We’re working to make public
schools safe and bias-free for LGBT students, defending
their free speech in school, and working to help
students start gay-straight alliance clubs. Check out
our information for students, parents, teachers, and
administrators. Learn about your rights, download
resources and get support here
The only national
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for student leaders and
campus groups working to create a safer college
environment for LGBT students. The primary
objective of Campus Pride is to develop necessary
resources, programs and services to support LGBT and
ally students on college campuses across the United
States.
Attention
Teachers: Check out GLSEN Phoenix's monthly
"Teacher's Lounge", a monthly gathering of professional
educators dedicated to creating safe and inclusive space for
all students. Teachers' Lounge provides a variety
of resources to faculty members at K-12 schools, from
regular social gatherings to training on LGBT topics.
Teachers' Lounge offers networking with fellow educators,
classroom exercises from GLSEN's nationally recognized
Lunchbox program, as well as leadership training and
activities to share with student clubs and organizations.
Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a
youth leadership organization that connects school-based
Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community
resources through peer support, leadership development, and
training.
An international public-private partnership in support of gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.
Resources:
All New: The Gay
and Lesbian Guide to College Life
Featuring
advice from students and
administrators at more than
seventy of the nation’s top
colleges, the
Gay and Lesbian Guide to
College Life lets
you know how to how to
thrive on campus as a
lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer, and/or
questioning student.
Including tons of student
testimonials and dozens of
parent tips, the Gay and
Lesbian Guide to College
Life offers no-nonsense
guidance to LGBT students,
their families, and allies
on how to make the most of
their college experience.
Learn how you can:
Find an
GLBT-friendly school
Participate in GLBT
student activism
Deal with
homo/bi/transphobia on
campus
Get
support for your health
and safety needs
Fully
integrate yourself into
the campus community
Evaluate
administrative policies
related to GLBT student
life
Find
LGBT-Friendly U.S. Colleges Free Online Resource
Helps Students & Families
The
LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate
Index,
the only online resource of
its kind, assists colleges
and universities in learning
ways to improve their LGBT
campus life and provides
online access for
prospective students to
search campuses committed to
LGBT & Ally people.
Tackling LGBT Issues in Schools:
A Resource
Module
This comprehensive resource module includes a
rationale for the inclusion of LGBT issues in
school, recommended curriculum and staff development
activities, resource lists and more. Tackling Gay
Issues in Schools is an invaluable resource for
educators, administrators, counselors, trainers and
all others working to create safe and inclusive
school environments.
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Harassment
in School
What
comes
to mind
when you hear the words “high school”? Do you
think of a safe and friendly environment where
students go to learn? Well, that isn’t the way
it is for thousands of teenagers across the
country. Just try to imagine going to school
every day and worrying about your safety so much
that you cannot concentrate. Imagine being
screamed at, kicked, punched, threatened, and
spit upon. How would you feel? Note:
Article starts on page 4 of this document.) [View]
Shared
Differences
The
experiences
of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students
of color in our nation's schools. A report from
the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
(GLSEN).
This
kit is designed to help you know your rights at school
and make sure they’re respected, and to give you
concrete ideas about how you can make a difference in
your school and community. You have the right to be who
you are. You have the right to be out, safe and
respected at school.
Request your free copy today!
Bending the Mold:
An Action Kit for Transgender Students
Whether
you’re transgender or gender non-conforming,
questioning, or an ally, this kit is designed to help
you make your school a safer place. Included are ideas
and information to help you advocate for change. There’s
also an extensive list of resources to help you connect
with the transgender community and find support.
Request your free copy today!
This guide sets out 10 principles for
fighting hate along with a collection of inspiring stories
of people who acted, often alone at first, to push hate out
of their communities.
This guide is designed primarily for
student activists and advocates. Some information, however,
also is well suited for campus administrators, staff,
faculty and others.
Through research-based interventions,
GLSEN provides resources and support for
schools to implement effective and
age-appropriate anti-bullying programs to
improve school climate for all students.
While many schools show a willingness to
address bullying generally, effective
efforts must address the pervasive issue of
anti-LGBT bullying as a crucial element of
the problem. Listed below are programs and
resources to help all members of the school
community address bullying in inclusive and
effective ways.
Bullying Resources: These have been moved
to their own separate section --
click to go
there now.
Designed for high school grades 9-12, use
this classroom exercise which uses the
"Riddle Scale" in noting the various ways
people deal with difference -- in this case,
dealing with gay people. Have the
students examine their own attitudes and
beliefs about sexual orientation in the
context of social justice.
Making schools safe for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender youth is an
important part of PFLAG's work. Facts about
anti-gay harassment in schools and important
legal landmarks are detailed in this booklet
for educators. Resources and a "safe schools
checklist" are also included.
The Gay & Lesbian Athletes Association, a charitable
organization trying to help remove barriers for gay and
lesbian athletes, is launching a Peer Support Program.
The Peer Support Program is a free mentoring program
designed to give gay and lesbian athletes a chance to
speak with someone who has been in their place, can
relate to their problems, and can give them good advice
from personal experiences.
Provides tools, facilitates connections, and empowers
GenEQ to fight for LGBT equality on campus and beyond.
Also includes the HRC Foundation's LGBT Scholarship
Database which lists over 150 national and local
scholarships for LGBT and allied students.
Welcoming Schools An LGBT-inclusive approach to addressing family
diversity, gender stereotyping and bullying and name-calling
in K-5 learning environments. Welcoming Schools provides
administrators, educators and parents/guardians with the
resources necessary to create learning environments in which
all learners are welcomed and respected.
Some
public
schools
are
using
web
filtering
software
to
block
student
access
to
positive
info
about
LGBT
issues
and
organizations.
Blocking
all
LGBT
content
violates
students'
First
Amendment
rights
to
free
speech.
They
also
violate
the
Equal
Access
Act,
which
requires
equal
access
to
school
resources
for
all
extracurricular
clubs,
including
gay-straight
alliances
and
LGBT
support
groups.
Some
schools
have
even
configured
their
web
filters
to
block
access
to
websites
for
positive
LGBT
rights
organizations,
but
still
allow
access
to
anti-LGBT
sites
that
condemn
LGBT
people
or
urge
us
to
try
to
change
our
sexual
orientation.
This
is
called
viewpoint
discrimination,
and
it's
also
illegal.
From PFLAG National: Ways to
Promote Inclusive Sexuality Education
(Source: PFLAG FYI:
GLBT-Inclusive Sex Education
- July 2007)
You can promote inclusive
sexuality education is
through educating your
community. Provide
literature to your local
elementary, middle, and high
school administration and
school boards on the
necessity for inclusive
sexuality education, so that
our GLBT loved ones are not
left out of this critical
curriculum. Find parents and
youth who will tell their
stories about why
abstinence-only education
leaves GLBT youth out of the
picture. A great way to do
this is by
joining a Safe Schools
Coalition group in your
area.
Here is a list of literature
you can provide to your
local school boards and
administration on why
abstinence- only education
is not successful, as well
as the comprehensive
education that has been
successful:
