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Those of us who make donations to worthy causes should take note of this one...and those of us who may need to apply for financial aid from them should also write down this info for future use!
PFLAG Announces National Gay Rights Scholarship Winners
Thu May 27,12:36 PM ET
Contact: Alice Leeds, 212-874-0675 or aleeds@pflag.org, Taylor Thompson, 202-467-8180 ext: 213 or tthompson@pflag.org, both of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
WASHINGTON, May 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) today announced the winners of the first annual PFLAG National Scholarships. Students were honored for academic achievement as well as athletics, advocacy, leadership and involvement with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community.
"PFLAG's National Scholarship Program reaches out to GLBT students and their allies by acknowledging their courage and commitment to equality in frequently hostile high schools and hometowns," said Ron Schlittler, interim executive director of PFLAG.
Scholarships were awarded in eighteen states to students from a variety of backgrounds; but each faced wrenching challenges at home, in school and in their communities.
One winner wrote in his application essay that, after coming out to his parents, they "confiscated my car, my phone, my computer. My mother slept most of the day. My sister claimed I had destroyed her life. My father wrote 'I want to die' on Post-It Notes over and over." One awardee was evicted by his family at sixteen years old and struggled to support himself with part-time jobs while finishing high school.
Another winner received support at home, but faced discrimination from an organization to which he had devoted much of his life: "I received a letter from the Boy Scout Council informing me that I was no longer welcome unless my declaration of being a homosexual was 'only a youthful effort to stand out from the crowd.'"
For others, being gay at school brought the weariness of a constant struggle. After years of hearing "dyke" in the hallways, one winner wrote, "Most people are not going to accept who I am and it is probably going to be this way most of my life...I am tired of fighting." And another student wrote, "More kids knew my sexuality than my name. I wanted to be my whole self -- not just 'the gay kid.'"
This year the program awarded nine scholarships of $2,500, two scholarships of $1,250 and fifteen scholarships of $1,000 to help offset college tuition costs.
This year's scholarships were funded by the Palmer B. Carson Trust and the Dow Chemical Company, as well as donations from private individuals. These generous donors bring awareness to high school educators of the support throughout the country for GLBT students.
"Always forgive your enemies...nothing annoys them quite so much." Oscar Wilde
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For the links go to http://firelandspride.org and follow the links trail through the resources page to "Scholarships and Grants"
Amethyst Scholarship Foundation
Audre Lord Scholarship Fund
Lee Dubin Scholarship Fund for daughters and sons of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents
Audria M Edwards Youth Scholarship Fund
Delta Lambda Phi - GLBT Scholarship Guide pdf
Equity Foundation
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resources (scholarships)
Financial Aid for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students (Search on "gay")
Fund for Lesbian and Gay Scholarships (FLAGS)
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Horizons Foundation - San Francisco Bay Area
KarMel Scholarship - Gay /Lesbian / Bisexual Themed Work
The Lambda Foundation for Excellence
Lax Scholarship Fund - Philadelphia Area
Messenger-Anderson Scholarship and Internship Program for GLBT Journalism Students
The LEAGUE Foundation Academic Scholarships
MBAq Scholarships for Gay/Lesbian MBA Students"
Minnesota Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Educational Fund Links to other GLBT Scholarships
National Gay Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Fellowships
National Gay Pilot Association Scholarship
Pride Foundation (Pacific Northwest)
Queer Asian & Pacific Islander Pride Scholarship Fund
National PFLAG, check regional chapters too
The Point Foundation
Scholarship Help Desk
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Economic and Social Justice Scholarship Fund
Skadden Fellowship Foundation (law)
Third Wave Foundation Scholarships for activist women
TRANSGENDER SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION LEGACY FUND For Transgender Identified Students in the Helping and Caring Professions
An Uncommon Legacy Foundation-Scholarship Program (Lesbian Activist)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Study Abroad Programs
Cetlalic Alternative Language School
School for International Training, Netherlands: Sexuality, Gender and Identity
Other Resources To Check
GLBT Student Services Office at Your University
National and Local web site related to your volunteer service
Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association (GALA) for your University
Metropolitan Community Church in the community
Local GLSEN chapter
Financial Aid Search
fastWEB scholarship search
gayscape scholarship search
Links to glbt scholarships from Minnesota Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Educational Fund
The Scholarship Page (search on gay)
Excite Gay-Lesbian Scholarship Info
GLBT Organizations and Information
No-fee college counseling for gay and lesbian youth
Gay Financial Network
PFLAG National home page
Queer Resource Directory
COLAGE: Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Career Resources
LGBT Career Information
Employee Groups (GLOBE)
CALIPSO Columbia Almanac of Information Pertaining to Sexual Orientation
Beginning Library Research on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Studies
College and University GLBT Support Groups
National Consortium of Directors of GLBT Resources in Higher Education
NAFSA: Association of International Educators Lesbigay Special Interest Group
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resources
Steven J. Schochet Center for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies at the University of Minnesota
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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Thats http://www.firelandspride.org
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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