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WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREEducational Resource GuideHow to use this resourceIn the following pages, we offer some ideas about how to discuss this book and theprimary sources it contains. While we have included vocabulary sections in the lessonplans, some words are not defined in the book. Because the terminology related toLGBTQ topics is constantly changing, we suggest readers refer to the followingorganization’s websites for the most up-to-date definitions:GLSENGSAFEWelcoming SchoolsHuman Rights Campaign, particularly the HRC Foundation program WelcomingSchoolsFor more primary source analysis tools, see:Thinking Like A Historian: Rethinking History Instruction from the WisconsinHistorical SocietyObserve-Reflect-Question tool from the Library of CongressEnduring UnderstandingWisconsin's history isfull of extraordinary andoften untold storiesabout LGBTQ peoplewho changed our worldfor the better.Essential QuestionsWhat is activism?How can activism lead to change?Why is it important to use both primary andsecondary sources to study history?How do LGBTQ activists make their voices hearddespite forces that attempt to suppress them?Students will be able to:Recognize actions that can be defined as activismReflect on what steps they can take to be civicallyengagedAnalyze historical sources to better understandmodern conditionsUnderstand the context of the struggles ofLGBTQ activistsWe Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREIntroductionDiscussion QuestionsWhat are primary sources and how do they differ from secondary sources?Where can you find primary sources?What actions can you take to analyze a primary source?Why are primary sources important in the study of history?Why is the language we use to talk about identity so important?What are some examples of how vocabulary has changed over time in theLGBTQ community?Vocabularyprimary sourcessecondary sourcesactivismidentityStonewalltwo-spiritWhy was Stonewall such animportant moment in LGBTQ history?What led to Wisconsin beingcalled the Gay Rights State?Were you surprised by any of thestories of LGBTQ Wisconsinitesin the Introduction? Whatsurprised you?social & emotional learningLGBTQ prejudicestatus quocisgendertransgenderWe Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREIntroductionSelf AssessmentVisit one of the websites below, and find a primary source related to a causeyou are passionate about.National Sources:Digital Public Library of America Primary Source SetsLibrary of Congress LGBTQ Studies Web ArchiveGLBT Historical Society Digital CollectionsONE National Gay and Lesbian ArchivesDigital Transgender ArchiveWisconsin SourcesTurning Points in Wisconsin HistoryRecollection WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin Campus ArchivesMadison LGBTQ ArchiveWisconsin 101ReflectWhat primary source did you choose?Where did you find this source?How do you know it is a primary source?What did you learn from it?How is the source related to a form of activism?Why is the source important?What does it teach you about the present?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 1: Educate YourselfDiscussion QuestionsWhy is Oscar Wilde important in LGBTQ history?Where can you go to find information about topics that do not appear in mainstream media?What do the primary sources in this chapter tell you about being LGBTQ in Wisconsin?What do you think the authors mean when they use the phrase "knowledge is power"?Self Assessment: ReflectWhere can you look to find LGBTQ stories thatare not published in mainstream media outlets?Other than in the media, where might you findthese stories?How can you judge whether communitycurated media outlets are reliable sources ofnews?Compare and contrast GPU News and Our Livesmagazine to more informal publications likezines. What type of information does eachpublication include? Why are all important?Vocabularydrag queenzinegender nonconformingmimeographActivityThink of a community you belong to, then list up to five media outlets where you could findinformation about that community. Next, write three to five sentences about each of theseoutlets and what they tell you about your community.Who makes the media outlet?Why do they make it?Whose perspectives are included in this outlet?How is it distributed?What does it mean to you?Why is it important to seek out information on your own and to analyze the information youreceive from others?How can an interest in learning shape the people we become?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 1: Educate YourselfCritical Thinking Questions for Primary Sources"Female Impersonator" AdvertisementHow would you have reacted to thisad about a man who dressed as aflashy woman to perform foradoring audiences?Would it have had an impact of yourunderstanding of gender identity?Our Lives MagazineWhy does Our Lives print articleslike "Cuban, Libre" by RicardoGonzalez?What does Gonzalez's story tell usabout the experiences of someLGBTQ youth?The Queer Zine Archive ProjectHow are zines different frommainstream media? What makesthem attractive to their audience?What do you think is beingdescribed in "Carnival"? Do you thinkan event like that could havehappened before the events ofStonewall?GPU NewsWhat risks did the founders ofGPU News take when theyestablished their newspaper inMilwaukee in 1971?GPU News was largely createdand distributed by its readershipand board of directors. What aresome advantages anddisadvantages to this system?"Two Black Women Seek MarriageLicense" in The LadderIf you were an LGBTQ Wisconsinite in 1971, how do youthink your perspective ofWisconsin's LGBTQ communitywould change after reading aboutManonia Evans and Donna Burkettin a national newspaper?Why are joint tax filings importantfor couples? Are there otheradvantages to being married,beyond the public recognition oflove?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 2: Tell Your Own StoryDiscussion QuestionsWhat are some different ways you can tell your story?How did the people in this chapter tell their stories?Why might people feel compelled to tell their own stories?Which stories stood out to you the most? Why?Vocabularynewsletteroral historyarchivejournalingSelf Assessment: ReflectWhich of these sources interestedyou the most? Why?How is telling your own story an actof bravery?Do you think there is a wrong wayto tell your own story? Why or whynot?ActivityTell your own story! What form will it take?It could be:a poem,a diary entry,a piece of art, ora photographic essayThere is no wrong way to tell your story! Reflecton what story or stories from your life might beimportant for others to hear and how you can bestexpress those stories creatively.We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 2: Tell Your Own StoryCritical Thinking Questions for Primary SourcesLou Sullivan's Diary EntriesWhat makes a diary a good primarysource?How does the perspective of the personwriting the diary play a role in ourunderstanding of the information itcontains?What did you learn about Sullivan's transexperience from reading his diary entries?What is your "interpretation ofhappiness"?Newsletters and Leaping La Crosse NewsWhy was it important for La Crosse'sgay community to send the message"WE ARE HERE!" in 1981? Is it stillimportant for certain communities tosend that message today? Why orwhy not?How are newsletters similar to zines?How are they different? Is one moreeffective in sharing information thanthe other? List some reasons why.Glenway Wescott's Short StoriesHow did Wescott feel about living inWisconsin? Why did he decide to saygoodbye?Can you think of a story from your lifethat you could turn into a piece offiction? How might fictionalizing yourstory affect the way other people readand respond to it?The Digital Transgender Archive's OralHistoriesIn what ways are oral histories uniqueforms of storytelling? How are theysimilar to and different from diariesand journals?What does Selena Meza's oral historytell us about their experience as atransgender person in Wisconsin?Why is Meza's voice and storyimportant to capture in an oralhistory? How could your story add toour understanding of Wisconsinhistory?R. Richard Wagner's Wisconsin HistoryWhy does Wagner believe Wisconsin'sLGBTQ history is important to write about?How is Wagner's work both a documentationof LGBTQ history in Wisconsin and a part ofit at the same time?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 3: Be True To YourselfDiscussion QuestionsWhat are some ways in which people express their identities?What aspects of a person's identity are hard to express? Why do you think that is?How can government policy influence people's perceptions of identity?Self Assessment: ReflectDo you feel you are able to be your trueself? If so, do you feel this way always,sometimes, or only around certainpeople?How do you express your identity?Through clothing? Writing? Art? Music?Sports? Some other method?Vocabulary"avowed homosexual"Milwaukee Dignitygender confirmation surgerygender dysphoriacross-dressingbisexualActivityEnvision your best self.What parts of yourself do you want toshare with others?What parts of yourself are you hopingwill grow and change?What is central to who you are now?What communities do you want tobelong to, and how do you want to fitinto them?How do you want the world to treat youand your community?advocateallyWe Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 3: Be True To YourselfCritical Thinking Questions for Primary SourcesRalph Kerwineo: Early Cross-DresserCan you imagine what it would feel likefor a judge to rule that you must wearcertain clothing items and not others?How does the language used todescribe Kerwineo in the MilwaukeeSentinel article reflect society's attitudetoward LGBTQ people in 1914?Bi?Shy?Why?: Madison's Bisexual GroupWhy do you think the demands of the1993 Lesbian Gay and Bi Equal Rightsand Liberation March listed in Bi-Lineswere important to the members of Bi?Shy?Why?Do you think the demands being calledfor in 1993 were met? Why or whynot?Ron McCrea: Out Gay Press ChiefIn what ways does the headline"Avowed Homosexual Named EarlPress Chief" present a flawed picture ofMcCrea? How would you fix it?What did you learn about identity fromMcCrea's story? How did he expresshis identity?Donna Coleman: Motorcycle Club CofounderWhat elements of the Forker MotorcycleClub patch convey something aboutColeman's identity?Other than being a motorcycle enthusiast,what were some other aspects ofColeman's identity?Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum: Business and LifePartnersHow did Hellum describe his feelings in hisletter to Neal?What language in the letter gives us cluesinto the nature of Neal and Hellum'srelationship?Eugene Schrang: Gender ConfirmationSurgeonWhy does Dr. Schrang's letter to hispatients include so much informationabout travel and lodging?How might Dr. Schrang's patients havefelt going into this surgery? How wouldthis packet make them feel morecomfortable?Why was Dr. Schrang's role as anadvocate important in the transgendercommunity?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 4: Build CommunityDiscussion QuestionsWhat is a community?Why is community important?How do each of the communities featured in this chapter serve their members?Compare and contrast the Lysistrata Cooperative and the Womyn's LandCooperative.What are some places where LGBTQ people have found community in the pastand today?ActivityLike Jennifer Hanrahan did for theTwo Teenagers in Twenty book,write or draw your story aboutgetting involved in a community todiscover your identity, friends, or alarger community.Vocabularyfashion platecooperativewomynSelf Assessment: ReflectWhat community groups do youbelong to?Have you built your owncommunity? How?Sometimes it can take years tofind "your people." Whatcommunity are you interested inbuilding? Who could you talk toabout it? How would you build itup?List some community groups youadmire or belong to that are basedon a shared set of experiences orvalues (for example, religion,foodways, clothing choices, oracademic interests).gay travel guidedrag showACT-UPWe Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 4: Build CommunityCritical Thinking Questions for Primary SourcesTed Pierce's Magic GroupHow were some of Pierce's friendshipsaffected by distance?Why do you think Pierce referred to hiscommunity as a magic group?Wisconsin Womyn's Land CooperativeWhy is the story of this land cooperativeimportant?What do the alternate spellings of women(as womyn) and history (as herstory) tellus about language?The Fire Ball Drag ShowWhy are drag shows an importantcomponent of LGBTQ history?Why is it significant that the Fire Ball ishosted in Eau Claire?LysistrataWhy was the atmosphere ofLysistrata's restaurant and loungeimportant to its members?What is significant about the membersof Lysistrata referring to it as a"feminist cooperative"?Gay Travel GuidesWhat is a gay travel guide and whywere they used in the mid-1960s?What do the different symbols in Placesof Interest tell us about gaycommunities in Wisconsin in the1980s?Can you think of any guides or codesthat are used among LGBTQ peopletoday?Two Teenagers in TwentyWhy does Jennifer Hanrahan expressfrustration with using labels to describeher identity?How did getting involved in a causehelp Jennifer build community?Do you think aspects of Hanrahan'sstory still ring true for today's LGBTQ teens? What has changed since 1994?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 5: Get ActiveDiscussion QuestionsWhat are some examples of different kinds of political action?Do you think political action worked to effect change? Why or why not?What were some of the different ways that people raised awareness of theHIV/AIDS epidemic?How did the HIV/AIDS epidemic affect American society?How did the HIV/AIDS epidemic affect the LGBTQ community?How did laws change over time because of HIV/AIDS?Vocabularylegislative branch of governmentexecutive branch of governmentjudicial branch of governmentActivity: Run for office or support acandidate - Make a plan for changeWhat do you want to happen?Who has the power to make thatchange?How can you make your voiceheard?Who else might help you?What could your role be in helpingto make this change come about?Make some lists, and then get going!Title IXdemonstrationsFourteenth AmendmentNAACPHIV/AIDS epidemicSelf Assessment: ReflectWhat forms of political action haveyou witnessed, either in person, onTV, or online?What are some political causesthat could inspire you to getactive?How might you get active onbehalf of a cause you care about?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREChapter 5: Get ActiveCritical Thinking Questions for Primary SourcesJamie Nabozny's Court CaseWhat is the Fourteenth Amendment,and why does it apply to Nabozny'scase?What is Title IX, and how was itaffected by the ruling in Nabozny'scase?Wisconsin Goes to WashingtonHow have marches, rallies, parades,and walks been used to effectchange?What was the phrase chanted aboutWisconsin at the 1987 March onWashington for Lesbian and Gayrights? Does this surprise you? Whyor why not?If you were attending or watchingthis march in Washington in 1987,how might you have reacted to thebanner on page 104 in the book?Judy Greenspan's School Board RunWhy was Greenspan's run for schoolboard significant? What did she believein?How did Greenspan accomplish her goals,even though she lost the election?Can you think of any subjects that mightcreate a controversy when talked aboutin high schools today like the controversyover gay men and lesbians speaking inMadison high schools in 1972?The HIV/AIDS EpidemicWhat similarities do you see between theHIV/AIDS epidemic and the COVID-19pandemic? What are some differences?Why was it important that the StateMedical Society of Wisconsin put out astatement recommending thecompassionate treatment of patients withHIV/AIDS?Lloyd Barbee's Gay Rights AdvocacyHow did Barbee use his politicalpower to advocate for LGBTQ people?What are "victimless crimes,"according to Barbee? Do you agree?Why or why not?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

WE WILL ALWAYS BE HEREConclusionDiscussion QuestionsWhy has marriage equality been such an important issue for the LGBTQ community?Do you know anyone who has benefitted from the legalization of same-sexmarriage?Why is marriage equality important to the transgender and nonbinarymembers of the LGBTQ community?What rights are members of the LGBTQ community still fighting for?Why does it often take so long for societal change to occur?Activity: Put it all togetherThroughout the activities in thisguide, you have reflected on yourown definitions of activism and onhow different forms impact yourlife. Create a binder of yourreflections. Then, write an actionplan for yourself based on whatyou've learned about youridentity, community, and ideasabout activism. What do you wantto start doing in one week, onemonth, one year, five years, andten years?Self Assessment: ReflectWhat does it mean to be anadvocate or an ally?What responsibility does theAmerican government have toprotect and serve its citizens? Whatresponsibilities do citizens havewhen they take political action? Whydo minority groups like LGBTQ people often have to fight for manyyears to change laws?Why is government involved indefining who can get married orwhat constitutes a family?We Will Always Be Here: A Guide to Exploring andUnderstanding the History of LGBTQ Activism in Wisconsin

Turning Points in Wisconsin History. Recollection Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin . Campus Archives. Madison LGBTQ Archive. Wisconsin 101. Self Assessment. Visit one of the websites below, and find a primary source related to a cause. you are passionate about. National Sources: Wisconsin Sources. What primary source did you choose? Where did .

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