Have you ever heard the phrase, pray the gay away? Well, that about sums up my entire religious experience as a teen. I grew up in church and loved God with all of my heart. I sang in my church choir, played clarinet in my church orchestra, and served in...
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LGBTQ Students Are Using #MyAllies to Ask For What They Need
It's officially GLSEN's Ally Week, a student powered program where LGBTQ K-12 students and LGBTQ educators lead the conversation on what they need from their allies in school. These student leaders from GLSEN's National Student Council took to GLSEN's Instagram and let their allies know what supports they need. For...
These 18 LGBTQ Youth Are Creating A More Inclusive World
Every year, GLSEN selects a group of exceptional LGBTQ young people for our national student leadership team, the National Student Council (NSC). Selected from a pool of hundreds of applicants, the 18 members of GLSEN's National Student Council are high school students who are safe-schools advocates, GSA leaders and founders, and...