“Transgender Awareness Week is a time for transgender people and their allies, to take action and bring attention to this community by educating the public and advancing advocacy around the issues that transgender people face.” For more resources and information about this event visit GLADD … [Read more...]
New additions to the GSA Summit!
New Workshop! Breaking the Gender Binary -- Interactive workshop led by student leaders from the Northern California Youth Council of the GSA Network. New Workshop! Social Justice Art Project -- Interactive art project facilitated by student leaders from the Nor Cal Youth Council of the GSA Network. Join students from all over Santa Cruz County! Fall GSA Summit of Santa Cruz County Saturday, November 9, 2013 1:00 – 6:00 pm Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz 543 Center St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Read More... … [Read more...]
New addition to the GSA Summit…..
STRANGE's Cosplay Fashion Show Come dressed as a character or idea from your favorite film, cartoon, TV Show, book, anime, comic book or video game and walk the runway in our GSA COStume PLAY Fashion Show! This is your chance to celebrate your identity and 3 winners will be crowned as reigning GSA Fashion Show "Supremes"! And here about social events being planned for December! Save-the-date for the GSA Summit at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz on Saturday, November 9th! Click here for more details. Meet students from … [Read more...]
National LGBT News: Gay Illinois Teens, Crowned Homecoming King And Queen
“Two openly gay Illinois students, who also happen to be close friends, made national history this week when their peers voted them Homecoming King and Queen at their high school.” Read more about these teens and other LGBT students who have been crowned at their schools in The Huffington Post … [Read more...]
Local LGBT News: Local Groups Support Queer Youth!
“2011, Rosenstein noticed Home Depot had a float in the local Pride Parade, so he contacted the company about any possible donations they could spare. The result is a freestanding door, painted black on one side and rainbow on the other that students and teachers can walk-through to “come out” in support of equality for all.” To read more visit SantaCruz.com … [Read more...]
LGBT Film: Valentine Road – A Tribute to Lawrence King
“Valentine Road is a powerful film that compels us all to examine the issues surrounding the murder of Larry King and to find ways to make our own schools and communities better. While considering the complexities of the situation, we can’t help but draw parallels to our own lives.” Television Viewing Opportunities: Saturday October 19th on HBO @ 10:30 am Sunday October 27th on HBO2 @ 7:50 am Monday October 28th on HBO2 @ 4:35 am Friday November 1st on HBO2 @ 5:40 pm and On Demand To see the official student viewing guide created by … [Read more...]
Bullying Awareness Prevention Month
October 2013 “ This month serves as a reminder that bullying prevention must be addressed, and one way to accomplish this is through educating ourselves, our communities and the youth in our lives.” - Katie Gorscak, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services To learn more about bullying and ways to prevent it visit stopbullying.gov … [Read more...]
LGBT History into LA High School Classrooms
“The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center is looking to bring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history into the classroom, as the Center's Project SPIN has developed LGBT lesson plans to be available for integration into high school history curriculum in the LA public school system.” Read More in The Huffington Post … [Read more...]
Top 25 LGBTI-Friendly Universities & Colleges 2013 Listing
Campus Pride, a nationally-recognized organization dedicated to making colleges and universities safer, more inclusive spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, released its annual list of the "Top 25-LGBT Friendly Colleges And Universities" in the country today. Each campus included in the final listing achieved 5 stars overall in the index, plus 5 stars in sexual orientation and 5 stars in gender identity/expression for an LGBT-friendly campus. In addition, the campuses had to have 4.5 stars or above (or the … [Read more...]
We Are The Youth: Chronicling the Stories of LGBT Youth in America
“We Are the Youth is a photographic journalism project chronicling the individual stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in the United States. Through photographic portraits and “as told to” interviews in the participants’ own voices, We Are the Youth captures the incredible diversity and uniqueness among the LGBT youth population.” To read the stories Click Here Interested in sharing your story? Email: hello@wearetheyouth.org … [Read more...]