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.
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#coming out #lesbian #gay #bisexual #transgender #Matt Bomer #LZ Granderson #Jason Collins #LGBT #LGBTQPIA #Leo Washington #GLSEN Middle Tennessee #bullying #anti-bullying #safer schoolsWhat a night! 2013 Respect Awards - New York
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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!
Our work creating safer schools for LGBT students is serious stuff, but sometimes we get a little silly. After we uploaded the video of Matt Bomer & Simon Halls from the Respect Awards today, our education manager Jenny wanted to get in the video action so she put this short video together.
Check it out!
“You gotta give ‘em hope.” It’s Harvey Milk Day.
Thank you to each and every one of you for being part of the change that Harvey Milk dreamed of. You are a hope and inspiration and we are honored to have you as partners, participants and supporters.
In 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.
Linda Harvey, an anti-LGBT extremist, said some ridiculous things about Day of Silence and LGBT people. So, naturally we had to fact-check her.
And show off just a small fraction of the powerful, courageous, and world-changing people who are using Day of Silence to take a stand and make a difference.
Whose side are you on?
Jennifer Finney Boylan tells her story of coming out as trans to her conservative, 85-year old mother in this video for The New York Times’ series “Transgender Today”.
“I’m aware that I’ve been aided on my journey not only by the kindness of others, but by some of the societal privileges of race and class and economic status. The rate of violence and murder and unemployment for trans people, especially trans women of color, is intolerable, and it has to change.
I think it’s going to be a long road. But it is my hope, if people come forward and tell their stories, and live their lives with authenticity and dignity, that, just as my mother foretold, love will prevail.
I think of the Paul Simon song sometimes, the one that goes, ‘I believe in the future we will suffer no more. Maybe not in my lifetime, but in yours, I feel sure.’”
One our student ambassadors, Dustin, is getting into YouTube and made a video about coming out. What’s your experience? Are you out at school? Online? Reblog and let us know what coming out was like for you.
Last night we took DC by storm to tour the monuments. And the park ranger at the Jefferson Memorial told us that he has a gay son who started a GSA at his high school!
Yea, that happened.
Inspiring video of Ellen DeGeneres as part of PBS’s MAKERS series. Thanks to our friends at Upworthy for sharing!
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:
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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:
