Gay-Straight Allianc or Genrs and Sexuali Allianc (GSAs) have been associated wh improvements school safety, a key ponent of school nnectedns, for all stunts. Rearch specifilly lks the prence of a GSA to greater feelgs of school nnectedns among LGBT stunts.
Contents:
- GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC
- LGBTQ YOUTH’S VIEWS ON GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC: BUILDG COMMUNY, PROVIDG GATEWAYS, AND REPRENTG SAFETY AND SUPPORT
- HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)
- GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC
GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC
In 2016, we formally changed our name to Genrs & Sexuali Alliance Network (formerly Gay-Straight Alliance Network) after hearg om untls youth lears who unrstand their genrs and sexuali to be uniquely theirs and have moved beyond the labels of gay and straight, and the lims of a bary genr system. Gay-Straight Allianc or Genrs and Sexuali Allianc have been associated wh improvements school safety, a key ponent of school nnectedns, for all stunts.
Rearch specifilly lks the prence of Gay-Straight Allianc or Genrs and Sexuali Allianc (GSAs) to greater feelgs of school nnectedns among Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Qutng (LGBTQ) stunts. Gay-Straight Allianc.
LGBTQ YOUTH’S VIEWS ON GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC: BUILDG COMMUNY, PROVIDG GATEWAYS, AND REPRENTG SAFETY AND SUPPORT
Gay-Straight allianc are associated wh lower levels of school-based victimizatn of LGBTQ+ youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
LGBTQ youth’s views on gay-straight allianc: buildg muny, providg gateways, and reprentg safety and support. School nnectedns for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr youth: -school victimizatn and stutnal supports. Promotg youth agency through dimensns of gay-straight alliance volvement and ndns that maximize associatns.
Contextualizg gay-straight allianc: stunt, advisor, and stctural factors related to posive youth velopment among members. Rcg risk for illic dg e and prcriptn dg mise: high school gay-straight allianc and lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr youth.
HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)
Asi om a quick AOL search for “Am I Gay” onle quizz my fay’s puter room, there wasn’t much terms of support for navigatg the qutns the early 2000’s (that I knew of) asi om turng to the ter. Genr & Sexualy Alliance Clubs (or GSAs)—formerly known as Gay-Straight Alliance Clubs—are youth-led school or muny-based groups anized for the purpose of supportg LGBTQ+ youth and straight alli through discsn, actn, iendship, and advocy. The first Gay-Straight Alliance Club emerged 1988 when Kev Jenngs—a history teacher at Conrd Amy (a private, tnal boardg and day school for high school aged stunts) Massachetts—who had jt e out as gay, was approached by a stunt at the school who was straight but was upset by the treatment of gay stunts by her peers.
GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC
Jenngs creds stunts for both the tablishment of the club, as well as for settg the agenda of battg homophobia, and for chang to Conrd Amy’s non-discrimatn policy. Jenngs went on to -found the Gay Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) 1990—so ’s no wonr why we’re sharg so many credible rourc om GLSEN wh you today! The same study found that 75% of stunts schools whout GSAs reported anti-gay slurs every day pared to 57% of stunts schools wh GSAs.
If you are a stunt at a public high school tryg to start a gay-straight alliance (GSA) club at your school, you may be required to wre a missn statement for your club.
“To promote tolerance and acceptance throughout the school muny and to provi a safe, non-judgmental space as a support work for Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, Transgenr, Qutng, and Straight youth who share a mon visn of social equaly. “Here at Miramar High School, our Gay-Straight Alliance brgs together gay youth and straight alli to fight homophobia on mp and the muny through the pursu of knowledge, by tg the muny about different sexual and genr inti, by lkg homophobia wh other opprsns, and by g together as a sgle un to form a wall agast harassment. “As the Gay Straight Alliance of GMHS, is our missn to brg together and regnize lbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgenr and straight youth a posive and non-judgmental environment where they n fully exprs their dividualy and share experienc.