Rainbow Reading

1. Rainbow Reading
American Library Association
Grassroots Program
June 26, 2011
Brought to you by PFLAG Dayton
www.pflagdayton.org
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2. Today’s Presenters
Elaine Fultz, former school and public librarian
Kim Peters, Chair, PFLAG Dayton Safe Schools
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3. PFLAG’s Vision
…to celebrate diversity and envision
a society that embraces everyone,
including those of diverse sexual
orientations and gender identities.
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4. PFLAG’s Mission
To promote the health and well-being of LGBT
persons, their families and friends through:
SUPPORT– to cope with an adverse society
EDUCATION – to enlighten an ill informed
public
ADVOCACY – to end discrimination and
secure equal rights
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5. The Peters Family
The Peters Family
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6. Does it get better?
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7. Current Health Related Problems
Whole Sample
N=224
Suicide Ideation – 6
25.4%
mo’s
Suicide Attempts – Ever 40.6%
Depression - Current 43.3%
Source: Pediatrics Volume 123,
Number 1, January 2009
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8. Current Health Related Problems
Whole Sample
N=224
Illegal Drug Use – 6
54.7
mo’s
Heavy Drinking – 6
41.5
mo’s
Unprotected Sex – 6
27.2
mo’s
Source: Pediatrics Volume 123,
Number 1, January 2009
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9. Family Rejection = Bad Things
Low High
Ratio
Rejection Rejection
Suicidal
11.8 43.2 6 X’s
Ideation
Suicide
19.7 67.6 8 X’s
Attempts
Depression 22.4 63.5 5.9 X’s
Source: Pediatrics Volume 123,
Number 1, January 2009
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10. Family Rejection = Bad Things
Low High
Ratio
Rejection Rejection
Illegal Drug
42.1 71.6 3.38 X’s
Use
Unprotected
Sex 13.2 35.1 3.36 X’s
Source: Pediatrics Volume 123,
Number 1, January 2009
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11. LGBT Homeless
•20% of homeless youth are LGBT – general population
10%
•LGBT homeless youth twice as likely to experience sex
abuse at home before the age of 12
•58.7% of homeless LGBT have been sexually victimized
vs. 33.4% of heterosexual youth
•LGBT homeless youth commit suicide at higher rates
(62%) than heterosexual homeless youth (29%)
National Coalition for the Homeless,
June 2009
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12. Bullying in American Schools
•50% of students are bullied at some time, 10% regularly
•Every 7 minutes a child is bullied. In these situations:
•4% of the time adults intervene
•11%, peers intervene
•85%, no intervention occurs
Ohio Department of Education
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13. How can you make it
better?
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14. What is
Rainbow Reading?
Why
Rainbow Reading?
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15. providing books for our kids and families because
They ARE worth it.
Books are magic.
It’s our responsibility.
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16. How it started
✦ Knowledge and concern for
students and families
✦ Intellectual Freedom Award
✦ Safe Schools training
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17. What we’re doing
✦ reading
✦ discussing /plotting
✦ selecting
✦ fund-raising
✦ presenting
✦ donating
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18. How we evolved
and are evolving
✦ blessing of administration
✦ principal agreement (sometimes)
✦ meeting with principals and librarians
✦ approved books added to school libraries
✦ monitoring use
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19. What we use to select
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20. ✦ professional articles
✦ English Journal Mar 09
✦ see SLJ Jan 06 editorial
✦ glbt lists in mainstream
“books for teens” titles
✦ ALA Rainbow list
✦ Stonewall awards
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21. ✦ lists on mainstream
books for teens
websites
✦ Children’s Literature
Comprehensive
Database
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22. What we chose
for middle schools
3 copies at MMS
48 circ in 2 years
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24. 2 circ - both me
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25. 7 circ
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26. rejected
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27. rejected
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28. 3 circ
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29. 3 circ
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30. given to counselors
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31. Rejected
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32. CHS
donated nonfiction titles to high school
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35. Titles for
for K-5 libraries
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43. How to use the
books in classroom
✦ available in Diversity box/basket
✦ ODE SS curriculum (families, community)
✦ animal studies, penguin research, zoos, NYC
✦ include lesbian & gay biography subjects
✦ include in genre studies/focus
✦ matter-of-fact openness about topic
✦ gender topics
✦ anti-bullying lessons
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46. Keys to surviving challenges
Admin. support
Be prepared.
Listen to the objection
Establish/follow procedures
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47. What now?
Think
Talk
Research
Connect
Contact PFLAG in your area
Contact us.
kpeters2@woh.rr.com
elaine.fultz@centerville.k12.oh.us
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48. Questions?
Thank you for being here!
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