Gay-straight allianc schools - Today's Parent

Contents:

• SUPPORTG A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
• THE LATT PH: "GAY" CLUBS FOR KIDS MIDDLE SCHOOLS. HERE'S HOW THEY GET THEM -- AND WHAT WH THEM.
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE
• HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC SCHOOLS
• GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC

SUPPORTG A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL

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.

A 2014 study found that “LGBTQ stunts are at higher risk for suici, part bee they are more often targeted for bullyg and discrimatn, but heterosexual stunts n also be the target of homophobic bullyg. Create an articulated program where stunts om the high school program n help those the younger you’re terted learng more about tablishg a GSA your school, check out the Jump Start Gui provid by Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn Network. From Gay-Straight Alliance to Genrs & Sexuali Alliance, check out our prs release on why we changed our name.

The homosexual-transgenr movement is workg hard to doctrate schoolchildren as young as possible. By far, the most effective way is to get them to school-based "gay" clubs that are n by activist, often radil, adults, but though otherwise unsupervised. A proment part vered strategi for settg up "gay-straight alliance" (GSA) clubs as many middle schools as possible, given that most high schools now have them.

THE LATT PH: "GAY" CLUBS FOR KIDS MIDDLE SCHOOLS. HERE'S HOW THEY GET THEM -- AND WHAT WH THEM.

At first glance, a "gay" club for middle school stunts would seem beyond somethg even most liberals would buy to. After all, wasn't too long ago that ANY "gay" club at all, even high school, was beyond the pale.

The homosexual movement has found that a very effective approach for overg ristant school officials is g a petn as a prsure tactic, along wh other manvers. The LGBT movement will e any tactic they n to lure kids to their "gay" clubs for the first time. Apparently, her next goal is to set up AGLY ("Arlgton Gay and Lbian Youth") which would probably be a youth/adult "gay" club not nnected wh the school.

They take troubled kids and tell them that if they feel "different" or that they "don't f " then they're probably really "gay" or "transgenr.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE

Then the GSA lears have the kids spread those ias to the rt of the school through events like the "Day of Silence", "Gay History Month", and "Transgenr Awarens Day. 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.

HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)

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

“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 SCHOOLS

But if you’re a stunt who is (or perceived to be) gay or transgenr, the next few months also provi a rpe om bullyg and harassment. Gay-straight allianc, or GSAs—youth-led clubs that work to make schools safer by specifilly addrsg antigay and antransgenr behavr—are one way to help create a climate that is clive of gay and transgenr youth. A rearch brief om the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network, or GLSEN—a natnal tn anizatn foced on ensurg safe schools for all stunts—prents some posive fdgs about GSAs and their abily to help create safe and clive school climat for gay and transgenr youth.

Stunts schools wh GSAs are ls likely to hear homophobic remarks school on a daily basis than stunts schools whout a GSA—57 percent pared to 75 percent. Gay and transgenr stunts who attend schools wh a GSA are ls likely than those at a school whout a GSA to report feelg unsafe school bee of their sexual orientatn (61 percent vs. Fifty-three percent of sendary school teachers believe that havg a GSA would help make schools safer for gay and transgenr stunts.

While there is a void of natnal rearch about amic achievement for gay and transgenr youth, the California Safe Schools Coaln has produced a number of rearch briefs that look at the impact harassment and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty has on amic achievement and school safety California schools.

GAY-STRAIGHT/GENRS & SEXUALI ALLIANC

Thirty-one percent of gay and transgenr youth who felt safe at school received mostly A’s, pared to 18 percent who did not feel safe at school.

Thirty-five percent of gay and transgenr youth who felt safe at school received A’s and B’s, pared to 26 percent who did not feel safe at school. Eighty-three percent of gay and transgenr stunts who strongly feel safe at school have plans to go to llege, pared to 67 percent of those who do not feel safe at school. The study found that gay and transgenr stunts schools wh GSAs are ls likely to drop out and more likely to succeed higher tn.

Dpe knowg the harm that bullyg and harassment have on gay and transgenr youth—and that GSAs n help lsen this impact—there are some schools across the untry that try to prohib youth om formg the groups. …the Equal Accs Act requir public schools to afford equal treatment to all noncurricular stunt anizatns, cludg GSAs and other groups that foc on issu related to [gay and transgenr] stunts, sexual orientatn, or genr inty. By affirmg stunts’ rights to form GSAs, the Department of Edutn is unrsrg the need for safer schools general and the particular challeng that gay and transgenr stunts face.