Our Impact: Current Students Tell Their Stories
|
How has being involved with GSA for Safe Schools had an impact on you?
“Last summer at LTI, I learned how to shake some social change, and by golly we are.
Read more..
Leah – Appleton North High School
|
What does being part of the GSA movement mean to you?
“The GSA movement is a chance for me to take my leadership skills and funnel it into a
productive and worthwhile fight.” Read more..
Justin – Whitefish Bay High School
|
Why did you start a Gay-Straight Alliance at your school?
“After a couple of years of personal ridicule and scrutiny from my peers, I realized that
LGBT youth and their allies needed a voice.” Read more..
Robin – Brookfield Central High School
|
Why is it important for schools to have a Gay-Straight Alliance?
“For me, the GSA is where I made a lot of my friends. Without the GSA, I wouldn’t have a
regular place to go and chat with other students about what’s going on.” Read more..
Trevis – Madison East High School
|
|
|
2009 Celebration of Leadership - Opening Doors
Over four hundred attendees filled the room and celebrated the journeys of courageous LGBTQ youth and their allies!
> Mark your calendars for next year’s celebration: May 8, 2010
> Click here to get a glimpse of this year’s event.
> GSAFE appreciates the support of the major sponsors of this year's Celebration of Leadership.
|
|
|
|
Applications now available for 2009 Leadership Training Institute
Hey students! Do you want to learn how to fight slurs and make your school safe for LGBTQ students and their allies?
Then consider applying for our Leadership Training Institute.
Click here to learn more.
|
|
Know Your Rights!
Did you know Wisconsin has a law that protects students from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?
Check out the 118.13 PSA for ideas on how to get the word out in your school or community.
Watch the Video!
|
So, what do you know about LGBT history?
Magnus Hirschfield was a gay rights activist in the country that was the birthplace of gay rights. Name that country.
Wisconsin was the first in the nation to pass a gay rights law! Who was the governor who signed the bill?
Name a famous African American lesbian poet. _________________________
“Boys Don’t Cry” is a movie that features which part of the LGBT acronym?
How’d you do? Go to our LGBT History section and find out!
|
Get the latest news in the GSA Update or the Newsarama, now available on the What's News page.
|
Student Safety
Each student has a right to feel safe and be celebrated. We try to make this happen by
- supporting over 90 Gay Straight Alliances and 250-300 student leaders in South Central Wisconsin through direct contact and youth conferences
- working in partnership with the Department of Public Instruction to lead workshops on LGBT issues and anti-bullying throughout the state for school professionals through Cooperative Education Service Agencies (CESAs)
- partnering with the Madison Metropolitan School District to lead sessions on Bystanders to Allies (B2A), a middle school anti-bullying program developed by Wisconsin Public Television
Each gift makes a difference. Thank you for supporting our mission to make schools safe for LGBT students and all youth!
|
Vision Statement
Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools (GSA for Safe Schools) envisions educational systems where all students thrive regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. |
Mission Statement
GSA for Safe Schools is a public benefit organization committed to safe middle schools and high schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youths and all students. |
|
