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Educators Can’t Ignore Trans Students. Our Futures Depend on It

In part because of my experience in freshman biology, I’m among the 75% of transgender students who have felt unsafe at school because of their gender expression.

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I’m a Trans, Disabled Young Person, Not One or the Other

These identities are inseparable to me.

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How to Support Non-binary Students

National Student Council members Katie, Marisa, and Ezra describe non-binary identity, their school experiences, and how schools can support non-binary stude...

How are you supporting non-binary students?

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Have you signed GLSEN’s Letter to the Next President yet?!

Add your name at www.glsen.org/nextpresident

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Our country has seen unprecedented progress for LGBTQ young people during the last eight years. From Franklin County High School (TN) students asserting their right to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club, the Valley Central School Board’s (NY) public stance in support of transgender students, or the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education’s Title IX guidance calling on our nation’s public schools to protect and provide for transgender students equally.

Despite this progress, 85% of LGBT students report being verbally harassed and 56% report experiencing discriminatory policies and practices at school.

The next President will lead our country for at least the next four years. They will set Department of Education policy and push forth legislative ideals that will have a direct impact on the lives of LGBTQ students – most of whom will be too young to even vote in the election.

Sign on to GLSEN’s Letter to the Next President to call on every candidate to take a public stance in support of LGBTQ young people and to put forth proposals toward ensuring them safe and affirming schools!

Visit www.glsen.org/nextpresident to add your name!

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A Message for the Next President, and How You Can Add Your Name

Right now we need your help. Whoever becomes our next President needs to know how important our progress has been for the lives of millions of people, and hear from you about what must happen next. Now you can tell them by signing GLSEN’s Letter to the Next President. We’ll deliver the signed letter to the candidates before the first Presidential debate of the general election, in time for them to make their support for LGBTQ students a part of their campaign platforms.

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The U.N. Votes To Create Its First LGBT Rights Watchdog

The United Nations Human Rights Council voted Thursday to create the institution’s first LGBT rights watchdog. The resolution passed in a vote of 23 to 18, with six abstentions.

The person appointed to this role will be known as an “independent expert” and the position is charged with monitoring “violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.”

This was the most ambitious effort yet to advance LGBT rights within the U.N. system, and the resolution included the strongest language to date suggesting LGBT rights should be a concern of international human rights law.

H/T: BuzzFeed

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This Harvey Milk Day, continue Harvey Milk’s legacy by signing up for GLSEN’s political action center, GLSEN Up!

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Recently, Target has come under fire by a small – but loud – group of people who oppose its LGBT-inclusive policies. It’s time to come together to send a strong and clear message to Target – “Thank you for doing the right thing!”  - as the company stands for equality and acceptance alongside others like Starbucks and Barnes & Noble.

Take the pledge to #StandWithTarget on Wednesday, June 1 as LGBT Pride Month begins.  Here’s what you can do to join GLAAD, Family Equality Council, Freedom for All Americans and GLSEN in voicing your appreciation for companies that value everyone.

WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW:

• Take the pledge below
• Share the pledge with your friends and family on social media

WHAT YOU CAN DO ON JUNE 1:

• Visit a Target store and take a selfie for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat
• Shop at Target in your community or online to buy supplies for your local LGBT organization

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At GLSEN, we believe everybody deserves respect!

The dictionary calls respect “a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.” In honor of the upcoming GLSEN Respect Awards in New York, we want to know what respectmeans to you!

Tell us how you define respect and you’ll be automatically entered to win aGLSEN Respect Snapback. In addition, you might be featured on the GLSEN Blog.

The deadline to enter is May 20.