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See what ’s like to major Gay and Lbian Studi and learn what a sample llege curriculum clus and the reers you’ll be prepared for after graduatn.

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GLSEN: GAY, LBIAN & STRAIGHT EDUTN NETWORK

” GLSEN (pronounced “glisten”) stands for the “Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutor Network. Jenngs found GLSEN, origally lled GLISTN, the “Gay and Lbian Inpennt School Teachers Network”, after wrg an article about his “experienc as an openly gay teacher for the Natnal Associatn of Inpennt Schools’ magaze, Inpennt School.

GLSEN renamed self GLSEN, the “Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutor Network, ” 1997 orr to better align wh s “safety” msagg and youth-activism efforts.

GAY AND LBIAN STUDI

After policy objectiv like gays openly servg the ary and same-sex marriage were enacted durg the Obama admistratn, LGBTQ activist anizatns like GLSEN seem to have adopted a more radil agenda, to jtify their existence and fundraisg.

It produc a “natnal school climate survey” reportg on the “experienc of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer youth our natn’s schools.

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