BrowsingDecember 23, 2010 >GLSEN Student Ambassador Joey Kemmerling: Supporting GLSEN Supports Students Like Me>My name is Joey Kemmerling, and I am a junior at Council Rock High School North in Newtown, Pennsylvania. I am also a GLSEN Ambassador, speaking out against the anti-LGBT bullying I have endured for four years. I’m writing to tell you that students like me desperately need people like you — people willing to [...] October 22, 2010 >Google Blogs About Ally Week and Addressing Anti-LGBT Bullying, Announces Support for GLSEN>GLSEN is pleased to announce that Google has joined that Safe Schools Movement as the newest GLSEN National Corporate partner, and released the following blog posting today in support of our work. We believe the Internet can provide a safe space and resources for youth who are struggling with their identity and looking for help. [...] October 22, 2010 >Councilman Joel Burns Supports Safe Space Campaign>I am so humbled by the attention my story has received in the past week, and grateful for all of the personal words of encouragement. Rightly, the focus will soon move from my story to the opportunity to galvanize all the support and love into action for those young people who are currently struggling. Lesbian, [...] October 1, 2010 >U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Releases Statement on Recent LGBT Youth Tragedies> For the past eighteen months, GLSEN has worked closely with federal agencies, including the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Justice, and with Congress to enlist their help in combatting the impact of anti-LGBT bias and bullying in our schools. From meetings with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to the Federal Partners [...] August 27, 2010 >Actor, GLSEN Supporter Jonathan Del Arco Talks Safe Schools, Gay TV Characters on Entertainment Tonight> Jonathan Del Arco plays a gay coroner on TNT’s The Closer. He also works with GLSEN. Jonathan talks about his two passions on Entertainment Tonight tonight. You can check out an online version of the clip below and learn more about GLSEN’s Respect Awards – Los Angeles, which Jonathan is helping organize, here. August 25, 2010 >Meet the 2010-11 GLSEN Student Ambassadors>With back-to-school season is in full swing, we thought this would be a good time to introduce our 2010-11 GLSEN Student Ambassadors, a diverse group of 18 LGBT and non-LGBT students who will serve as GLSEN spokesyouth throughout the school year in traditional and social media. You’ll see the students in GLSEN videos; on our [...] August 5, 2010 >The Prop 8 Decision: GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard Finds Ruling Historic for Treatment of Facts vs. Opinion> GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard, who has a PhD in United States History from Columbia University, gave her initial reaction yesterday to Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to overturn California’s Proposition 8. Today, Dr. Byard takes a deeper look at the decision and what it means beyond ruling that same-sex couples have a Constitutional right [...] August 4, 2010 >GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard’s Initial Take on Prop 8 Decision>We’re still reading through the Prop 8 decision and hope to have deeper analysis tomorrow, but here’s a quick take from GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard, who has a PhD in United States History from Columbia University. This historic decision will one day be part of every student’s curriculum. It represents a remarkably clear and [...] July 19, 2010 >ET Talks to Bill Paxton, Louis Van Amstel at Respect Awards – LA Kickoff Party About Importance of GLSEN>Entertainment Tonight stopped by the GLSEN Respect Awards – Los Angeles kickoff party and BBQ on Sunday at Evo Couture Residences in LA. ET talked to Bill Paxton of “Big Love,” Louis Van Amstel of “Dancing with the Stars” and GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard about the importance of valuing what makes us different and [...] June 24, 2010 >Read What GLSEN Student Leaders Thought About Meeting Obama>Several student and community leaders represented GLSEN at the White House LGBT Pride Reception on Tuesday. Check out what they had to say about it here. Below is GLSEN Student Ambassador Dominique Walker’s account. My mom and I were fortunate to have a private photo opportunity with the President prior to the reception. We were [...] |
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