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)
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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