BrowsingMay 10, 2011 >Student’s Personal Struggle Sheds Light on Larger Issue of Anti-LGBT Bullying and Apathy in School>This video was posted on GLSEN’s Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project* Facebook page and we think you should take a few minutes to watch. Luke is a student at Flagler Palm Coast High School and according to Luke, he repeatedly attends class only to be bullied by classmates and his teacher. His teacher. [...] May 3, 2011 >Stars Support Safe Schools at the Women Who GLSEN Event in Malibu>Earlier this month, with a warm ocean breeze coming off the Pacific and a picturesque pink hued Malibu sunset, GLSEN supporters gathered for the Women Who GLSEN event honoring the ladies of “The Talk” for their support of GLSEN’s safe schools work. Sara Gilbert and Leah Remini were in attendance to accept the award, along [...] April 18, 2011 Day of Silence 2011 Goes Global> The Day of Silence 2011 proved to be an exceptional event, reaching students from small town U.S.A. to the other side of the globe in New Zealand, Singapore and Russia, and everywhere in between! There was also widespread media attention around the day’s events, including an hour-long special on SiriusXM’s OutQ station and substantive [...] April 18, 2011 >Hawaii House of Representatives Passes Enumerated Anti-bullying Bill>By GLSEN Public Policy Intern Kathryn B. Hawaii students are no strangers to the terrible impact bullying can have on their schools. Michael Gooch volunteered for extra classwork whenever he could in order to avoid groups of people who bullied him. Valery Ishimoto skipped school after she became the target of cyberbullying. Gini Gustafson suffered [...] April 15, 2011 >Executive Director Eliza Byard Responds to Kobe Controversy in Huffington Post> On Same Day Kobe Uses Anti-Gay Slur, NBA Players Show Us Importance of Respect Excerpt from article on HuffingtonPost.com Posted: 04/14/11 04:53 PM ET Hours before five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant uttered an anti-gay slur during a basketball game Tuesday, NBA players Grant Hill and Jared Dudley entered the US Airways Center in Phoenix [...] April 8, 2011 Do You Want to Be a GLSEN Student Ambassador?Do you feel strongly about safe schools for all students? Are you a high school student with your very own blog? Do you tweet or follow your favorite celebrities on Twitter? Is Facebook your “home away from home?” Are your friends regularly checking your YouTube channel for the latest videos you’ve posted? If so, you [...] April 5, 2011 >GLSEN’s "Little Monsters" Thank Lady Gaga for Her Support>The amazing Lady Gaga, her publisher and Interscope Records announced last night that they will donate a portion of proceeds from iTunes downloads of the Country Road Version of “Born This Way” to GLSEN. We are honored that Lady Gaga and her team have chosen to support GLSEN and our work to make schools safe [...] April 1, 2011 >Safe School Advocacy Summit Attendee Shares His Experience With Us>This past weekend (March 27-29) students and adults from around the country met in D.C. for GLSEN’s annual Safe Schools Advocacy Summit (SSAS). During SASS, participants attended workshops about safe schools legislation, advocacy and organizing skills, and learned strategies for continuing safe schools advocacy work at the school, local, state and federal levels. On the [...] March 10, 2011 >GLSEN Delegation Reflects on White House Conference on Bullying Prevention>Several GLSEN representatives who attended the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention checked in after the event to share their experiences. David Aponte, who is the adult coordinator for GLSEN’s Northern Virginia Jump-Start Student Leadership Team, reflected on his day at the White House. “My biggest moment was this morning when the President and First [...] February 22, 2011 >Fab.com Gives Back>Please join our “Fab February” membership drive! For every new member who joins Fab.com during February 2011, $1 will be donated to the It Gets Better Project, The Trevor Project and GLSEN. Here are four easy ways you can help: 1. Join Fab.com. It’s free to join fab.com and $1 will instantly be donated the [...] |
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