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Queer Youth Updates: March 17
1. LGBTIQ & Ally Youth Conference, Saturday, March 19
2. QYLA Nominations Due March 21!
3. LGBT Community Responds to Japan Earthquake
4. South Bay GSA Leadership Summit, May 7
5. Legal Update: California FAIR Education Act for Safe Schools
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1. LGBTIQ & Ally Youth Conference, Saturday, March 19
The Safe, Empowered, X-traordinary Youth Conference of 2011 is only a few days away! Please make sure to register as soon as possible, as this will benefit both you and the Conference planners. Preregistering online means less waiting in line on the day of the Conference. You can register online at: www.diversitycenter.org/youth
The Conference, hosted by Santa Cruz City Schools at Mission Hill Middle School, will be held on Saturday March 19th, 2011 from 12 - 7 PM. LGBT Youth and Adult allies are welcome to attend and enjoy a fantastic day filled with fun, educational and informational workshops with both youth and adult tracks available. After the Conference, students are encouraged to attend a substance free dance party hosted by the Walnut Avenue Women’s Center from 7 - 10 PM. So mark your calendars, don’t forget to pre-register, and tell all your friends! We’ll see you at the Conference on March 19th.
2. QYLA Nominations Due March 21!
Please help us in spreading the word to youth groups and community organizations about nominations for the 14th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards (QYLA)! There are 3 award categories:
- Queer Youth Leadership Award
- Ally to Queer Youth Award
- Organizational Ally to Queer Youth Award
Online nominations are easy to complete!
Save-the-date:
QYLA and the San Lorenzo Valley High School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) are proud to announce the 14th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards will be taking place at San Lorenzo Valley High School on Saturday, May 14th. This marks the first time QYLA has been held at SLV!
Volunteer:
Help us honor and celebrate queer youth and their allies in Santa Cruz County. Getting the word out about nominations is a great way to help. Check out the QYLA Volunteer site for more ways to help out. For more info, visit www.QYLA.org or contact us at (831) 427-4004 or
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3. LGBT Community Responds to Japan Earthquake
Rainbow World Fund (RWF) has set up the LGBT Japan Earthquake Fund to help the survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. They need your help!
What can the LGBT community do? Plenty! Please help them demonstrate that LGBT Community's compassion (RWF is all volunteer run, 100% of funds raised will go to help survivors):
- Spread the word (use social media) about Rainbow World Fund's Japan Earthquake Fund - direct people to donate online at http://rainbowfund.org/donate specify "Japan"
- Have a drag show or other fun charity event and donate the funds to RWF (send event details and they will post your event)
- Visit their facebook cause page at http://www.causes.com/causes/231062
- Ask your church, social group, or other favorite charity to contribute to the fund
- Contact them with other fund raising ideas
Over the last 7 years RWF has donated humanitarian aid on behalf of the LGBT community to communities in need around the world. Here is a link to a partial list of their accomplishments. Rainbow World Fund (RWF) is an all-volunteer international humanitarian service agency based in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and friends community.
4. South Bay GSA Leadership Summit, May 7
The GSA Network is bringing action packed, totally fun GSA Leadership Summit to the South Bay!
Is your GSA ready for new leadership once seniors graduate this year? Have you made a plan to ensure your GSA is strong and ready to continue making change at your school? Come to a Leadership Summit and learn skills to keep your GSA active!
If you can't attend, send someone from your club so your school doesn't miss this opportunity to take your GSA to the next level. GSA Leadership trainings are FREE. Come join us and learn about:
• LGBTQ Activism!
• Using Community Resources!
• Starting/Expanding your GSA!
• Knowing Your Legal Rights!
• Networking with local GSAs!
• And much more!
GSA Leadership Summit - South Bay
Saturday, May 7, 2011
10 am - 5 pm
Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center
938 The Alameda
San Jose, CA
Be sure to register now and spread the word to your GSA members and friends in the area! For more info or to register, visit here. Questions? email
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5. Legal Update: California FAIR Education Act for Safe Schools
CA Senate Bill 48, known as the FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful) Education Act, introduced by Sen. Leno, would prohibit discriminatory content in educational material to help address the nation's bullying crisis.
“Most textbooks don’t include any historical information about the LGBT movement, which has great significance to both California and U.S. history,” said Senator Leno (D-San Francisco). “Our collective silence on this issue perpetuates negative stereotypes of LGBT people and leads to increased bullying of young people. We can’t simultaneously tell youth that it’s OK to be yourself and live an honest, open life when we aren’t even teaching students about historical LGBT figures or the LGBT equal rights movement.”
Read more about Senate Bill (SB 48) here.
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