GSA Mission Statement Examples: Your school may require you to write a mission statement for your club.
A printable PDF version is available here.
How to Start a GSA guide: A how-to guide on starting a GSA at your school. How to Start a GSA video: A short online video outlining the steps students can take to start a GSA at any public school. Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project: This project gives ideas for students and parents to take steps within their own schools to make school sports a more inclusive, safe space for LGBTQ students, including resources on Title IX as it relates to the protection of transgender athletes.Building Support for Schools that Openly Affirm the Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (PDF): This guide from Groundspark contains talking points, how-to info, and worksheetsto help you can persuade your community to take action for schools that are more welcoming and affirming for LGBTQ students.Welcoming Schools from Human Rights Campaign: An LGBTQ-inclusive approach to addressing family diversity, gender stereotyping and bullying and name-calling in kindergarten through 5th grade learning environments. The Unfair Criminalization of Gay and Transgender Youth: This research brief by the Center for American Progress provides an overview of the experiences of LGBTQ youth in the juvenile justice system.
Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators and School Personnel: A booklet for educators by the American Psychological Association that debunks the myths of the so-called “Ex-Gay” movement and helps school officials make educated, informed decisions when dealing with sexual orientation issues in their schools. Get Yr Rights: A network created by Streetwise & Safe and BreakOUT! to provide curriculum, toolkits, and strategies to youth doing local work to learn about and inform other youth about their legal rights. Be sure to check out the index of all their research and studies. GLSEN: A national organization devoted to LGBTQ schools issues.
Know Your Rights! A Guide for LGBTQ High School StudentsĪ brief overview of the legal problems that LGBTQ youth encounter in their schools most often.Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Student Resources We've gathered some of the best information we have plus great stuff from other organizations and websites on this page to help you find things that can help you learn more about your rights and what you can do to make your school a safer, more welcoming place. There's a lot of information about schools issues for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth both on the ACLU's website and elsewhere on the web, but sometimes it can be difficult to find your way to the resources you need online.