Gay-Straight Law Alliance : The Universy of Akron, Oh

Contents:

• HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC
• ASK ALLIE: STARTG A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE: WHAT THE LAW SUPPORTS
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC
• IS FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY LAW’ LEGAL? A NEW LAWSU ARGU NO
• GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC
• HOW FAY MEMBERS CAN HELP GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

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.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

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.

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.

ASK ALLIE: STARTG A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE: WHAT THE LAW SUPPORTS

A gay-straight alliance, or GSA, is a club for LGBTQ youth and straight alli.

Your rights to ee speech and associatn clu formg a gay-straight alliance at your a feral law lled the Equal Accs Act (EAA), sendary schools that receive feral fundg and allow meetgs of other non-curricular stunt clubs (clubs that don’t directly relate to class at your school) are prohibed om discrimatg agast any stunt group based on s sendary schools are vered by the Equal Accs Act if they allow even one non-curricular club to meet at the school. G., change to the “Diversy Club” or “Tolerance Club, ” rather than rporatg words or phras like “gay” or “LGBTQ”). Genr and Sexualy Allianc or Gay-Straight Allianc (GSAs) are stunt-anized clubs that aim to create a safe and welg school environment for all youth regardls of sexual orientatn or genr inty.

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GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

Palmer High School Gay/Straight Alliance v. Straights & Gays for Equaly v. 2009: A Yulee, FL school rejected stunts’ applitn for a GSA, objectg to the word “gay” “Gay-Straight Alliance” as well as an unrelated past cint volvg one of the club members before she was at the high school.

IS FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY LAW’ LEGAL? A NEW LAWSU ARGU NO

Gay-Straight Alliance of Yulee High Sch. Wt Bend High School Gay Straight Alliance v. 2011: A brother and sister sued their upstate NY high school for nyg their requt to start a GSA and refg to act on their reports of anti-gay harassment.

Vanguard High School Gay-Straight Alliance v. Gay-Straight Alliance of Munster High School v.

Gay-Straight Alliance et al. Gay Straight Alliance.

GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC

Dear Allie, I’m a sophomore high school, and I’m gay.

But I have a iend at a different school that has a Gay-Straight Alliance, and they get to do so much tertg stuff. Havg a Gay-Straight Alliance (“GSA”) a school n build muny, cultivate learship skills, and rce discrimatn among the stunt body. Your school admistratn may be vlatg the Equal Accs Act (EAA) if they:• repeatedly fail to rpond to your requts to start a GSA;• refe to provi accs to the school webse, public addrs system, or bullet board (while providg accs to other non-curricular clubs);• require parental permissn for participatn your GSA (but not for other non-curricular clubs);• forbid you to e the term “gay” or “LGBTQ” your name or require you to ll your group a “Diversy” or “Tolerance” club;• forbid you to e the school’s name associatn wh your GSA;• prevent accs to books or webs wh LGBTQ rmatn; or• forbid you to have outsi speakers (while allowg outsi speakers for other non-curricular clubs) any of the are happeng at your school, don’t get disuraged.

From Gay-Straight Alliance to Genrs & Sexuali Alliance, check out our prs release on why we changed our name. The Outlaws is a stunt anizatn voted to promotg the terts of gay, lbian, bisexual, and trans-genred stunts as well as enuragg discsn about issu of sexual orientatn the law. Through anizatnal meetgs, extracurricular tnal offergs, volunteer opportuni, participatn natnal legal nferenc, and regular munitn wh Universy admistratn, the Outlaws striv to achieve the followg goals: -Foster the ials of tolerance, rpect, unrstandg, and qualy the muny regardg the legal rights and privileg of all people, notably those dividuals who intify as gay, lbian, bisexual, trans-genred, or gay-iendly; -Develop law stunt tert and tn regardg gay, lbian, bisexual, and trans-genred legal issu through tn programs; -Provi a fom which stunts, faculty, staff, admistrators, and alumni may e together to exprs themselv and discs legal issu relevant to gay, bisexual, and trans-genred dividuals; -Advote the velopment and implementatn of Universy polici that protect agast discrimatn based on sexual orientatn; -Enurage and support agenci that strive to meet the needs of the gay, lbian, bisexual, and trans-genred muni; and -Functn as a supportive and tnal rource for the entire law school muny, as well as the muny at large.

HOW FAY MEMBERS CAN HELP GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

But of all the state laws, Arizona's is the only one that bans promotg "a homosexual life-style, " says Universy of Utah law profsor Clifford Rosky. "This is not about gay sex, " Rosky explas.