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All students have the right to participate in school activities and freely express their gender identity, yet GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey found that 18.1% of LGBT students report being prevented from attending a school dance with someone...

All students have the right to participate in school activities and freely express their gender identity, yet GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey found that 18.1% of LGBT students report being prevented from attending a school dance with someone of the same gender and 19.2% of LGBT students report being prevented from wearing clothes of another gender at school. We are ‪#‎GLSENproud‬ Prom King is working to improve those statistics.

As North Carolina finds itself in the middle of a divide, Prom King aims to challenge institutionalized transphobia and gender roles to create safe spaces for LGBTQ youth by understanding their needs and daily challenges.

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HB 2 harms students and communities by making discrimination legal in North Carolina. We’re ‪#‎GLSENproud‬ of student activists like Adam speaking out against this blatant discrimination in support of LGBT people; show your support for LGBT students when you register for GLSEN’s Day of Silence here: http://glsen.us/1Sr6tyD

I am tired of the stares, the murmured hate, the aggression when I dare to hold another man’s hand on the street.
I am tired of my racing heartbeat, the catch in my breath, the worst case scenarios I have to think of when I walk in a public bathroom.
I am tired of my state supporting hatred and bigotry.
I am tired.
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This is what trans looks like, Gov. McCrory. I am trans, I am queer, I am a lover, a writer, an actor, and a singer. I am a person of faith and when I was formed from the dust of the earth, the same breath of life that filled your lungs also filled mine. Do not mistake your privilege for superiority. It will not serve you forever. But for now, at the risk of sounding crude, suck it, McCrory.
I am trans, and I am not going away. Deal with it.

H/T: BuzzFeed

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All students - including transgender students - deserve schools that are free from discrimination. We’re ‪#‎GLSENproud‬ of these words from U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch!

“To me, this is really an issue of equality and fundamental fairness and what kind of a society do we want to be…We decided over 200 years ago that we wanted to be an inclusive society, and we wanted to guarantee equal rights for all. For that to mean something, we have to be careful, we have to be vigilant, so that when people, for whatever reason, are either [made to] feel like they’re on the outside — a particular group — or are placed on the outside, that that doesn’t happen. And transgender issues are no different, to me, in that regard.”

H/T: The Advocate

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The guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice regarding accommodating transgender and gender nonconforming students under Title IX is a crucial component of ensuring that the rights of all students are protected! Read GLSEN’s statement on it here.

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Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ Resources

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:

  • Jean Melesaine (queer, Sāmoan, artist, documentary photographer, and one of the founding members of One Love Oceania)
  • Ingrid Nilsen (half-Thai, lesbian, beauty vlogger and internet personality)
  • Kit Yan (trans/queer, Chinese-Hawaiian, playwright, poet, performer, and lyricist)
  • Chrysanthemum Tran (trans/queer, Vietnamese American poet, performer and teaching artist)
  • Chella Man (deaf, Jewish-Chinese, genderqueer, artist)
  • Patrick G. Lee (queer, Korean-American, journalist and filmmaker)
  • Pati Solomona Tyrell (queer, Sāmoan, artist/photographer based in Tāmaki Makaurau)

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