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New Program For LGBT High Schoolers Modeled On Big Brothers Big Sisters May Be Groundbreaking

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.02.2013 | Gay Voices

A few weeks ago, Stephanie Tovar, a junior at Ā Lincoln Park High School in Chicago, met with a group of classmates, the dean of students at the schoo...

And GLSEN's 'GSA Of The Year' Award Goes To...

Posted 04.29.2013 | Gay Voices

A Hawaiian high school is set to receive the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network's (GLSEN) 2013 "Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) of the Year" awar...

School Board Prolongs Decision On Proposed Gay-Straight Club

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.23.2013 | Gay Voices

Bayli Silberstein, an openly bisexual 14-year-old student, lobbied for a gay-straight alliance (GSA) at Carver Middle School in Leesurg, Florida, in ...

Florida School Board May Cut All Student Clubs To Blockade Gay-Straight Alliance

The Huffington Post | Cavan Sieczkowski | Posted 02.07.2013 | Gay Voices

A central Florida school district may ban extracurricular student clubs in an attempt to prevent the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance at a local m...

If This Video Doesn't Make You Tear Up, You're Probably Not Human

Posted 01.29.2013 | Gay Voices

An LGBTQ youth support group known as The Place in Modesto, Calif. recently released a video that will have you smiling, tearing up and even laughing ...

30 Days Of LGBT Holiday Giving: Give A Gift To The Point Foundation

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.03.2013 | Gay Voices

Note: This holiday season, in lieu of a traditional holiday gift guide, we'll be featuring a different LGBT organization each day for our "30 Days Of ...

30 Days Of LGBT Holiday Giving: Give A Gift To OUTreach Resource Center

Posted 12.30.2012 | Gay Voices

Note: This holiday season, in lieu of a traditional holiday gift guide, we'll be featuring a different LGBT organization each day for our "30 Days Of ...

Great News For LGBT Students At Notre Dame

Posted 12.05.2012 | Gay Voices

Great news for Notre Dame's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student body: officials have announced plans for university-recognized LGBT student...

Addressing School Bullying And Dropout Rates Through Gay-Straight Alliances

Pierre R. Berastaín | Posted 12.24.2012 | Gay Voices
Pierre R. Berastaín

Gay-straight alliances enhance academic environments by decreasing bullying, increasing academic achievement and promoting social justice and respect for others. Students who participate in GSAs are less likely to drop out of school and more likely to enroll in college.

How My Video Helped Bring LGBT Awareness to My School

Tiara Nock | Posted 12.10.2012 | Teen
Tiara Nock

The simple video immediately impacted all of the students. I knew right then that I had to recreate it to make it more relatable to the students at my high school.

Lila Shapiro

For 40 Years, PFLAG Has Helped Pave The Way For Acceptance

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 06.29.2012 | Gay Voices

Before the president of the United States declared that he personally supported the rights of same-sex couples to marry, there was Jeanne Manford. ...

Pushing the Gay Agenda

Peter DeWitt | Posted 07.31.2012 | Gay Voices
Peter DeWitt

The more I learn about different schools across the country, the more I realize that many are not doing a thing to make sure that LGBT students can be safe.

A Gay-Straight Alliance In Every School

Peter DeWitt | Posted 08.08.2012 | Gay Voices
Peter DeWitt

GSAs offer so much more than just a place for LGBT students to belong. GSAs also offer a place where straight students can come to learn about LGBT issues. If a student is questioning their sexual orientation, a GSA is a great place to find resources that can help them in the process.

Fiona Apple's Handwritten Support For Gay Teens Goes Viral

Posted 03.29.2012 | Gay Voices

Fiona Apple may be well on her way to a musical comeback, but she's now making waves in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender blogosphere for an ...

Let's Celebrate Gay-Straight Alliances!

Hayley Gorenberg | Posted 03.26.2012 | Gay Voices
Hayley Gorenberg

Today, on National Gay-Straight Alliance Day, I am ready to celebrate! But first I must confess: I wish I didn't have to hear about another school district denying students their right to form the clubs that provide so much support and are protected by law.

National Gay Straight Alliance Day Kicks Off In Wake Of Troubling Pepperdine University News

Posted 01.25.2012 | Gay Voices

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students and their allies have an extra special reason to celebrate across the country today, as Jan. 25...

San Francisco Chronicle: Gay Straight Alliance Taking Hold In Earlier Grades

San Francisco Chronicle | Lacy Atkins | Posted 01.15.2012 | Gay Voices

It took just a single word for Marcel Brown to make up his mind to join his school's Gay Straight Alliance. "I was walking down the hallway with my...

Michigan Mayor Makes Homophobic Comments Again

Posted 01.10.2012 | Gay Voices

A Michigan mayor's proclamations about same-sex marriage and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community are continuing to cause contr...

Study: Gay-Straight Alliance Student Groups Make Teens Happier

Posted 11.15.2011 | Home

Gay-straight alliance (GSA) clubs are increasingly more common in high schools across the country, offering students of all sexual orientations a plac...

WATCH: New Film By Gay Students Explores Trials Of LGBT Youth

Posted 01.08.2012 | Home

By students, a new documentary takes an in-depth look at the trials of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teenagers in Colorado -- and their path ...

Ally Week: Equal Opportunity to Advocate for Equality

Sharda Sekaran | Posted 12.20.2011 | Gay Voices
Sharda Sekaran

My passion for being an LGBT advocate as a straight-identified person came from my personal journey and recognition from a very early age that equality was important because it could affect me, someone I care for or any other human being.

Ally Week: The Power of Hope

Minerva Figueroa | Posted 12.20.2011 | Gay Voices
Minerva Figueroa

"Mom, I am evil, I am dirty, I am a liar." I am in shock. Why is she saying these horrible things? Did she kill someone? Did she steal money? Why is she in so much pain? Her words fill the room: "Mami, I am in love with a girl."

High School Student Claims Principal Assaulted Him For Wearing Pro-Gay Shirt

Posted 12.04.2011 | Gay Voices

A Tennessee teen is claiming to have been both verbally and physically assaulted by his high school principal last week after wearing a T-shirt in sup...

Hey, Lady Gaga: Make It Better, Not Criminal

Laura Valdez | Posted 11.23.2011 | Home
Laura Valdez

Earlier this week, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer died by suicide. Too often, our desire to never see such a tragedy again leads to reactionary measures that only cause more harm. But criminalizing bullying is not the answer.

Thank Christian Conservatives For Gay-Straight Alliances In Public Schools

David Moshman | Posted 08.19.2011 | Home
David Moshman

The story goes back 30 years to the early days of the Reagan administration.