Gay-Straight Allianc | Lambda Legal Legacy

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. 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.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

Rearch has shown that LGBT stunts hear fewer homophobic slurs, experience ls harassment, have better attendance, and feel safer at schools that have GSAs.

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

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.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

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. High Gay/Straight Alliance v. Gay/Straight Alliance v.

Gay Straight Alliance v. Palmer High School Gay/Straight Alliance v.

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

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.

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.

GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC

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

HOW FAY MEMBERS CAN HELP GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

Gay-Straight Alliance et al.

Gay Straight Alliance.

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.