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MPIPP

  1. Excited to share MPIPP-authored, "Impact of Employment Discrimination on the Mental Health of LGBT people" with MI's LGBT advocacy groups
  2. Putting finishing touches on letter to superintendents of Michigan schools on bullying of LGBT youth.
  3. Heading out to the Michigan Summit.
  4. MPIPP is also continuing to work on developing SAFE initiative and programming at Macomb Community College w/help of their GSA.
  5. Successful week at MPIPP: Judith Kovach (MPIPP and MI Psych. Assoc.) and Patrick McAlvey (MPIPP) presented on "reparative therapy" at MSU.
  6. "Psychology of Bullying" legislative staffers lunch workshop to be presented by MPIPP and the Michigan Psychological Association on 5/3.
  7. Working with the SAFE group at Macomb Community College on developing more LGBT inclusive student and faculty policy.
  8. Support group offered at U of M for family and friends of transgender or gender questioning youth and adults www.med.umich.edu/transgender/
  9. Developing fact sheet on psychological harm to transgender people as a result of discrimination in employment and housing.
  10. Writing an op-ed about Don't Ask Don't Tell, PTSD and the increased risks for psychological harm for LGBT people during gay rights debates
  11. Working on an newsletter article for the APA Division 27; the intersection between psychology and advocacy and how MPIPP bridges that gap.
  12. It's time for everyone to count-let's Queer the Census. Find out more, and get your free sticker today! http://bit.ly/fUyIj
  13. MPIPP annual meeting, Jan. 23rd - 9:30am-3:30pm at Country House Catering in Mason, MI (Lansing). It's free, register at www.mpipp.org.
  14. Working on a letter to the editor about the murder of the openly gay, former U of M professor Don Belton.
  15. Writing an article for The Community Psychologist about how psychological research can better inform public policy on LGBT issues.
  16. Planning to publish an op-ed following the recent attack on a gay teenager on a Lansing schoolbus. We desperately need an anti-bullying law
  17. Portage Central High School in-service was successful.MPIPP was invited to speak on LGBT issues to Portage Middle School in the spring.
  18. Excited about MPIPPs involvement in today's in-service on LGBT issues at Portage Central High School....waiting to hear how it went.
  19. Working