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What is GLSEN Promoting this Year?
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Network concerned with LGBT+ safety in k-12 Schools, urges the LGBT community to speak up throughout the week leading up to the Day of…
Start Preparing Now For Trans Day of Visibility, March 31, 2025
As I wrote in my blog post, The Williams Institute, U.S.C’s think tank that studies LGBTQ policy, reported 655 bills were introduced last year aimed at discrediting the LGBTQ population.…
You Can’t Erase the B in LGBT Either!
It is possible to be sexually or romantically attracted to both men and women and that’s why The Bisexual Resource Center founded in 1985 in Boston has sponsored Bisexual Awareness…
You Can’t Erase the T in LGBT
In his inaugural address, President Trump promised that the U.S. government’s policy will honor only two genders male and female. This proclamation has serious consequences: passports will only have the…
Aggressive Push for Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
Record Number of Anti-LGBTQ Bills Were Introduced in 2023 A 2004 survey of over 6,000 LGBTQ+ adults over the last three years found that one in three LGBTQ adults say…
November is Transgender Awareness Month
Answers to Questions You Were Too Afraid To Ask! The purpose of this campaign in the United States and other countries is to increase the understanding of the T in…
Ten Ways You Can Be a Great Ally
Be open. Talk about having gay friends, family or colleagues. Ask questions, especially when you aren’t sure about the acronyms, terminology or words to use when talking about your gay…
What constitutes bullying in Schools?
This post was originally published on September 1, 2022 Children should be able to learn in a safe environment but compared to heterosexual students, LGBTQ+ students receive a disproportionate amount…
Why is Syphilis Surging?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that syphilis cases in the United States increased by nearly 80% to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022. With gonorrhea and chlamydia,…
In the Grand LGBTQ+ Scheme of Things, What Does “Non-Binary” Mean?
We’ve all heard of GAY PRIDE, particularly in June in major cities. Maybe you’ve heard of Bisexual Awareness Week in September? There are so many terms for different sexual orientations. …
How Much Pride Is Enough? A Straight Mother Marches, Her Gay Son Doesn’t
June is usually thought of as LGBT+ PRIDE month. It’s an opportunity for the LGBT population to relish in their accomplishments over the years for acceptance, solidarity, community, and a…
Quiet! It’s GLSEN’s Annual Day of Silence April 12,2024
What is GLSEN? GLSEN is the Gay, Lesbian Straight Education Network. Its purpose is to ensure safe schools for LGBT+ students so they receive an education free of harassment and…
Too Many Suicides of Transgender Youth
A “nonbinary” sixteen- year-old walks into a girls’ bathroom in Oklahoma. Not just any bathroom, but that which this transgender student at Owasso High School student identifies with. Dagny “Nex”…
