Just the facts about sexual orientation & youth : a primer for principals, educators & school personnel

"In November of 1998, a conservative political organization sponsored a conference near Columbus, Ohio with the goal of encouraging the promotion of "reparative therapy" programs in public schools. Staff from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) attended this event and were disturbed at what they learned. In December of 1998, Kate Frankfurt, GLSEN's Director of Advocacy, shared the content of this initiative and the November conference with a number of national education, health and mental health organizations at a meeting in Washington, D.C. These organizations, recognizing the disturbing implications of this initiative and the potential threat it posed to the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual students, began meeting regularly to develop a resource to aid school officials in sorting through the information and misinformation on sexual orientation development and on "reparative therapy". This publication is the result of the work of the groups who participated in those meetings during the spring and summer of 1999."