Topics :: GLBT students

State Won’t Pay for Anti-Gay Private Schools

By Conswella Bennett | Thursday Feb 21, 2013
Tired of funding schools that exclude gays, Georgia lawmakers will introduce legislation that prevents private schools that discriminate from receiving funding.

"Finding Home" with Cyndi Lauper Addresses LGBT Youth

Monday Nov 7, 2011
November is Homeless Awareness Month and IN THE LIFE examines the plight of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth experiencing homelessness.

UCLA Mulls Coed Dorm Rooms

By Shaya Tayefe Mohajer | Friday Oct 14, 2011
Coed dorm rooms could be a reality for some UCLA students as soon as next year - but don’t expect campus housing to turn into "Real World UCLA" with strangers of different genders being thrown into the same living situation.

Song Featured in Upcoming ABC News ’20/20’ Special to Benefit Work of GLSEN-led National Safe Schools Partnership

Friday Sep 30, 2011
Austin-based youth band Residual Kid will donate all proceeds from downloads of its song "Can’t Take Me Away," which is featured throughout the upcoming ABC News "20/20" special on the murder of 15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King, to the work of GLSEN.

Integrating LGBT History, People, Events into Secondary School Curricula

Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and StoryCorps announced the release of Unheard Voices, a new middle and high school resource that seeks to integrate LGBT people into secondary school curricula.

HBGC & PFLAG to Host Empowerment Conference for LGBTQ Youth of Color

Thursday Sep 22, 2011
The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) and Greater Boston Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) will host its first annual Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Youth Empowerment Conference.

Retailers Tested by Teens During Back to School Season

By MAE ANDERSON | Friday Sep 16, 2011
The "Big Three" teen merchants Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, and American Eagle once defined fashion for fickle teens. But they lost their mojo by not stocking the jeans and tees that their customers covet.

GLSEN to Honor Chaz Bono and Rob Reiner

Tuesday Sep 13, 2011
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, will honor Chaz Bono, Michele and Rob Reiner, Wells Fargo, Phoenix Suns President and CEO Rick Welts and the 2011 Student Advocate of the Year at its seventh annual Respect Awards.

Online High School Planned for LGBT Students

By Steve Weinstein | Wednesday Sep 7, 2011
A new online secondary school aimed specifically at LGBT (& "Q," questioning) students provides a recognized high school degree program for anyone in the U.S. It serves a need for those marginalized, bullied -- or those who just want to learn more about themselves.

GLSEN Receives Champion of Change Award from White House

Thursday Sep 1, 2011
The White House named GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, a Champion of Change for the organization’s two decades of pioneering work to fight bullying, violence and stigma directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.