Jason Collins has announced he’s retiring from the NBA. Thank you, Jason, for being a role model to LGBT athletes and all LGBT people. You’re an inspiration!
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#lgbtq #LGBTQPIA #jason collins #NBAIn honor of Black History Month, we’re reflecting on the many black LGBT leaders who have shaped our movement into what it is today. We’re honored to have worked with amazing people like Janet Mock, Jason Collins and Robin Roberts in our shared fight for respect, acceptance and justice. And all month long, we’ll be looking at other influential black LGBT advocates throughout history who have made a difference – in the lives of LGBT youth, and in the world.
What a night! 2013 Respect Awards - New York
Pictured:
GLSEN Respect Awards logo
Jason Collins, NBA athlete & 2013 Courage Award recipient, answers questions before the show begins
Matt Bomer greets students Joey Kemmerling and Emet Tauber
Members of Farrington High School GSA–GLSEN’s 2013 GSA of the Year–pose with Janet Mock
Janet Mock snaps a picture with two members from Farrington High GSA
Barbara Frankel (DiversityInc), Respect Awards - New York co-chair with guests.
Kyra Sedgwick & Kevin Bacon at dinner
GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard talks with Jason Collins and openly gay high school football player Leo Washington
Former NFL football player Wade Davis plants a kiss on Eliza Byard while walking the red carpet before GLSEN’s 2013 Respect Awards - New York
Lilla Crawford (Broadway's Annie) and Jonathan Del Arco (The Closer) on the red carpet before GLSEN’s 2013 Respect Awards - New York
For more Respect Awards photo, video, and recap check out youtube.com/glsen, glsen.org/respectawards, flickr.com/glsen and of course here on Tumblr – we’ll be posting more updates soon!
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This Black History Month, we want to recognize amazing Black LGBTQ artists whose voices have enriched and invigorated the poetry scene. Click below for snippets from some of our favorite Black LGBTQ poets, both historical and modern-day, and please add your own to the list!
Happy National Poetry Month! In celebration, we’re revisiting this list of LGBTQ black poets we love.
12 years ago, Section 28 (a British law that prevented teachers from talking about homosexuality) was repealed. However, LGBTQ inclusive education in Britain–and America–hasn’t improved much since then.
The National AIDS Trust asked LGBTQ individuals to describe their sex education experiences in school.
Sadly, the answers are far too common, no matter what side of the pond you’re on.
Both The Wall Street Journal and CBS Radio summed up the night’s theme with one word: triumph.
Every year, we’re blown away by our partners, participants, and supporters who are working with us to make schools safer for all students regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
If you couldn’t join us in NYC for the Respect Awards, here’s a glimpse of the night.
Courage Award recipient Jason Collins of the Washington Wizards speaks on stage at the tenth annual 2013 GLSEN Respect Awards which honors extraordinary allies in our safe schools as well as those who serve as strong role models for our nations youth on May 20, 2013 at Gotham Hall in New York City .
(Photo by Steven Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Great guy, great night.
Laverne Cox was named to the 2015 Time’s 100 Most Influential People list. The accompanying piece was written by Jazz Jennings, the 14 year old trans advocate, author, and soon to be star of her own reality show on TLC.
“As a transgender child, I was always looking around for someone like me, because I thought I was the only one. It’s hard to feel like that. But having support from my family changed everything. They helped me love myself and embrace who I am.
Not all trans kids are so lucky. And for them, having someone as visible and strong as Laverne Cox to look up to is inspiring. She’s done so many amazing things—not just acting on Orange Is the New Black but also loving herself enough to share her story with the world. She’s a pioneer for our community.
When Laverne and I met for the first time, it was honestly so exciting. She started screaming like a little girl, because she thought of me as a celebrity! She told me to keep up the good work, and how happy she was about my success. Now I want to do the same for her. Laverne, I love you and I’m so proud of you and you’re definitely making a difference. Keep it up!”
(via TIME)
Well done, Laverne!
And to both Jazz and Laverne, thank you.
Facebook has just announced that rather than choosing their gender from a drop-down menu, users can now simply fill in the blank to describe their gender identity in their own words.
Alison C.K. Fogarty, a gender identity researcher at Stanford University, said giving users control over the words describing their gender is a significant step in social recognition of a growing trans community, especially coming from the world’s largest social media company.
“People are still fighting to make room for gender identity within the socially constructed binary of male and female,” Fogarty said. “Labels and identities are powerful in that they give a sense of community, a way of articulating one’s experience.”
Gender is so much more than choosing from a list of multiple choices. We’re glad Facebook recognizes it.
Have you ever been bullied? Maybe you’ve been a bully yourself? Whatever your experience, Russell Brand is here to tell you that it’s okay to be different and that nobody should tell you otherwise. Happy No Name-Calling Week!
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
Other organizations:
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
