Reports, 1993, 2008-2016

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Reports, 1993, 2008-2016

The Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth was established in 1992 to investigate utilization of resources from the public and private sectors to enhance and improve the ability of state agencies to provide services to gay and lesbian youth, and in the course of its investigations to provide periodic reports to the governor. It was dissolved in 2006, to be followed by the independent agency Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, renamed in 2013 as Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth. Governor's Commission report (Feb. 1993), Making schools safe for gay and lesbian youth, based on statewide hearings, contains recommendations including amending MGLA c 76, s 5 to list sexual orientation among criteria for prohibited discrimination in public schools (St 1993, c 282). Reports from the 2006 body, 2008-2016, contain commission recommendations to further its mission to eliminate disparities between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ youth populations, addressed to the legislature but often directed specifically at the Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Dept. of Public Health; also evaluation of the extent to which the previous year's recommendations were implemented, and listing of other activities of the commission.

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Title: Reports, 1993, 2008-2016

Creator: Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth

Description: The Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth was established in 1992 to investigate utilization of resources from the public and private sectors to enhance and improve the ability of state agencies to provide services to gay and lesbian youth, and in the course of its investigations to provide periodic reports to the governor. It was dissolved in 2006, to be followed by the independent agency Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, renamed in 2013 as Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth.Governor's Commission report (Feb. 1993), Making schools safe for gay and lesbian youth, based on statewide hearings, contains recommendations including amending MGLA c 76, s 5 to list sexual orientation among criteria for prohibited discrimination in public schools (St 1993, c 282). Reports from the 2006 body, 2008-2016, contain commission recommendations to further its mission to eliminate disparities between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ youth populations, addressed to the legislature but often directed specifically at the Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Dept. of Public Health; also evaluation of the extent to which the previous year's recommendations were implemented, and listing of other activities of the commission.

Digital Origin: Reports, 1993-2016 was transferred in 2016 using a thumb drive.

Date: 1993, 2008-2016

Type of Resource: Text

Format: application/pdf

Extent: 70 MB (15 files)

Subject: Discrimination in education--Massachusetts

Subject: Gay rights

Subject: Gay youth--Massachusetts

Subject: Lesbian youth--Massachusetts

Subject: School environment--Massachusetts

Collection Information: Part of Collection: Record Group GO45 (Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth)

Language: en

Preferred Citation: Reports, 1993, 2008-2016. (GO45 / Series 1924) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].

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