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  Jennifer Harris vs Maureen Portland, Timothy Curley, and Penn State

      DOCUMENTS FROM PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records):

         
02.09.2006  Brief on Motion to Dismiss: filed by Tim Curley/Penn State
         02.09.2006  Brief on Motion to Dismiss: filed by Rene Portland (Supplement is here, 4.3MB)
         
01.26.2006  Motions to Dismiss: filed by Tim Curley/Penn State and by Rene Portland
         
12.21.2005  Jennifer Harris vs Maureen "Rene" Portland, Timothy Curley, and Penn State


      
THE CURRENT CONTROVERSY - SPECIFIC TO PORTLAND/HARRIS TOPICS:

         05.11.2006  USA Today(1): Harris stands tall in painful battle with Portland
         05.11.2006  USA Today(2): Portland defends her integrity
         05.11.2006  USA Today(3): Others make allegations against Portland
         04.26.2006  Old Main Protest (hosted by SpeakOut, provided by Who's Positive)
         04.20.2006  ESPN: Penn State coach should be packing
         04.20.2006  USA Today: Penn State didn't learn from Duke

         04.19.2006  USA Today: Portland disagrees with University and with ex-players
         04.18.2006  NCLR's Press Release: Rene Portland Gets a Slap on the Wrist
         04.18.2006  Penn State's Press Release: University Concludes Investigation
         03.26.2006  Boston Globe: When the fouls get very personal
         03.26.2006  Boston Globe: Mixed reactions from students
         02.21.2006  Community Invitation to Stand in Solidarity (html invitation is here)
         02.20.2006  Centre Daily Times: Editorial and Professor's Letter to the Editor
         02.20.2006  Press Release: Penn State Invalidates Non-Discrimination Policy

        
 
02.14.2006  Press Release: Penn State's LGBTQA Community       
         02.14.2006  Centre Daily Times: Students Rally Against Portland
         02.09.2006  Centre Daily Times: Defense Filed in Portland Case

         01.28.2006  Star Tribune: 20 former Penn Staters with experiences similar to Harris'
         01.18.2006  christinebarry.com: Further coverage of the PSU @ MSU basketball game
         01.05.2006  Lansing State Journal: Announcement of Protest, PSU @ MSU basketball game
         12.21.2005  Bio of Jennifer Harris
         12.21.2005  NCLR and the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin file lawsuit
         12.13.2005  PlanetOut: Coverage of the 12.11.2005 ESPN Show
         12.13.2005  Centre Daily Times: Coverage of the 12.11.2005 ESPN Show
         12.11.2005  ESPN highlighted 5 people who shared their experiences of Portland (listing)
         12.10.2005  Centre Daily Times: Announcement of ESPN Show
         12.05.2005  Position Statement by the Commission on LGBT Equity
         11.03.2005  Press Release: LGBTAQ Community Protests "Person of the Year" Award
         11.03.2005  Press Release: NCLR and Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin File Complaint
         10.26.2005  ESPN: Will Portland Finally Feel the Heat?
         10.20.2005  PlanetOut: NCLR to Sue Penn State within 2 Weeks
         10.19.2005  Example Article on Student Response in the HUB on 10.18.2005
         10.17.2005  NCLR's Press Release Demanding Retraction of Rene's Statements
         10.15.2005  Example Article on Rene Portland's Response
         10.12.2005  Example Article on Penn State's Response
         10.11.2005  Press Release: Penn State's LGBTQA Community
         10.11.2005  NCLR's First Press Release
 

      THE DIGITAL COLLEGIAN (published independently by PSU students)
         Click here to find over 100 articles/opinions available from The Digital Collegian
           * Please note there are articles dating back to 1990.
           * The input string is equivalent to "gay OR lesbian AND Portland SINCE 10.11.2005"

      RENE PORTLAND GETS AWARD
         07.23.2005  Renaissance Fund "Person of the Year" Award

  
    RENE PORTLAND'S PUBLIC HISTORY OF HOMOPHOBIC PRACTICES
         Fall 2001   NCLR Newsletter: Homophobia in Women's Athletics
         Fall 1999   Sports Illustrated for Women: Penn State Overview
         Summer 1994 Deneuve Magazine: Come Out of the Locker
         04.21.1993  Detroit Free Press: The Last Bastion
         05.21.1992  Hartford Courant: Women in Athletics, Homophobia Affects People Everywhere
         04.06.1992  Los Angeles Times: Lesbian Issue Stirs Discussion
         06.21.1991  New York Times: Rene Portland Under Fire
         05.24.1991  New York Times: Gay Bias
         03.26.1991  Philadelphia Inquirer: Anti-Portland Protests
         03.21.1991  Philadelphia Inquirer: Penn State Protects Sexual Orientation
         03.20.1991  Village Voice: Purging Lesbians from Athletics
         Unknown     Philadelphia Inquirer
         06.16.1986  Chicago Sun-Times: Lesbians in Athletics

      RELATED STORIES
         10.26.2005  Sports Illustrated: Sheryl Swopes of WNBA Comes Out
         04.21.1993  Detroit Free Press: Gay Men in Pro Sports?


  
    RELATED RESOURCES
         2005-2006 Lady Lions' Basketball Schedule
         Report Discrimination
         NCLR's Jen Harris/Penn State Action Center