Gay-Straight Allianc | Amerin Civil Liberti Unn

Contents:

• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC
• HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)
• LGBTQ YOUTH’S VIEWS ON GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC: BUILDG COMMUNY, PROVIDG GATEWAYS, AND REPRENTG SAFETY AND SUPPORT
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC, INCLIVE POLICY, AND SCHOOL CLIMATE: LGBTQ YOUTHS' EXPERIENC OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND BULLYG
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC, INCLIVE POLICY, AND SCHOOL CLIMATE: LGBTQ YOUTHS’ EXPERIENC OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND BULLYG
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC: A MECHANISM OF HEALTH RISK RCTN AMONG LGBTQ ADOLCENTS
• GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE INVOLVEMENT AND YOUTHS’ PARTICIPATN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCY, AND AWARENS-RAISG

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC

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 are associated wh lower levels of school-based victimizatn of LGBTQ+ youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 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.

HOW TO START A GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)

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 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.

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: 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. Eisenberg, ScD, MPHAbstractBACKGROUNDGay-Straight Allianc (GSAs) are school-based clubs that n ntribute to a healthy school climate for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng (LGBTQ) youth.

LGBTQ YOUTH’S VIEWS ON GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC: BUILDG COMMUNY, PROVIDG GATEWAYS, AND REPRENTG SAFETY AND SUPPORT

Keywords: gay-straight alliance, adolcent, sexual mory, school-basedAdolcents thrive climat that foster healthy velopment; arguably the most important climat are those school and fay settgs. Gay-straight allianc (GSAs), as a part of a school’s climate, are a key strategy signed to ensure safety, support, and rpect for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and qutng (LGBTQ) youth schools.

Of those who did not ment about GSAs, two were om Mnota, two om Brish Columbia, and four om Massachetts; the 8 were olr (7 of the 8 were 17 or 18 years old) and more likely to be livg an urban settg (63% pared to 29% of the total sample) but other ways were not mographilly distct om the 58 who did talk about 1Participant Sexual Orientatn and Genr Inty (N=58)FemaleMaleTrans and other labels^TOTALGay or Lbian`811221Bisexual`59317Queer and addnal labels~511218Straight--11Other--11TOTAL18211958In two lotns, participants provid nsent for themselv. Membership the GSA muny ed youth not to feel isolated their inty: “It was nice to know that there were other people like that, bee I would never have spected that anyone else was” (17-year-old, male, gay).

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC, INCLIVE POLICY, AND SCHOOL CLIMATE: LGBTQ YOUTHS' EXPERIENC OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND BULLYG

It was also monstrated participatn, as one youth exprsed tratn at missg a planng meetg: “I fot to go, and I’m, like, no, I need to go to that” (14-year-old, male, gay). Fac pop to your head, like our GSA advisor” (18-year-old, male, gay) om across all three study s discsed the specific typ of support and guidance they received om the non-parental, important adults. (16-year-old, “other” genr and orientatn)Another youth, when explag the Ally Week that their GSA hosted at school, stated, “…all people do is say, ‘Hey, I’m an ally, ‘ and teachers were [dog] that, and that was pretty ol” (17-year-old, male, gay).

Through their volvement wh GSAs, youth spoke about disverg servic such as healthre clics, hotl, and support groups: “Bee I was so volved GLSEN [Gay, Lbian & Straight Edutn Network] and GSA work, that’s how I knew about all the rourc” (18-year-old, female, queer). This youth stated, “Durg the transgenr policy that was tryg to be implemented…both [Twter and Facebook] were ed hardre” (18-year-old, male, gay).

Gay-Straight Allianc (GSA) and school polici foced on support for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer/qutng youth may rce bias-based bullyg and enhance social supports schools. Gay-Straight Allianc are Associated wh Lower Levels of School-Based Victimizatn of LGBTQ+ Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 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.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC, INCLIVE POLICY, AND SCHOOL CLIMATE: LGBTQ YOUTHS’ EXPERIENC OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND BULLYG

“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.

“The Goal of the Bnswick High School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) is to provi an alliance between all members of the muny regardls of sexual orientatn. “We, the members and officers of the Aragon High School Gay Straight Alliance, exist for the purpose of creatg a safer school environment for LGBT people.

Asi om workg diligently to improve the school environment, the GSA also puts emphasis on changg the muny our ultimate goal of endg homophobia. A Gay-Straight Alliance, or GSA, is a youth-led school or muny group anized for the purpose of supportg LGBTQ youth and straight alli through discsn, actn, iendship, and advocy.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANC: A MECHANISM OF HEALTH RISK RCTN AMONG LGBTQ ADOLCENTS

However, while gay stunt anizatns have existed on llege mp sce the civil rights era, the tablishment of siar groups high schools did not occur until the late 1980s. The first gay stunt anizatn Ameri (and perhaps the world) was found at Columbia Universy 1966 unr the name the Stunt Homophile League.

Gay-Straight Allianc the US are protected by the Feral Equal Accs Act of 1984 which, ironilly, was origally sponsored by nservative legislators for the purpose of protectg Bible Clubs and siar relig anizatns high schools. As of 2007, there were more that 3500 GSAs registered wh the Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN), a natnal anizatn tablished 1990 by Conrd Amy GSA founr Ken Jenngs to advote for the rights and well-beg of LGBTQ stunts. 12487PMCID: PMC8063225NIHMSID: NIHMS1691425AbstractGay-Straight Allianc (GSA) and school polici foced on support for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer/qutng youth may rce bias-based bullyg and enhance social supports schools.

Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer/qutng (LGBTQ) youth often navigate more hostile school climat than their heterosexual, cisgenr peers. School ntext be even more important when we nsir the health and well-beg of LGBTQ youth, as they are more likely to experience school-based harassment, victimizatn, and bullyg than their cisgenr and heterosexual peers (Day, Perez-Bmer, & Rsell, 2018; Toomey & Rsell, 2016) programs such as Gay-Straight Allianc (GSAs; also known as Genr and Sexualy Allianc) and school polici foced on support for LGBTQ stunts (LGBTQ-foced polici) have also been intified as effective means for improvg school climat, pecially for LGBTQ youth (Chir-Teran & Hugh, 2009; Fetner & Elaos, 2015; Goonow et al., 2006; Heck, Flentje, & Cochran, 2013; Kosciw, Greytak, Giga, Villenas, & Danischewski, 2016; Marx & Kettrey, 2016; McGuire, Anrson, Toomey, & Rsell, 2010). Prev studi of sexual and genr mory youth school ntexts have often bed sampl of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr youth; this is also among the first studi on measur of school climate related to social support and bullyg to clu genr inty pennt of sexual inty.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE INVOLVEMENT AND YOUTHS’ PARTICIPATN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCY, AND AWARENS-RAISG

Regnizg this, the review below variatns of the acronym LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer/qutng) to accurately scribe the sample characteristics of prr Bullyg SchoolsAll forms of bullyg are ncerng, yet youth who experience bias-based bullyg based on their perceived or actual sexual or genr inty have poorer mental health, greater substance e, and higher tancy pared to youth who experience general forms of bullyg (Birkett, Espelage, & Koenig, 2009; Bontempo & D’Augelli, 2002; Rivers & D’Augelli, 2001; Rsell et al., 2012). In one natnal survey of LGBTQ youth, 67% reported equently hearg homophobic ments at school, 58% felt unsafe bee of their sexual orientatn, and 43% felt unsafe bee of their genr exprsn (Kosciw et al., 2016). Addnally, only 12% of the youth reported that teachers tervened most or all of the time when they heard homophobic remarks; yet schools wh GSAs, 20% of youth reported teacher terventn rponse to homophobic statements (Kosciw et al., 2016).