BrowsingMarch 15, 2012 Respect Report: From the Halls of Congress to the Hallways of the Schools Next DoorThe System Works It was clear very early in Russlynn Ali’s tenure as the new Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education that she was committed to having her office do everything it could to end harassment and discrimination faced by students nationwide. On her third day on the job – before [...] February 10, 2012 Strength In Numbers“As a student whose life was saved by GLSEN’s work, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for standing with us.” Numbers are often so important in our work. Numbers from our research, at the heart of everything we do at GLSEN, document the collective experience of LGBT youth, inform our programs and [...] January 19, 2012 GLSEN Releases Groundbreaking Elementary School Research & ToolkitDear Friend, Three weeks after my oldest child started kindergarten, she threw a tantrum because I said “no” about something or other, and yelled, “Mama, you are a SISSY!” She clearly had little sense of the word’s meaning, but had learned in her brief elementary school career that this was one of the worst epithets [...] January 13, 2012 Dr. King, the “Drum Major Instinct” and the death of Robert ChampionAs we head into this weekend in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the family of Robert Champion, Jr. is mourning his death and suing those they hold responsible for their wrongful loss. Champion was a drum major for Florida A&M’s Marching 100, who died in the wake of a hazing ritual on a [...] December 16, 2011 GLSEN Participates in First-Ever United Nations Convening on Anti-LGBT Bullying in SchoolsA message from GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard. Last week I had the remarkable privilege of attending the first-ever United Nations (UN) consultation on anti-LGBT bias and violence in schools worldwide. Organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the convening was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from December 5-9, 2011. [...] |
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