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The resources linked below are those we have used before or made available to schools,
GSAs, or other groups interested in providing safe school environments for all students. We
make no claim to authorship of all the documents in this list and we make every attempt to
credit the author or organization who created or provided the resource. Our intent is to make
available as many resources in one place as we can for the benefit of students. If you have a
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Files are in Microsoft Word (MS Word), Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft
PowerPoint
Respect Sacramento Resource List
Respect Sacramento Resource List - Respect Sacramento (MS Word)
Respect Sacramento Resource List - Respect Sacramento (PDF)

Safe Schools - AB 537 Issues - Teachers (including elementary)

Teacher Handbook Supplement - Respect Sacramento (MS Word)
Making School Safe for All - Respect Sacramento PowerPoint Presentation
On Harassment and Invisibility - Respect Sacramento PowerPoint Presentation
AB 537 Fact Sheet - GSA Network (PDF)
Make it Real Manual - GSA Network PDF)
LGBT Youth Rights - Lambda Legal (PDF)
15 Expensive Reasons Why Safe Schools Are in Your Best Interest - NCLR (PDF)
Dealing With Legal Matters Surrounding Sexual Orientation and Youth - Multiple
Authors (PDF)

Know Your Rights: Legal Protection for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered
Education Employees - National Education Association
An Educator's Guide To Intervening In Anti-Gay Harassment - Safe Schools Coalition
Discussing Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues in School
Training Basics: Training School Staff About Harassment, Discrimination, and the
California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act (AB537) - California Safe
Schools Coalition

GSA Advocacy

Anti-Slur Manual - GSA Network (PDF)
Day of Silence Manual - GLSEN (PDF)
Questions and Answers About GSAs - GLSEN (PDF)
Jump Start 1: New GSAs - GLSEN (PDF)
Jump Start 2: Building a Timeline - GLSEN (PDF)
Jump Start 3: Evaluate Your GSA - GLSEN (PDF)
Jump Start 4: Teacher Training - GLSEN (PDF)
Jump Start 5: Direct Organizing - GLSEN (PDF)

LGBT Issues

I Might Be Gay, Now What? - Advocates for Youth (PDF)
I Might Be Lesbian, Now What? - Advocates for Youth (PDF)
I Might Be Bisexual, Now What? - Advocates for Youth (PDF)
I Might Be Transgender, Now What? - Advocates for Youth (PDF)
Resources - Advocates for Youth (PDF)
Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth - Multiple Authors (PDF)
LGBT Glossary - Safe Schools Coalition of Washington State (PDF)

Sexual Health - SB 71 Issues

California Department of Education: Approved Sexual Education and HIV/AIDS
Information - Respect Sacramento (MS Word)
SB 71 - Respect Sacramento PowerPoint
SB 71 Fact Sheet - GSA Network (PDF)
A Teen Guide to Changing Your School's Sex Ed - Network for Family Life Education,
Rutgers University (PDF)
Adolescents and HIV - Advocates for Youth (PDF)
Condom Effectiveness - Advocates for Youth (PDF)
Latina Adolescent Health - Advocates for Youth (PDF)
Young Women of Color and HIV - Advocates for Youth (PDF)

Uniform Complaint Information

California Uniform Complaint Procedures - CDE (PDF)
California Uniform Complaint Procedures - CDE PowerPoint
Uniform Complaint Form - Davis Joint Unified School District (PDF)
District Complaint Form - Davis Joint Unified School District
Uniform Complaint Form - Carmel (PDF)
Uniform Complaint Form - Lemon Grove School District (PDF)
Respect Sacramento
PO Box 191678
Sacramento CA 95819
(916) 733-2135
http://www.respectsacramento.org
Looking for information on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)
history? Try some of these online resources:

Wikipedia - LGBT history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_history
GLBTQ Encyclopedia: http://www.glbtq.com/
People with a History: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/
San Francisco GLBT Historical Society: http://www.glbthistory.org/
New York City LGBT Center: http://www.gaycenter.org/