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Is anyone starting a GSA next year, or coming back to an existing club? If you need activities for your meetings, head over to glsen.org/gsa! 📷: @mysonwearsheels on Instagram
Not only did we send a Safe Space Kit to every school in the country, Andy Cohen also hung up a sticker in his Bravo clubhouse!
To learn more about the kit or get one for yourself, visit http://glsen.org/safespace
Sultana High School is censoring and discriminating against its Gay-Straight Alliance. The Hesperia, CA school is limiting the GSA from using LGBT-inclusive language and participating in activities like GLSEN’s Day of Silence and Ally Week.
Today is the first school day since news broke last week during Spring Break that the ACLU of Southern California sent a letter demanding the school district stop discriminating against the school’s GSA.
Tell them that they are not alone
As they return to school today, the GSA members could face retaliation for their decision to stand up to their school district.
Along with our partners at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, It Gets Project, and the California-based GSA Network, we want to send a clear message to Sultana High GSA members as they head back to school:
We are proud of you and we’ve got your back.
Will you join us? Click here to send your own message to the brave LGBT students and allies.
They believe that every student deserves to be safe and treated with respect, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Help us show them that people all across the country stand with them against discrimination.
This is why we do the work. Everyone at GLSEN, every teacher, and student, and volunteer, and every “Follower” on Tumblr. Each one of you. We do this work to make schools safer for LGBT students, we know it’s working, and with this award from Chase, we could do even more.
Will you pledge to choose GLSEN when voting begins on November 27? http://www.glsen.org/chase
I haven’t really posted any personal things on this blog in awhile except for when I rant and let out fumes but I guess this is a rather “important” chapter of my life haha. So for those who don’t know, my school just recently re-formed it’s GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) club. Long story short: there was one made when I was a freshman but got “disbanded” due to the lack of members and other issues, but now Junior year (2013) it has been REVIVED! :)
Anyways I’m co-president with my good friend Annie and I’m really happy with the way things have progressed so far. While it was rather sudden/abrupt having “re-started” the club literally in the middle of the school year (4 months before school ends) i’m REALLY glad we did. Not only do we have a nice amount of members showing up to the meetings/participating in the events but the club itself is making a lot of progress ESPECIALLY considering how we just started from scratch.
In one month we…
- first and foremost created an environment and support system for the LGBT community that I would have never expected in a million years. This is clearly visible through our very own Facebook page where all the members are actively voting/posting/supporting the LGBT cause. (And from the good amount of people who show up at the meetings)
- created our very own GSA website (www.gnsgsaclub.tumblr.com) which not only provides notices to GSA events but also LGBT news, support, advice, links to organizations that provide counseling on Long Island (all courtesy of yours truly :P) NOT TO MENTION it has some kick ass features that you should all check out to see (ie. top left dropbar, adventure time scroll up button, etc.)
- created OUR VERY OWN GSA COMMERCIAL currently being broadcasted in our school halls, promoting our club and notifying the student body of when our club meets (thanks to our Secretary Christine)
- had our first Bakesale where we raised OVER $100 (thanks to our Treasurer May for organizing it and everyone in the club for bringing in ALOT of baked goods)
- hosted OUR VERY OWN BUMPER STICKERS CONTEST where we are currently on our 2nd round of voting, this time from the top 3 that were chosen at the last meeting. The bumper sticker that wins will be made into OUR VERY OWN GNS GSA bumper sticker (this is thanks to our Vice President Ji Ann who is hosting the contest and the one who is providing us with the FREE PRODUCTION of bumper stickers and ofc thanks to those who submitted >:) including yours truly again who worked his butt off on 4 designs/submissions :P)
- Scheduled for our first Guest Speaker from LIGALY (an LGBT organization) to speak to us the week after the break about the Day of Silence and the LGBT community
- Had several discussions/informative meetings about the topics of stereotypes, bullying, the purpose of the club, etc. (all accompanied by powerpoint slides with transitions/effects to make it look more presentable)
- Created a “Coffee-house style” environment(or at least still trying to LOL) by providing FOOD/BEVERAGES EVERY MEETING so the members feel relaxed and ready for the weekend (since our meetings are on Fridays) while they just chill and enjoy the meeting
- Have Plans set forth for creating our own Public Service Announcement for GSA right after the break
- continued the selling of our own GSA T-Shirt
and did I mention this was all done in literally a month? :DD and there’s so much more we have planned right now including movie day, day of silence, poster making, visiting Pride for Youth as a club, etc. Really really happy with the way things are going and couldn’t be happier with the board members who are helping me making this club more successful.
but yeah I guess this is just an update on my life for those who care haha :) hope everyone’s having a GREAT SPRING BREAK! I know I already am (preparing to sleep 12+ hr a day every day this week) k yeah gnight people :P_
Applications and Nominations for our 2013 Gay-Straight Alliance of the Year Award close this Sunday at midnight.
2012 winners from Blake High School in Maryland share what it was like to win and why you should apply.
So what are you waiting for? Apply today – we want to hear about how you’re rocking out with your GSA/QSA to make things better at your school.
How to start a GSA
I want to start a GSA (Gay, Straight Alliance) at my school. I’m not exactly sure how I should go about doing it. If anyone has any tips and/or suggestions, I would be very grateful. Thanks!
We put together a Jump Start Guide for GSAs that should be helpful. Not only does it have info on how to start one, it’s got resource that you can use once you’re up and running!
And we made a video of our Top 10 Things To Do With Your GSA
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:
- An article about supporting LGBTQ+ Asian and Pacific Islander Students
- PDF with a timeline of important moments in history for LGBTQ+ Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- 7 Events in LGBT History to Recognize This Month
- “Why Educators Should Recognize Queer, Asian Identities in School Curriculum,” an article by Becca Mui
Other organizations:
- APIQWTC (Asian & Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Coalition), which provides opportunities for Asian & Pacific Islander queer women and transgender people to socialize, network, build community, engage in inter-generational organizing, and increase community visibility
- NQAPIA (National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance), a network of Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander LGBTQ organizations
- Asian Pacific Islander Resource Kit by GLAAD (also links to other resources)
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
- Full study
- (Chapter 9) Sexual and Gender Diversity in Native America and the Pacific Islands
- (Chapter 11) Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History
- (Chapter 18) LGBTQ Civil Rights in America
- Index
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)
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
- A collection of links to readings on Asian American gay and lesbian history
- Being Asian/Pacific Islander & LGBTQ: An Introduction (an article by the HRC featuring research regarding important issues in the community, as well as links to other resources)
- Gender Identity and Sexual Identity in the Pacific and Hawai'i
- 10 South Asian LGBTQ Books That Changed My Life (an article by Priya Arora)
- Wikipedia’s Timeline of Asian and Pacific Islander diasporic LGBT history
- Kumu Hina (a documentary about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture/values within modern Hawaiʻi, told through the lens of Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a Native Hawaiian māhū [someone who embodies both a male and female spirit], and an honored and respected kumu [teacher], cultural practitioner, and community leader)
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