“But the next pages of history are starting to be written, and it’s members of the next generation whom kids will be reading about in the years to come. While it’s important to honor those who came before, young Black activists in 2020 are paving their own path to make their mark on the world.” … [Read more...]
TransFamilies Monthly Meetings, Santa Cruz & Watsonville
TransFamilies is a group of parents coming together to make the world a safer and happier place for gender diverse children. We are a parent-led peer support group with meetings in Silicon Valley, Santa Cruz and Watsonville.Santa Cruz When: Saturday, March 7th, 2020 @ 3pm - 5pm Where: Education Room of Calvary Episcopal Church, 532 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060Watsonville When: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 3pm - 5pm Where: Brennan Square, behind Tayo Day Spa, 46 Brennan Street, Watsonville, CA, 95076For more information … [Read more...]
23rd Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards – Nominations Open Until March 6
QYLA was created in 1998 to shift the conversation about queer youth from risk to leadership. This county-wide, collaborative event serves to honor and celebrate queer youth leaders and the ally’s that support and empower them. With the help of individuals like you who take the time to write nominations, we can continue to celebrate our youth leaders and their ally’s as well as the thriving and inclusive community we are creating, together.To complete the online nomination by Friday, March 6, 2020 at 5:00 pm, follow these easy steps: Click … [Read more...]
National Youth Council’s #StillWeRise Series: 4-part Interview Series Featuring Trans and Queer Youth of Color Leaders in their Communities
Meet these youth leaders: Yanté: Going Against the Grain to Live Authentically Adrian: Advocating for Intersectionality in Brown Spaces Rachel: Leading Resiliently in the Face of Racial Injustice Marco: Educating Others to Inspire Change Learn more about this year’s GSA Day for Radical Justice (GSADay4RJ) … [Read more...]
“GLAAD announces the nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards” – GLAAD
“GLAAD announced 176 nominees in 30 categories, including the returning category for Outstanding Broadway Production. The Outstanding Kids & Family Programming category expanded to ten nominees as a result of an increase in LGBTQ images across the kids and family television programming and an increase in GLAAD’s work to advocate for inclusion in this genre.” … [Read more...]
“Miss Utah 2020 Rachel Slawson on Being the First Openly Bisexual Miss USA Competitor” – Teen Vogue
“As she prepares to compete in the Miss USA pageant, Rachel said she's excited to be the first openly bisexual woman in the pageant to show others that queer people are beauty queens, too. But she also said she wants to represent people with bipolar disorder, to show that mental illness isn't something to be ashamed of — but rather something that's one part of a beautiful person.” … [Read more...]
“Read the speech a gay college football player gave to an LGBTQ campus forum” – Out Sports
“The message I wish to leave today is this: we live in a society that is slowly embracing the LGBT+ community, but it all starts up front with us; it starts with us being able to show our true colors and unapologetically be ourselves. When you love yourself, nothing can hurt you. A year ago, my sexuality was a sword that threatened to end my life; today it is my armor that strengthens who I am.” … [Read more...]
“Outdoor Educators Work to Be More Inclusive on Queer Issues” – Good Times
“Kippen says Sea Odyssey educators will spend the spring season implementing what they learned from a recent Diversity Center training. Ideas for possible larger changes going forward have come up as well. Those concepts include raising a rainbow flag on the catamaran, introducing all-gender bathrooms, and using scientific examples of diversity like hermaphroditic nudibranchs to illustrate a range of representation. “ … [Read more...]
Youth Speaks: Queerosity
Queeriosity is one of the longest-running programs at Youth Speaks. This LGBTQIA+ centered performance features young queer poets reimagining sexuality, identity and belonging in their own voice and on their own terms. It is a place for a diverse population of queer youth and their allies to come together and declare themselves present and unafraid. Visit youthspeaks.org/queeriosity to see past performances and get updated on future events! … [Read more...]
Frameline: Youth in Motion – Free LGBTQ+ Youth Movies for Your GSA!
Since 2008, Youth in Motion has provided free LGBTQ+ films and curriculum guides to Genders & Sexualities Alliances (formerly known as Gay-Straight Alliances) and educators in schools nationwide. Youth in Motion now supports more than 28,000 students in over 1,400 schools in all 50 states! Frameline Youth in Motion: K-12 School Registration Form 2019 … [Read more...]