouraged us
Fix this textto believe that the recent incidents
Fix this textaffecting lesbian and gay students were
Fix this textisolated. She also claimed that
Fix this texthomophobia is generally not a problem in
Fix this textNSW schools, during an interview on
Fix this text2SER.
Fix this textJacqui Griffin is hoping that the
Fix this textSchool Watch Report will put pressure on
Fix this textthe government to acknowledge that
Fix this textMedia reports of harassment are not
Fix this textisolated incidents, but are in fact
Fix this textcommonplace in NSW schools.
Fix this textGALT AS met with Virginia Chadwick
Fix this textlast month to discuss options for the
Fix this textharassed or assaulted students, several of
Fix this textwhom are considering leaving school. Mrs
Fix this textChadwick's suggestions for the students
Fix this textincluded being transferred to other schools
Fix this textor resuming studies at their old schools.
Fix this textThere was no mention of transferring the
Fix this textperpetrators of the harassment to other
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Fix this textGALT AS is currently investigating the
Fix this textTAFEHSC correspondence course for one
Fix this textlesbian student; another is making
Fix this textenquiries for herself.
Fix this textKathryn, a 15-year-old student who has
Fix this textrecently left the educationsystem, is living
Fix this textin a refuge in Sydney.
Fix this textShe was thrown out of home by her
Fix this textparents, for being a lesbian and has been
Fix this textremoved from, or harassed out of schools,
Fix this textbecause of her sexuality.
Fix this textThe HSC course at TAFE is an alternative
Fix this textKathryn is considering, as the school
Fix this texteducation system obviously cannot meet
Fix this texther needs.
Fix this textKathryn looks forward to her AUSTUDY
Fix this textpayment, a paltry sum of $lOO per week,
Fix this texton which she lives. It seems that young
Fix this textlesbians such as Kathryn are forced to rely
Fix this texton refuges for their accommodation until
Fix this textthey leave school, unable to afford
Fix this textalternative housing.
Fix this textShe is hoping to get into the 20/10 refuge
Fix this textsoon, as she has been harassed in other
Fix this textrefuges and has been asked to leave others
Fix this textbecause of her lesbianism.
Fix this textOrganisations such as GALT AS and
Fix this textParents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays,
Fix this textPFLAG, are often the only support for
Fix this textlesbian and gay students in these
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Fix this textHeather Horntvedt, parent convenor of
Fix this textPFLAG, says "schools are our only hope
Fix this textin breaking the cycle of myths and
Fix this textstereotypes that have plagued gays and
Fix this textlesbians from the year dot".
Fix this textIt is with this in mind that the need for
Fix this texthomophobia studies and tools such as the
Fix this textanti-violence kit, should be a priority in
Fix this textthe school education system, to combat
Fix this textviolence and prejudice.
Fix this text"To go any further we need documented
Fix this textevidence, or rather statistics, so that the
Fix this textEducation Department can't ignore us,"
Fix this textJacqui Griffin said.
Fix this text"GALTAS has given Virginia Chadwick
Fix this textresearch articles about the emotional
Fix this textneeds of lesbian and gay youth. So now
Fix this textthey've got all that information, and the
Fix this textstrategies of how to solve the problem,
Fix this textthey can't plead ignorance. We need that
Fix this textdocumentation (the School Watch Report)
Fix this textto go further."
Fix this textTo report threatsofviolence or physical assault,
Fix this textyou can contact GALT AS by calling Jacqui
Fix this textGrijfin on 560 1318.
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