DUE APRIL 25 at Noon Dear Queer & Trans Students of Color, An opportunity to invite a limited number of high school students to the annual Queer and Trans People of Color Conference has been recently extended to queer and trans high school Sophomore, Junior and Senior students in Santa Cruz County. This year the conference will be held at UCSC on May 5-7, 2017. This is a college conference that is making space for high school students and would be a wonderful experience for our local high school students to witness. … [Read more...]
Dear Queer & Trans Students of Color,
An opportunity to invite a limited number of high school students to the annual Queer and Trans People of Color Conference has been recently extended to queer and trans high school Sophomore, Junior and Senior students in Santa Cruz County. This year the conference will be held at UCSC on May 5-7, 2017. This is a college conference that is making space for high school students and would be a wonderful experience for our local high school students to witness. With the theme of “Healing and Resistance,” this conference aims to “explore and … [Read more...]
[Reminder] Day of Silence 2017, April 21
“GLSEN's Day of Silence is a student-led national event organized in thousands of schools, bringing awareness to the silencing effects of anti-LGBTQ name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Students from middle school to college take a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBTQ behavior by illustrating the silencing effect of bullying and harassment on LGBTQ students and those perceived to be LGBTQ.” When: Friday, April 21st, 2017 GLSEN has developed several of resources to … [Read more...]
LGBTQ Video: Parents and Transgender Children Read Powerful Affirmations
For this video, we asked parents to give affirmations to their transgender children. #ProtectTransKids Visit The Scene to view the whole video … [Read more...]
LGBTQ News: Gender Warriors – Growing up transgender and gender nonconforming in San Francisco.
“But just because battles have been fought doesn’t mean the war for queer rights is over. The city may be a mecca for some — particularly the white and wealthy — but there is still a population in dire need of support as they fight on the front lines for acceptance. Through the hard work of past generations, non-heterosexuals have won some much-deserved freedoms, but those without traditional gender orientations are still struggling, even in San Francisco.” Read the full article in SF Weekly … [Read more...]
[Reminder] Breaking the Silence Rally! April 21, Watsonville
Join youth in Watsonville for a breaking the silence rally after Day of Silence. More information soon! Organized by the Diversity Center Youth Program. When: Friday, April 21st, 2017 Where: Watsonville Plaza, Downtown Watsonville For more information contact: youth@diversitycenter.org or call (831) 425 - 5422 … [Read more...]
LGBTQ News: “Dear My Black, Bisexual, Freshman Self: You Are Enough”
“Realizing that you couldn’t feel at home in either the Black community or the gay community felt isolating. Being Black and gay enough constantly weighed on your mind, and you tried to fix it. Well, Bex, it’s hard to fix something that’s not broken. You weren’t doing anything wrong. Generalizations and stereotypes help make some complex things more understandable to people, but they can be damaging. Grouping people together because they’re all supposed to act one way, or talk one way, or like the same things, leaves little room for … [Read more...]
LGBTQ News: How Transgender Students and Their Families Are Fighting For Their Rights
“The fight is far from over, but transgender rights advocates believe it could be years before Gavin’s case is heard by the Supreme Court. That enormous setback shattered the hopes of many trans students that this issue would be resolved quickly following the Trump administration’s rollback of their protections. But as trans students and their parents told Teen Vogue, they will do what they’ve been doing: advocate for their rights.” … [Read more...]
LGBTQ News: WWII Veteran Comes Out As Transgender At The Age Of 90
“A British soldier who served in World War II is now coming out as transgender at the age of 90. Patricia Davies of Leicestershire, England, spent 87 years of her life known as “Peter” to the outside world. Now she says life’s too short to not be who she really is.” Read the full article in The Huffington Post … [Read more...]
GLSEN: Day of Silence Zine
GLSEN's National Student Council made a zine for #DayofSilence, sharing personal stories and essays, a playlist and poem, and tips and tricks for participating Visit GLSEN for a printable version and printing + folding guide … [Read more...]