GLSEN blogs

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...

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...

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...

To Out LGBTQ Educators

Dear Educators, In 2016 after ten years of being an elementary school classroom teacher I made the switch to be GLSEN’s Education Manager. I’ve been in the unique position for...

Be an Ally, Not a Savior

As a black muslim woman, I’ve had people who claim to be allies but all they really wanted was to save me from something or somehow be my hero. It’s...

Bisexual Defined Bi+ Community, For Community

  I’m writing today from a place of frustration and aggravation. I am writing because I am exhausted by having bisexual people be disregarded, ignored, and redefined. I believe we...