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Title: Sheila Horowitz Sonoma County Project 10 Scrapbook and Videotapes
Dates: 1992-2002
Collection Number: GLC 106
Creator/Collector:
Horowitz, Sheila
Extent: 1 box
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Sonoma County Project 10 was organized in September 1992 to promote the safety of gay and lesbian youth in Sonoma County schools.
The collection contains publications, newspaper clippings, programs and flyers, and videotapes that document the activities
of Sonoma County Project 10 to increase awareness of GLBT youth and interests.
Language of Material: English
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Sheila Horowitz Sonoma County Project 10 Scrapbook and Videotapes. San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel Gay and
Lesbian Center
Donated by Sheila Horowitz, October 2, 2002.
Biography/Administrative History
Sonoma County Project 10 was organized in September 1992 to promote the safety of gay and lesbian youth in Sonoma County schools.
The initial meeting was called by therapists Sheila Horowitz and Robert Norton to encourage support for and help develop a
specific proposal for schools. Project 10 takes its name from the often cited estimate that 10% of the population is gay or
lesbian. "The goal is not to promote homosexuality. We're here to promote education and tolerance" said Horowitz.
By June 1993, committees were formed for a Speaker's Bureau, Education/Program Development, Library, Fundraising and Political
Liaison. Regular monthly steering committee meetings began in July 1993. One significant accomplishment was the publication
of the "Blue Book," used to introduce Project 10 to school boards, school administrators, teachers and other interested persons.
The Book advocated gay and lesbian awareness in schools and included goals, political endorsements, an outline of awareness
programs, policies of the National Education Association and the California Teacher's Association, federal reports on gay
and lesbian youth and suicide, historical figures who are/were gay/lesbian, and a recommended book list.
In Spring 1999, Sonoma County Project 10 affiliated with GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network. At that time
GLSEN/Project 10 conducted a community needs assessment survey and issued report cards for all of the public schools in the
county. In January 2002, Project 10 decided to disband and turn its remaining funds over to the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education
Network, North Bay (GLSEN).
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains publications, newspaper clippings, programs and flyers, and videotapes that document the activities
of Sonoma County Project 10, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of GLBT youth and interests. Arranged into
two series by format: Series 1. Scrapbook; and Series 2. Videotapes.
Gay teenagers--Counseling of.
Counseling in secondary education.
Adolescent psychology.
Gay teenagers--Coming out.
Gay teenagers--Identity.
Gay teenagers--Family relationships.
Homophobia in education.