We talked to GSA advisors and got their bt tips and advice for nng an effective Gay-Straight Alliance. Ht: let the kids lead!
Contents:
- HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)
- GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC
- SUPPORTG A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)
Gay-Straight Allianc, or GSAs, are stunt-led and stunt-anized school clubs that aim to create a safe, welg, and acceptg school environment for all youth, regardls of sexual orientatn or genr inty. GSAs provi a supportive environment for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) stunts, as well as those who are perceived by others to be LGBT, are qutng their inty, have LGBT iends or fay members, or jt re about LGBT issu. Rearch has shown that LGBT stunts hear fewer homophobic slurs, experience ls harassment, have better attendance, and feel safer at schools that have GSAs.
Startg a Gay/Straight Alliance. Is anti-gay harassment a problem at your school? GSAs are about valug all people regardls of whether they’re gay, straight, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng.
Department of Edutn “Dear Colleague Letter” on gay-straight alliance clubs and the Equal Accs Act: An open letter signed by the Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights of the U.
GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC
Be sure to check out the x of all their rearch and studi and their Jump-Start Gui for Gay Straight Allianc. “Gay-Straight Allianc: Ground Zero for School Tolerance”: An article wrten for teachers by teachers om Edutn World magaze, explag why GSA’s should be allowed at schools.
SUPPORTG A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
From Gay-Straight Alliance to Genrs & Sexuali Alliance, check out our prs release on why we changed our name. LGBT is still a popular term ed to discs genr and sexual mori, but all GSRM are wele beyond lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people who nsent to participate a safe space. The prence of a Genr and Sexualy Alliance (prevly lled a Gay-Straight Alliance, or GSA for short) a school has a profound impact on the well-beg of LGBTQ youth.
Gay Straight Alliance For Safe Schools (GSAFE). One way stunts n make their school a safer environment for all youth is through a gay-straight alliance, or GSA — a stunt-led club that provis support for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr stunts and their iends.
Too many tim, episos of bullyg are based around stunts’ perceived sexualy or inti, and as rearch prov, our young people are way schools n bat the attacks is to host a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA). This is a key perd for lbian, gay, and bisexual stunts: The children one survey reported beg “attracted to another person of the same genr at about age 10. Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer (LGBTQ) youths are “more than four tim as likely to attempt suici” as heterosexual kids.