10 Back-To-School Tips for LGBTQ Students

2019-2020 National Student Council   We as members of GLSEN’s National Student Council know that going back to school can be difficult; especially if you are LGBTQ+. These tips go out to the kids who worry about more than summer reading and first-day outfits. You deserve a school where you...

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Coming out as Queer & Spiritual

  I’ve been out as some form of not-heterosexual since I was 18. I’ve built my professional and personal life around affirming LGBTQ identity, finding joy in queer community and creating chosen family. In my adult life, my queerness has brought me closer to people with shared identities. It’s helped...

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National Coming Out Day: A Time to Listen

When I was four, before I had any idea what being gay was or what it meant, I walked up to my mom and asked her, “Mom, is it weird that I have a crush on Nick Jonas?” She told me without the slightest hesitation that there was nothing wrong...

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