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GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

18 Tips For LGBT Teens In High School, From People Who Have Been There H/T: BuzzFeed — 18 Tips For LGBT Teens In High School, From People Who Have Been There
H/T: BuzzFeed

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How to Survive Freshman Year: 13 Tips for LGBT Youth

We love this recap of the GLSEN Respect Awards from The Advocate featuring advice for LGBT youth from Respect Awards honorees and friends of GLSEN!

[To honor LGBT youth] The Advocate asked those on the [GLSEN Respect Awards] red carpet, including Gigi Gorgeous, J.J. Abrams, Jason Collins, Dana Delany, Connor Franta, Robbie Rogers, Todrick Hall, and more, to offer a piece of advice to LGBT freshmen in high school. Here are their responses as well as highlights from the evening.

H/T: The Advocate

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• wearing what they want, and
• being called the name/pronoun that they want. — *Everyone has the right to experience prom:*
**with who they want**
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LGBTQ youth! Have you taken GLSEN’s 2013 National School Climate Survey? Did you know that it’s the only national survey to examine the educational experiences of LGBTQ youth, and that it’s used to inform education policymakers and the public about the right of all students to be treated with respect? Learn why it’s so important in this video, and please take the survey now! www.glsen.org/2013survey

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Jacob, a high school senior, used his acceptance speech for his “Class Actor” senior award to come out to his class. He received a standing ovation.

In his short speech, Jacob referenced the bullying and harassment that so many LGBT students face.

Dig into our 2011 National School Climate Survey for more stats and info on the experiences of LGBT youth in school.

Way to go Jacob! And like Jacob, we know that many LGBT students can’t be out because it’s not safe for them to do so.

Here’s to creating safer, more respectful schools each and every day!

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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

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The luminous light that once shined in your eyes: GSA ADVICE NEEDED!

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Hey guys,

So a couple of my friends and I started up a GSA at our high school this year and so far it is going absolutely amazingly! Everyone has been so accepting of it (We’re in a catholic school) and it’s wonderful.

I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what we should do in the meetings and around the school in the upcoming months.

Movie suggestions, topics, activities or “spirit days” and stuff like that, anything helps really.

We’re just trying to keep this year a success. here’s a link to my ask box: http://underlying.tumblr.com/ask

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We have two humble suggestions.

Anyone else have ideas? Help a GSA out!

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WE are Gay Straight Alliance @ University High School.
We started about 2 months ago and we are 45 members strong!
We work to educate, advocate, and support the LGBT (and straight) community in Orlando, Florida!
And we are more than happy to say that... — WE are Gay Straight Alliance @ University High School.
We started about 2 months ago and we are 45 members strong!
We work to educate, advocate, and support the LGBT (and straight) community in Orlando, Florida!
And we are more than happy to say that more than half of our club members are straight Allies :’)

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I wish there was a GSA at my school..

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I feel like I should start one

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That would be most awesome. If you need any help, let us know (that’s what we’re here for). Here are some GSA resources while you ponder what to do (crossing our fingers for you).

http://www.glsen.org/gsa

http://www.glsen.org/jumpstart

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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:

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:

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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