Photo by Wunmi Onibudo I can still distinctly remember how fantastic it felt when sixth-grade me found an old, water-damaged copy of Nancy Garden’s Annie on My Mind on the shelves of my school library. It was the first time I realized that positive depictions of LGBTQ identities could be...
GLSEN blogs
GLSEN and Wells Fargo Teach Respect to 2.2 Million Elementary School Students
GLSEN’s work in secondary schools, like the distribution of the GLSEN Safe Space Kit to every middle and high school in the country, has shifted the needle towards respect for all. But at a time when several states are attempting to roll back the rights of LGBTQ students, especially transgender...
For LGBTQ Youth, Schools’ Failures May Mean Higher Risk of Criminalization
Unjust: How the Broken Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems Fail LGBTQ Youth was released today. This blog was co-authored by Emily Greytak, PhD, Director of Research at GLSEN and Naomi Goldberg, Policy and Research Director at the Movement Advancement Project. Back-to-school season is a good time to ask how we are...