From: Dale Merkle <dgmerkle.pflag>
Date: January 22, 2012 4:58:08 PM CST
Cc: Jamie Curtis <JCurtis>
Subject: Important document
Friends,
Please take a good look at this resource. I believe you will want to provide copies of the document for many of your members.
Dale G. Merkle
PFLAG Gulf Regional Director
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and GaysDO LGBT STUDENTS KNOW THEIR RIGHTS? If a female student wants to wear a tuxedo to prom, would you tell her it’s all right? Can a school district “out” students to their parents? Do you feel confident answering the many questions that crop up on LGBT issues? Our colleagues at the Southern Poverty Law Center have put together essential information to help students know their rights: http://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/lgbt-rights/students-know-your-rights
Sam Wolfe is a civil rights lawyer with the Southern Poverty Law Center where he helped launch the LGBT Rights Project and continues as a leading team member of the nation-wide project. The project’s cutting edge legal action has been reported on the front page of The New York Times, CNN Presents, and in an hour long program for Anderson Cooper 360. Previously, Sam was a litigation associate at a leading international law firm in New York City where his pro bono practice focused on representing LGBT clients. The National LGBT Bar Association recently recognized Sam as one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40. He is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center.Sam will be joined by Ashley Jackson, SPLC’s LGBT Rights community advocate who helped found the youth-led Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition.
Thanks for helping get the word out.
Sam
Sam Wolfe
Staff Attorney
LGBTQ Rights Project
Southern Poverty Law Center
