George Takei. Enough said.
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Oh hey! A Safe Space poster! Want to get a Safe Space Kit or send one to a school that doesn’t have one yet? Easy breezy.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mas80jyMh91qk47zco1_1280.jpg)
Oh hey! A Safe Space poster! Want to get a Safe Space Kit or send one to a school that doesn’t have one yet? Easy breezy.
We are proud to release our 2011 National School Climate Survey today!
This new report provides a comprehensive snapshot of LGBT students’ experiences, and for the first time clearly shows both decreases in negative indicators of school climate and continued increases in most LGBT-related school resources and supports.
Learn more and take a look at the findings here: http://glsen.us/TiaGrQ
A student ambassador from Michigan stopped by our office today and look what we found on her computer… a Safe Space Sticker!
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is launching a campaign called #SpotTheSticker to bring attention to its Safe Space stickers and posters, which teachers can hang up at school to demonstrate that they support LGBT students. If you’ve seen a Safe Space sticker around your school, take a picture of it and share it with GLSEN to show teachers why they should help create safe and affirming spaces for all students. Woohoo! (via GLSEN)
Thanks for the coverage! Looking forward to seeing all the safe spaces!
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is launching a campaign called #SpotTheSticker to bring attention to its Safe Space stickers and posters, which teachers can hang up at school to demonstrate that they support LGBT students. If you’ve seen a Safe Space sticker around your school, take a picture of it and share it with GLSEN to show teachers why they should help create safe and affirming spaces for all students. Woohoo! (via GLSEN)
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We’re #GLSENproud to offer the GLSEN Safe Space Kit in Spanish! Kit Espacio Seguro is disgned to give educators the knowledge and tools necessary to make schools safer for all students. Get yours today!
BREAKING: Dept of Ed to collect anti-LGBT bullying data nationwide
Just a few minutes ago, the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education made a groundbreaking announcement – it intends to collect data in schools nationwide about anti-LGBT bullying as part of its Civil Rights Data Collection, an influential survey that is used to inform government action.
I’m proud to say that GLSEN’s longtime leadership in Washington urging the government to take action played an integral role in making this change happen. You won’t believe the interaction I witnessed firsthand that confirmed that in the most amazing way! But before I tell you that story, first back to what this change means.
This amazing development is something to celebrate and hopefully a trend of good news coming out of Washington in the coming days. Making civil rights data collection LGBT-inclusive is a critical step toward ensuring LGBT students’ civil rights. It also will further document the need for schools and policymakers to take action to ensure that LGBT students have equal access to a quality education.
But the backstory to this major advance is also incredibly exciting.
On May 22, I was at the White House for a Harvey Milk Day event, accompanying a delegation of GLSEN student leaders and staff. As we waited for the program to begin, a senior official from the Department of Education came running over to one of our students, Liam Arne.
“I need to shake your hand,” he said. “Because of you, the Secretary of Education is adding LGBT students to one of the most important Department of Education data collection instruments. You asked in that meeting, and afterward he told us to get it done!”
A few months earlier, we had taken Liam and three other GLSEN student leaders to meet Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. These amazing students wanted to stand up to make a change, and we gave them an opportunity to tell their stories directly to Secretary Duncan in support of action that would create immediate and lasting impact.
LGBT-inclusive data collection may seem like a wonky goal. But let me tell you, data drives decision-making, and what is measured is what is valued when it comes to government action. Liam, one of GLSEN’s amazing student leaders, secured a huge advance for LGBT youth nationwide.
That makes me #GLSENProud.
GLSEN’s student leadership development programs support students like Liam Arne in making an amazing difference. We need your help to keep driving progress! Please consider a donation to help us continue to support students like Liam bring hope for a better tomorrow for LGBT youth.
Education department staffers Jenny & Steven talk about how they work to empower educators to make schools safe for LGBT students. And what you can do to help.
(hint: it involves voting)
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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