LGBT history will never be kept hidden in California now that three public colleges in the state are set to offer students an accredited LGBT Studies Program. City College of San Francisco was actually the first public college in the country to begin offering an LGBT Studies curriculum way back in 1978. The program evolved into a two-year degree program, approved just this year, with over 25 different electives. Students can study almost every aspect of the LGBT community from literature to the biology of HIV/AIDS. There are courses focusing on LGBT people in specific nationalities and ethnicities as well as courses that study specific periods of history. You aren't likely to find a more comprehensive course of study at any other college.

This fall, Napa Valley College, located just one-hour north of San Francisco, developed the first LGBT Studies Certificate Program in a unique partnership with City College. Students from both colleges will be able to transfer to San Diego State University's brand new four-year degree program in LGBT Studies. LGBT Studies Programs have been available at only a couple private colleges and a handful of colleges in California have offered related courses in LGBT Studies.

Join us for a very special and exclusive New Years cruise package featuring an intimate concert with Randi Driscoll, special speaking programs with Greg Miraglia, National Program Coordinator for Stop the Hate and author of "Coming Out From Behind The Badge" and "American Heroes Coming Out From Behind The Badge, Shane Windmeyer, Executive Director of Campus Pride, and NCAA Football champion, Brian Simms. Click Here To Learn More.

YOU DESERVE A CRUISE!

Make Waves on the High Seas
with Campus Pride this New Years 2012!

January 1 -8, 2012
Only $862 per person, based on a double

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Now you can support the work of Campus Pride and take an affordable vacation all at the same time. This year Campus Pride in partnership with Stonewall Tours introduces "Make Waves"-- an opportunity to spend your vacation dollars with purpose, to create change and impact the future of LGBT youth. Set Sail Aboard the Norwegian Spirit with stops in...New Orleans • Costa Maya • Belize City • Roatan • Cozumel and two days at sea!

Make Waves" Exclusive Package includes:
Accommodation onboard the ship, port charges, taxes, all meals, cocktail party, onboard activities and workshops, souvenir totebag (oooooo....aaaaahhh) and special entertainment/celebrity guests Brian Sims, Randi Driscoll, Shane Windmeyer, Greg Miraglia and Jim West.

Learn more online at www.CampusPride.org/MakeWaves

Join us for two radio programs this month all about LGBT law enforcement personnel and learn about how training for police about the LGBT community is changing for the better.

Outbeat Now! - Sunday, May 23, 2010, 8PM to 9PM PST

Featuring stories about Chief Susan Jones of the Healdsburg Police Department who is retiring after 30 years on the job and about the LAPD's move of their youth program away from the Boy Scouts of America in order to be inclusive of LGBT youth. We will also feature a live interview with cadets from the Napa Police Academy who will talk about their research project on the Transgender Community.

Outbeat Radio Comes Out From Behind The Badge, May 30, 2010 8PM to 9PM PST

This is a special one-hour show all about how LGBT law enforcement officers who are "out" on the job. We will hear from officers of all ages from around the country about their experience on the job. The show will also feature a close look at the homophobia that still exists in law enforcement and how training is changing to prevent it.

Outbeat Radio is a weekly show airing exclusively on KRCB Radio in Santa Rosa, California. Anyone can listen online from anywhere in the world at www.krcb.org. Learn more about these shows at www.comingoutfrombehindthebadge.com and at www.outbeatyouth.com