Simply stated, GASP's privacy policy is to respect the wishes of its members regarding the openness of their participation in GASP. In a better world, these concerns and protections wouldn't be necessary, but we realize that members of our field interested in GASP may have real concerns about privacy.

You might think about your participation on a continuum from anonymity to direct personal involvement. Here is a list of ways to participate in GASP, and how information about your involvement will be handled.

1. The website:
The anonymous option is to use the resources on the GASP web page. We have deliberately selected a hit counter that does not track or display the locations from which the site is accessed. We hope you find the resources on our site useful, and the knowledge that there are many GLBT individuals and allies in our field encouraging.

2. The listserv:
Participation in the listserv is confidential. The membership list is seen only by the list adminstrator, Lisa G. Aspinwall. Of course, we cannot guarantee the listserv against unauthorized intrusions (i.e., hacking), but we can say that we will make every effort to protect this information from any use other than to provide support and information to GASP members. Of course, if you posted a message to the list, your e-mail address would be displayed (see note below re getting another e-mail address), but you should be able to receive messages confidentially.

3. The discussion:
If you wanted to join the listserv under a different name (e.g., John Q. Gasp), simply get an e-mail account that cannot be traced to your work or home. We think that it would be more informative and helpful if people identified themselves, but, of course, this is up to you.

4. Send information:
Send Information about research, teaching and professional issues to gaspmail@earthlink.net . Messages sent to the gaspmail account are read only by Lisa Aspinwall. We will not share information about such messages unless you specifically request that we do so. For example, several people have written to inquire about GASP, but we did not add their names to our list of people supporting the request of the SPSP Executive Committee to formally recognize GASP unless the writer specifically asked us to do so.

5. Contribute to GASP.
We will soon have a mechanism for making tax-deductible contributions to GASP to support student travel, student research, and other programs. Contributions may be made anonymously or confidentially or with full acknowledgement.

6. Attend GASP meetings:
We'd love to meet you.

please write to us at gaspmail@earthlink.net ,

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