“The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools.” Click Here for a step by step guide to help your GSA plan for this event! Visit dayofsilence.org for more resources, tools, and to register your GSA … [Read more...]
Santa Cruz LGBT News: Faith Groups Reach Out to LGBTQ Community
“A 10-year-old coalition of religious congregations is reaching out with its message of welcoming the gay, lesbian, transgender and queer communities into their churches and temples. Out in Our Faith, which includes 24 faith institutions from across Santa Cruz County, is planning four events in 2015 to expand awareness and provoke discussion.” Read the full article in The Santa Cruz Sentinel … [Read more...]
First Annual Diversity Dance!!!
Enjoy an evening of refreshments, a fashion show, music, and much more! This event will begin after the Day of Silence march in downtown Santa Cruz. When: Friday, April 17th 2015 @ 6pm - 9pm Where: Santa Cruz High School Cafeteria, 415 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA Ages: High school students ages 14 - 18 welcome with permission slip Cost: FREE! Donations to support the cause accepted. The FINE PRINT: No Alcohol, No Drugs, Random Breathalyzer Checks, All students must have completed and signed Permission slip to enter. Be Kind and … [Read more...]
LGBT News: St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York Includes Gay Group, but Protests Persist
“Organizers announced last September that the group OUT@NBCUniversal, whose members work at the television network that broadcasts the parade, would be added to the parade's lineup, ending a ban on gay and lesbian participation in the city’s largest celebration of Irish American heritage. But the decision to admit just one group failed to quell calls for wider inclusion of gays.” Read the full article in The LA Times … [Read more...]
LGBT News: Trans Teen Jazz Jennings Named New Face of Clean & Clear Campaign, Star of New TLC Docuseries ‘All That Jazz’
“TLC has ordered the new 11-episode docuseries All That Jazz, which will follow trans teen Jazz Jennings in her daily life as she juggles high school, dating, and her work as an LGBT advocate.” Read more at GLAAD.org … [Read more...]
[Save the Date] 21st Annual Gay Prom “Fame Not Shame – A Night to be a Celeb”, June 6, Hayward
We welcome LGBTQQI2-S & Allies ages 20 and Under! Network with other youth across the bay area and dance the night away! When: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 7pm - Midnight Where: Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA 94544 Cost: $25 per person - Prepaid groups of 10 or more $20 per person For more information contact: (510) 247 - 8200 or visit gayprom.org … [Read more...]
Maven Queer Youth Tech Camp 2015, June 15 – 26 [Applications Open]
This camp is for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Genderqueer and ally youth. All levels of technology experience are welcome! The program includes: LGBTQ tech professionals as mentors, training in coding/programming and game creation, team building and networking, tour tech companies, prizes & gifts, PLUS breakfast, lunch & lots of snacks! When: June 15th - 26th and meets Monday - Friday 9am - 4:30pm Where: Oakland & San Francisco Ages: 14 - 19 For more details and to apply visit mymaven.org … [Read more...]
2015 Gender Spectrum Art Contest, Deadline: April 17
Are you a youth artist? or know someone that is? The Gender Spectrum Conference is seeking youth 18 years old or younger to submit artwork to be featured on genderspectrum.org and on the cover of this years conference program July 11th & 12th. All artwork must tie into the theme “sharing our stories”. Click Here to enter your original artwork! Deadline to Apply: Friday, April 17th, 2015 … [Read more...]
Get Free: A Summer Program For Queer and Trans Youth of Color, June 24 – 30, Oakland
“Black Girl Dangerous presents our 2nd annual week-long artistic, intellectual, emotional and practical program for queer and trans* youth of color that focuses on the inner work it takes to Get Free in a world where, for us—people who experience oppression based on race and queerness or trans*ness—just surviving is a feat. Through writing, dreaming, screaming, owning up, and facing who we are, who we have been, and who we might become, we aim to start an emotional r/evolution that will reverberate throughout our lives and our … [Read more...]
LGBT Youth Voices: “Our Black Future Legends Are Here”
“This month, and from here on out, LGBTQ youth leaders are uniting to reclaim our history and our shared path to a better world. We believe that Black Lives Matter. We believe that the future of the black community, communities of color and the queer and transgender movement for justice cannot be separated. We believe in the next generation of leadership.” Read the full article in The Huffington Post … [Read more...]