Talk Show Guidelines

Talk Show Guests Groups
Each group will select a different personality to research and represent in the talk show. Begin by reading through the Web site listed below your talk show persona. As you read through the site, discuss what you think this person's view would be on gay and lesbian rights. Then develop your character by writing an outline of their imaginary life story. Finally, you will choose one of your group members to portray this character in the talk show.

The following is a list of suggestions to include in your outline:

Name
Age
Occupation
Where they live
Family relationships
Opinions on gay and lesbian issues

Talk Show Host Group
Students in this group will be responsible for the following tasks:

Visit the bookmarked sites and generate questions for the show.
Decide on the format for the talk show.
Decide how to include the audience in the discussions.
Choose one of the members to play the role of the talk show host.

Group One
An organizer for a gay/lesbian Equal Rights March

This ABOUT site contains information about the Millennium March on Washington
http://gaylesissues.about.com/newsissues /gaylesissues/library/content/bl2000.htm

Group Two
An advocate for gays/lesbians in the military

Salon.com's Web page entitled "Should Gays Serve?"
http://www.salon.com/news/feature /2000/06/09/gays/index.html
About's article "Fit to Serve"
http://gaylesissues.about.com/newsissues /gaylesissues/library/weekly/aa051697.htm

Group Three
A person working for the passage of same-sex marriage laws

The Legal Challenge
http://mentionables.com/ca.htm
Gay Marriage: The Arguments and Motives
http://www.pe.net/~bidstrup/marriage.htm
A Historic Victory: Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples What's Next!
http://gaylesissues.about.com/newsissues/gaylesissues/gi/dynamic/
offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aclu.org%2Fissues%2Fgay%2Fciv
il_union_publ.html

Group Four
A talk show host based on the "Dr. Laura" program

Dr. Laura.com Site
http://www.drlaura.com/main/
Transcripts from "Dr. Laura"
http://www.glaad.org/org/publications/documents/index.html?record=386

Group Five
A member of a religious community who opposes homosexuality in their church

Cleaning Out the Closet: A Biblical Look at Homosexuality
http://members.aol.com/ERAComix/homosexuals.html
Article on Ellen DeGeneres
http://www.hardcoretruth.com/ellen_degeneres/

Group Six
A person who doesn't believe that gays/lesbians should have equal rights

We Love Hate Mail
http://gaylesissues.about.com/newsissues/gaylesissues/blhate.htm