The Safe Schools Project and The Queer Youth Task Force of Santa Cruz County are proud to host a panel titled “Why YOU Should Care About Gender Affirming Care.” This important panel event will highlight stories from local queer and transgender youth, inviting leaders and decision makers in the healthcare and education to help protect youth access to gender affirming care in Santa Cruz County. Renowned professionals will educate us on what gender affirming care is and why it is important for transgender and gender nonconforming youth to have … [Read more...]
Winter GSA Summit: Fight 4 Your Rights!
Saturday, February 9, 2013 1:00 – 5:00 pm / Pizza Party & Mixer to follow Harbor High School Multipurpose Room 300 La Fonda, Santa Cruz Meet students from Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs throughout Santa Cruz County – from Scotts Valley to Watsonville! Topics include: GSA Network “Fight 4 Your Rights” Workshop Learn about the FAIR Act GSA Updates from area high schools Triangle Speakers Panel Meet LGBTIQ/Ally Community Leaders: Student leaders from Queer Youth & Ally Council Shaun Ordinario, new STRANGE … [Read more...]
QYLA 2012
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Youth Empowerment Summit 2011
The Queer Youth Task Force worked with students from seven Gay-Straight Alliance student clubs and their advisers, administrators from Santa Cruz City Schools (Eileen Brown) and Pajaro Valley Unified School District (Murry Schekman) and community member Mike Dively to send 81 students from Santa Cruz County to the Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) in San Francisco on December 10th via two chartered buses. Read more in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. … [Read more...]